quote:Originally posted by PGStaff:
...However, some (not all) of the fancy terms I hear are describing things I was taught as a child. They're not new, they're just different words describing the same old stuff. Guess that's OK though! There are some very good innovative things that have come out on these threads. Makes me wish I had more time to study all this stuff!
No one is claiming a "new" swing. The swing Babe used, Ted used, Joe used, Rose used, Barry uses.......are basically the same with different bells and whistles. Although, a claim can be made that no one has ever swung it like Barry swings it. THE most efficient swing ever IMHO.
What is new and better is the understanding of what they are doing and the description of what they are doing.......some of it requires new terms.
"Carry the mass" instead of "stride". A HUGE difference.
"Scap load" instead of "counter rotate". A HUGE differene.
"Posture" instead of "stance". A HUGE difference.
etc etc.