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In my opinion i fell that when you field a ground ball you are too wide, and too open. Go to 1:34 your left foot is way open. Both feet should be pretty much square and your left foor slightly behind your right.
Htting wise I really have one question. Do you fly out a lot. You have a tendency to drop your back shoulder.
Htting wise I really have one question. Do you fly out a lot. You have a tendency to drop your back shoulder.
Very nice swing. Looks like a line drive hitter right now but could be a power hitter down the road.
Looks like a college player to me.
I would re-do the fielding portion of this and hit him some hard ones. Also, show the camera shot looking from first to third so people can see the angle of his throws all the way over to the bag. Have him continue long tossing to build arm strength. I can't quite tell if he is lobbing them over there or firing them over there. The 7.15 time is decent but I bet he can improve that. Here is a link:
http://www.perfectgame.org/sto...un_faster/index.aspx
Looks like a college player to me.
I would re-do the fielding portion of this and hit him some hard ones. Also, show the camera shot looking from first to third so people can see the angle of his throws all the way over to the bag. Have him continue long tossing to build arm strength. I can't quite tell if he is lobbing them over there or firing them over there. The 7.15 time is decent but I bet he can improve that. Here is a link:
http://www.perfectgame.org/sto...un_faster/index.aspx
Your hands come forward too soon, causing you to delay rotation.
Please provide a link of a MLB hitter that doesn't drop their back shoulder (Joe Thurston doesn't count).
quote:Originally posted by baseball555:
Do you fly out a lot. You have a tendency to drop your back shoulder.
Please provide a link of a MLB hitter that doesn't drop their back shoulder (Joe Thurston doesn't count).
When you were hitting in the cage, what was your instructor trying to say about your hands being out in front? He seemed really excited about it, but I couldn't tell if he was happy that you hit it out front or got your hands out front or what. You put these particular swings in the video for a reason - WHY? What was the instructor promoting?
I took a screen capture of your video and looked at things frame by frame. The first 2 indoor and the swing at 2:55 were my favorites. The rest of your swings, in my eyes, were pulling the bat with the arms.
True or False:
You can turn your back knee without turning your back hip.
True or False:
You can turn your back hip without turning your back foot.
One last part:
Does your instructor ever talk about separation, stretch or overlap?
I took a screen capture of your video and looked at things frame by frame. The first 2 indoor and the swing at 2:55 were my favorites. The rest of your swings, in my eyes, were pulling the bat with the arms.
True or False:
You can turn your back knee without turning your back hip.
True or False:
You can turn your back hip without turning your back foot.
One last part:
Does your instructor ever talk about separation, stretch or overlap?
I noticed, especially in the cage, that you stride your front foot towards third base.
That will tend to make it harder to turn hips and drive through from the backside.
As noted, you tend to field ball to your left side.
Get lower initially in your fielding position, and square up chest more to ball.
You look like a player!
Keep working hard!
That will tend to make it harder to turn hips and drive through from the backside.
As noted, you tend to field ball to your left side.
Get lower initially in your fielding position, and square up chest more to ball.
You look like a player!
Keep working hard!
Casting of the hands (long to the ball), also poor weight transfer from backside to frontside. The poor weight transfer is caused by the casting of the hands. Once the hands get away from the body, the weight can't transfer to the frontside, and rotation begins early.
Can somebody explain to me how to watch a youtube video frame-by-frame? Is there a trick or do you have to manually pause it?
Can somebody explain to me how to watch a youtube video frame-by-frame? Is there a trick or do you have to manually pause it?
quote:Originally posted by Results Baseball:
Can somebody explain to me how to watch a youtube video frame-by-frame? Is there a trick or do you have to manually pause it?
Download/purchase screen capture software (just found this - it is free and looks easy to use: http://www.jingproject.com) and then open in a video viewing program and use the arrow keys to view frame by frame. I use a mac, ishowu hd and quicktime. The whole process of capturing takes a min or two when you get the hang of it.
quote:Originally posted by BobbyTewks:quote:Originally posted by Results Baseball:
Can somebody explain to me how to watch a youtube video frame-by-frame? Is there a trick or do you have to manually pause it?
Download/purchase screen capture software (just found this - it is free and looks easy to use: http://www.jingproject.com) and then open in a video viewing program and use the arrow keys to view frame by frame. I use a mac, ishowu hd and quicktime. The whole process of capturing takes a min or two when you get the hang of it.
When you want to have fun, go to www.hittrackeronline.com and view all the MLB videos. This is a quick, easy and cheap way to build your swing library. I have internships for my high school players where they come in and do it for me!
YouTube Downloader is easy to use - no limits and saves in MP4 and other formats. Then look at it with Quicktime with arrow keys.
Guys, I really appreciate it. Thank you.
I have Right View Pro (so I guess I'm a little spoiled), but is there a site that has video with shorter time between frames. In the videos, a frame-to-frame jump is fire position to contact point. I would like to see the movements in-between those positions. If not, I understand, and I appreciate your help.
Videos can be shot in 30 fps, 60 fps, etc. So, you can only download as good as the original shot.
30 fps should give you roughly 6 frames for the swing - toe touch to contact.
30 fps should give you roughly 6 frames for the swing - toe touch to contact.
quote:Originally posted by SultanofSwat:
Videos can be shot in 30 fps, 60 fps, etc. So, you can only download as good as the original shot.
30 fps should give you roughly 6 frames for the swing - toe touch to contact.
What if the hitter doesn't toe touch?
Measure from "go" instead. The point of no return. Every hitter has one of those.
Sorry, tewks, every time you see me write "toe touch" substitute "weight shift". 
quote:Originally posted by SultanofSwat:
tewks, every time you see me write "toe touch" substitute "weight shift".
Deal. I used toe touch as a marker until I was recently proven VERY wrong. It catches my attention when I see toe touch.
Tewks-What player didn't get to "toe touch?" Just wondering. Thanks.
quote:Originally posted by Results Baseball:
Tewks-What player didn't get to "toe touch?" Just wondering. Thanks.
I'm going to say this and you might get all over me for it, but the video continuously supports it. Toe touch doesn't matter. Heal plant is usually a better indicator, but that doesn't always matter. Where is the power coming from? That is where you should be looking. (Hint: look at the back hip.)
Just watched Manny, Miguel Cabrera, Pujols, Adrien Gonzalez, A-Rod, Bonds, Mr. Williams, Chipper, Ortiz, Hamilton... all take swings where toe touch had nothing to do with getting bat speed maximized to contact.
Tewks-I understand exactly what you are saying.
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