Anyone have any input on this analysis?
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/04/23/sports/b...guez.graphic.big.jpg
Here is a link to the story.
Alex Rodriguez - New York Times
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Is it just me or is the line that is drawn to indicate that his head is over his knee in 2006 is in a totally different spot than the line drawn showing that his head is over his calf in 2007?
The 2007 line is by his ear, while the 2006 line is closer to his mouth...they should at least draw the lines in the same spot...but I guess that wouldn't help them prove their point.
The 2007 line is by his ear, while the 2006 line is closer to his mouth...they should at least draw the lines in the same spot...but I guess that wouldn't help them prove their point.
quote:they should at least draw the lines in the same spot...
They did if you're looking at the point they are making. Follow the spine to the top of the helmet.....see the light circle......notice on the right the lines meet there because of the alignment in his body.....notice they don't on the one on the left, again because of the alignment in his body........notice all the other elments of his position. Get the idea?
I think that he is getting his front foot down softer (less forward movement) and a little bit earlier this year.
As for the pics, the pitch locations looks different and could possibly be at different speeds. What they failed to mention is that all 12 of his HRs (at time of print) have been on FBs. Pitch selection is just as important as his swing.
Keep in mind this is a NYTimes eval.
As for the pics, the pitch locations looks different and could possibly be at different speeds. What they failed to mention is that all 12 of his HRs (at time of print) have been on FBs. Pitch selection is just as important as his swing.
Keep in mind this is a NYTimes eval.
quote:Originally posted by noreast:quote:they should at least draw the lines in the same spot...
They did if you're looking at the point they are making. Follow the spine to the top of the helmet.....see the light circle......notice on the right the lines meet there because of the alignment in his body.....notice they don't on the one on the left, again because of the alignment in his body........notice all the other elments of his position. Get the idea?
I get the idea, but I think it would be better to take that lines that are connected in the "correct" new swing and place them on the old swing. Also, are these pictures supposed to be in the exact same spot in his swing? It looks like he's already into extension in the newer picture.
Looking and good yard to RCF is easier with the barrel action of going to more to vertical...the BHUT loading that many great hitters do
Arod had gotten a flatter bat last year and it makes oppo hitting harder
He has better two plane loading now as he had gotten away from that last year.
NOt that mysterious
Manny went yard against NY when he loaded more vertical. He will come out of his funk if anybody ever shows it to him on film
Arod had gotten a flatter bat last year and it makes oppo hitting harder
He has better two plane loading now as he had gotten away from that last year.
NOt that mysterious
Manny went yard against NY when he loaded more vertical. He will come out of his funk if anybody ever shows it to him on film
I think the mlb types who know it when they see it but can't explain it very well in objective terms are noticing some degree of "lunging" which is seen as head gettinf forward too much.
While head position and weight shift timing are an important part of this "fix", it is more directly controlled by handloading, specifically loading the hands in more/letting ball get deeper as Buster notes, resulting in a more vertical tip/**** of the bat.
Today's NYTimes reports how david Wright is having BIGTIME "lunge" problems.
While head position and weight shift timing are an important part of this "fix", it is more directly controlled by handloading, specifically loading the hands in more/letting ball get deeper as Buster notes, resulting in a more vertical tip/**** of the bat.
Today's NYTimes reports how david Wright is having BIGTIME "lunge" problems.
For me it is all in the mind---I see AROD so relaxed this year---everything is coming to him naturally
---this is what a hitter needs
---this is what a hitter needs
Big league hitter takes 500 swings, you may see 500 different looks. They are adjustments to the situation. I also believe A-Rods situation is about mental approach.
Looking at just 2 swing pictures can be misleading since we don't know the pitch speed or location or how well ARod reacted.
As I mentioned in another post, ARod worked on 2 key things during the offseason. First, getting the front foot down earlier, the result of which is pretty easily observable. And second, he did the fence drill basically every day.
Jon
As I mentioned in another post, ARod worked on 2 key things during the offseason. First, getting the front foot down earlier, the result of which is pretty easily observable. And second, he did the fence drill basically every day.
Jon
a different loading pattern. looking to go oppo , and reducing the high leg kick to enhance hip rotation is NOT mental....other than mentally deciding to take physical measures
quote:And second, he did the fence drill basically every day.
oh, boy!..........5..........4...........3..........2.............
quote:Originally posted by willj1967:
Looking at just 2 swing pictures can be misleading since we don't know the pitch speed or location or how well ARod reacted.
Good point.
At a minimum, the two pictures are from a different moment in time. One is pre-contact and the other is post-contact.
That is a non-trivial difference.
Ya I'm glad that really bad A-Rod guy got fixed. He was terrible before he incorporated all the good changes. He was already one of the greatest hitters of all time when he was horrible. Now -- who knows?
It just proves what we already know, hitting and pitching is a process not a destination. No one on the board would have allowed the old A-Rod to hit like he did before. He's enough of a good athlete to incorporate change for the better. Bonds was the greatest player Leland said he ever coached, then he became the stay-puff-marsh-mellow Bonds that crowds, rotates and pulls. He's different, better. Wasn't bad before, but like A-Rod, has evolved.
If you don't at least smile at this post, then I failed as a writer.
It just proves what we already know, hitting and pitching is a process not a destination. No one on the board would have allowed the old A-Rod to hit like he did before. He's enough of a good athlete to incorporate change for the better. Bonds was the greatest player Leland said he ever coached, then he became the stay-puff-marsh-mellow Bonds that crowds, rotates and pulls. He's different, better. Wasn't bad before, but like A-Rod, has evolved.
If you don't at least smile at this post, then I failed as a writer.
Last year he started to swing more Jeterish and this year he is swinging more Bondish.
quote:Originally posted by willj1967:
And second, he did the fence drill basically every day.
Huh? Where did you get this information? His swing looks nothing like a "fence drill" swing.
......1. lol
A friend of mine who is a former MLB player is close friends with Kevin Long, the new Yankees hitting coach. I'm not claiming to know why, I'm just telling you that the fence drill was the primary drill prescribed by Kevin to ARod after last season ended and ARod did it every day.
My friend too is a hitting instructor now and likes to use the fence drill with some players. He learned it from Kevin when both were in the Royals organization several years ago.
My friend too is a hitting instructor now and likes to use the fence drill with some players. He learned it from Kevin when both were in the Royals organization several years ago.
Fence Drill-----Rotational swing????
I think you are exactly right! If you continue the swing on the left to same point of extension they would be much more similar.
quote:Originally posted by wrstdude:quote:Originally posted by noreast:quote:they should at least draw the lines in the same spot...
They did if you're looking at the point they are making. Follow the spine to the top of the helmet.....see the light circle......notice on the right the lines meet there because of the alignment in his body.....notice they don't on the one on the left, again because of the alignment in his body........notice all the other elments of his position. Get the idea?
I get the idea, but I think it would be better to take that lines that are connected in the "correct" new swing and place them on the old swing. Also, are these pictures supposed to be in the exact same spot in his swing? It looks like he's already into extension in the newer picture.
