swingbuilder
In my case age = experience----
Are all the gurus on here qualified to teach hitting?
You tell me---I am sure in their minds they are qualified
TRhit, you like to use the word "guru" alot, I see.....
If all these students of hitting theory thought of themselves as gurus, do you really think they would spend this much time and effort in discussing hitting on this board as they do?.....
The truth is, those who think of themselves as hitting gurus don't post much on here, or at all.....
They sit on their thrones and talk about us on their own boards trying to convince their followers that we should not be listened to........They claim they have science on their side and, you know, all that stuff.....
If all these students of hitting theory thought of themselves as gurus, do you really think they would spend this much time and effort in discussing hitting on this board as they do?.....
The truth is, those who think of themselves as hitting gurus don't post much on here, or at all.....
They sit on their thrones and talk about us on their own boards trying to convince their followers that we should not be listened to........They claim they have science on their side and, you know, all that stuff.....
Bluedog
I did not title this thread
The Gurus have disciples who spout their themes, many of whom are visiting sites such as this to spread the "gospel" using all the "catchwords" to impress people
The Gurus , and I consider you one of them, think their way is the only way and give no background for their being the "expert".
I am no expert but I known darn well that all the catchwords will not be understood by kids being taught
I call it all cyber jibberish---hitting as well as pitching is to taught one on one not on a web site
I did not title this thread
The Gurus have disciples who spout their themes, many of whom are visiting sites such as this to spread the "gospel" using all the "catchwords" to impress people
The Gurus , and I consider you one of them, think their way is the only way and give no background for their being the "expert".
I am no expert but I known darn well that all the catchwords will not be understood by kids being taught
I call it all cyber jibberish---hitting as well as pitching is to taught one on one not on a web site
TR HIT...age does not quantify that you can teach what you have experienced nor does it mean you experienced anything of value.
swinuilder
Read what I posted---I said in my case age=experience---I cannot speak for others
And in my case I have experienced plenty of things of value---like learning to know that so called cyber instructors in most cases just regurgitate what they have read or heard elsewhere
Read what I posted---I said in my case age=experience---I cannot speak for others
And in my case I have experienced plenty of things of value---like learning to know that so called cyber instructors in most cases just regurgitate what they have read or heard elsewhere
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_3_61/ai_82472895
Joe DiMaggio, the great Yankee Clipper, coached the Yankee hitters during the spring at their St. Petersburg, Florida training camp.
"We never saw him," Skowron said. "He was always with Marilyn in the batting cage under the left field stands."
Was he teaching Marilyn how to hit?
"I don't know," Skowron replied. "We never saw him."
Wally Moses, a dedicated baseball lifer, also had a stretch tutoring the Yankee hitters.
"He gave me some good advice," Skowron said. "He told me to pick up my left heel and then stride."
The right-handed hitting Skowron, who had exceptional power to the opposite field, said manager Casey Stengel helped him the most.
"He said with runners at first, or first and second, if I didn't hit to right field he was going to send me back to the minors."
Joe DiMaggio, the great Yankee Clipper, coached the Yankee hitters during the spring at their St. Petersburg, Florida training camp.
"We never saw him," Skowron said. "He was always with Marilyn in the batting cage under the left field stands."
Was he teaching Marilyn how to hit?
"I don't know," Skowron replied. "We never saw him."
Wally Moses, a dedicated baseball lifer, also had a stretch tutoring the Yankee hitters.
"He gave me some good advice," Skowron said. "He told me to pick up my left heel and then stride."
The right-handed hitting Skowron, who had exceptional power to the opposite field, said manager Casey Stengel helped him the most.
"He said with runners at first, or first and second, if I didn't hit to right field he was going to send me back to the minors."
OLDSLUGGER
Very interesting item
Very interesting item
Interesting?...Yes, but, it's no secret there is no teaching at the MLB level.....Hitting instructor jobs in MLB are good old boy networking, like politics, and nothing more....
TRhit, if you want to discuss hitting, pros and cons of teaching it, or ability or lack thereof of teaching it, you need to focus on the lower levels of baseball.....
TRhit, if you want to discuss hitting, pros and cons of teaching it, or ability or lack thereof of teaching it, you need to focus on the lower levels of baseball.....
Bluedog
My concern is people like you using terms that kids and parents do not undertsand
Have you taught hitting at the MajorLeague level?--If not than how can you judge/--For all we know you have applied for a MLB hitting job a number of times and been turned down---you have never even taught us who you instruct---come to the real world not the cyber world
My concern is people like you using terms that kids and parents do not undertsand
Have you taught hitting at the MajorLeague level?--If not than how can you judge/--For all we know you have applied for a MLB hitting job a number of times and been turned down---you have never even taught us who you instruct---come to the real world not the cyber world
quote:Have you taught hitting at the MajorLeague level?
Seems as though nobody has.....
quote:Originally posted by BlueDog:quote:Have you taught hitting at the MajorLeague level?
Seems as though nobody has.....
Bingo, if you get there, other than being one of those speed guys(one tool) banjo hitters, you already know how to hit.
Many an "expert" have said hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports. What makes somebody who never came close to doing it a GURU ? What even prompts somebody to even market themselves as a hitting Guru ? I can't.
But I can say that you can try to help, but overloading kids with linear/rotational theories, rear barrel, and all this other technical jibberish is really based on interpretation of what everyone sees from the gifted ones, but............
If they can't physically do it, how long you gonna beat a dead horse, and their parents $$?
Hitter are born with a gift, PERIOD
quote:Hitters are born with a gift, PERIOD
Hitters maybe born with the gift. It does however take something or someone to bring out that gift.
I have seen many big league hitters who were not good hitters when they were young. They spent many hours working on becoming better.
There is no substitute for bat speed and hand eye coordination. Athlete's get better with rep's. Its easier for them to be taught adjustments and apply them. They don't always do but the % are in your favor.
I have seen many big league hitters who were not good hitters when they were young. They spent many hours working on becoming better.
There is no substitute for bat speed and hand eye coordination. Athlete's get better with rep's. Its easier for them to be taught adjustments and apply them. They don't always do but the % are in your favor.
quote:Originally posted by swingbuilder:
Hitters maybe born with the gift. It does however take something or someone to bring out that gift.
I have seen many big league hitters who were not good hitters when they were young. They spent many hours working on becoming better.
There is no substitute for bat speed and hand eye coordination. Athlete's get better with rep's. Its easier for them to be taught adjustments and apply them. They don't always do but the % are in your favor.
Yep!
quote:
The key is the "glutes"......The lower back and the abs are controlled by the glute muscles........This is the core of the body......This is the balance point of the body......This core keeps the spine in good order which carries nerve impulses to the rest of the body...If this core is weak, the whole body is weak........
Abdominal musculature stabilizes and allows motion. Other muscles (movements to be exact) cannot happen efficiently without this stabilization.
The gluteus complex is both stabilizer and joint actioner depending on the movement.
They never control the abdominals nor the lumbar musculatures which have limited range of motions influences.
