Originally Posted by Golfman25:
Originally Posted by ygpbb321:
This might help you understand more about what jolietboy was talking about. If his hands start high, they will "drop" as back arm connects to back lat. If he has a good body angle (axis), swinging slightly upward through the baseball is a good thing.
Be careful. The hand path and the bat head path are different. The bat head crosses from a downward path to an upward path as the hands flip (top to bottom), not because the hands dip.
The problem with all these discussions we have (which I thoroughly enjoy so not criticizing) is terminology and interpretation. Many people can wind up saying the same things different ways. For example I would say hands have to flip and dip. Clearly the hands come down and just as clearly the top hand does 'flip' to assume a lower position on all but the highest pitches. Sort of like bat lag and bat drag. One being good one being bad. The term dipping itself has gotten a negative connotation over the years. This is why I am a video guy. Watch what the best do and get as close to that as possible. And make sure you watch those that are in the 'norm' not the one offs like clayton kershaw. Sorry can't think of an unorthodox hitter off the top of my head!