Batting Stance

I think you're a little upright and your distance from the hitting zone could be long. However, in a still we can't see you load, so all that could change. A video is always best for analysis.

IMO stance is a matter of personal preference and as long as your loading properly and getting your hands in the ideal launch position (rear arm pit/shoulder area) in time you should be fine...

p.s. I see a little Jeter there kid.

Here is one as the pitch is coming in. Im going to record my BP today and ill put that up after ( and will have other questions about my swing )


but anyway, as the ball is coming in:

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IMO stance is a matter of personal preference.....

Nydad, stance is hugely important......To understimate it's importance is a mistake....There's alot more to it than just getting the hands in the ideal launch position and the body in the proper load position..........

It might help to get your front foot down

ps.Id hate to be those houses in the background on a day someone feels a power burst!!!

Bluedog, the kid asked about dropping his hands and questioned whether he should fix what's not broke as he's hitting fine. Having looked at his base which appears ok...in keeping it simple and bearing in mind your dealing with a still pic...as long as he's loading properly and getting his hands in proper position he should be fine.

Considering the varying degree of stances of hitters at the MLB level...i.e. completely upright to very crouched... hands very high over head to very low waist level...hands way out to tucked in tight..base fairly narrow to extremely wide...I'd say stance is more a matter of personal preference...Just don't see the similarities or connection between stance and success as a hitter but would appreciate hearing your take as to why the stance is hugely important as I may just learn something new. Thanks.

dog

The kid is 15--use words terms he can understand---why make it so complicated?

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Just don't see the similarities or connection between stance and success as a hitter......

So, you see a proper body load and good hand and arm position in the second pic?....

Bluedog, my initial reply was in response to his original pic..."stance being a matter of preference as long as he's loading properly he should be fine" to which you stated the importance of the stance.....now your getting a bit off topic here as your questioning whether he's loaded properly in the 2nd pic...being a still pic you don't know if he's still in the loading process
but if your asking if he's properly loaded and in ideal launch postion in that pic would say no...

If you perceive me as being off-topic, I suppose we're traveling different paths....

Nothing wrong with that......Good luck on your journey.....

future catcher, bad advice! We never want both heels on the ground at the same time. Its all about lower half swivel!

BDog, my friend you can be a little tough to read and follow at times ....I see your point (I think) regarding the importance of getting from stance to proper load to which I fully agree...and I was implying that the stance (pre-load / pre-swing position) becomes an issue if the hitter is failing to load timely and properly.

I suppose we're traveling different paths....
Believe it's more a matter of same sheet music -different key...