finally able to post video thanks to clevelanddad. son is a 16 year old junior. colins batting lesson
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It works! 
Nice powerful swing. He looks like a college player.
Nice powerful swing. He looks like a college player.
I was sold after the 1st swing. Good looking hitter. (if you ever get tired of Long Island we've got room for you in Kansas!!!)
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More rear hip, more hands, less arms. Strong kid, good bat speed.
Well! I hope you posted it to show your son's nice swing.
I implore you not to be seeking advice over the internet.
But, if you are...make this the only one you take: don't take any advice over the internet. At sixteen, he's on the right path...continue on. I agree with Tewks...but I think if he adjusts his timing and lets the ball travel a little deeper and stops reaching, all those things will adjust.
I implore you not to be seeking advice over the internet.
But, if you are...make this the only one you take: don't take any advice over the internet. At sixteen, he's on the right path...continue on. I agree with Tewks...but I think if he adjusts his timing and lets the ball travel a little deeper and stops reaching, all those things will adjust.
quote:Originally posted by wayback:
Well! I hope you posted it to show your son's nice swing.
I implore you not to be seeking advice over the internet.
But, if you are...make this the only one you take: don't take any advice over the internet. At sixteen, he's on the right path...continue on. I agree with Tewks...but I think if he adjusts his timing and lets the ball travel a little deeper and stops reaching, all those things will adjust.
Using more hands and less arms will allow him to hit the ball deeper. If he tries to hit the ball deeper with this swing, I would expect him to feel like he's getting tied up.
He is shifting then swinging. Probably has great power with this swing, but he will have trouble with good breaking balls and good change-ups, IMO.
quote:He is shifting then swinging.
The thing to look for is torque in the hips and the hands.....Can this hitter float the barrel if he needs to wait on change of speed?
Is there enough torque in the hips and hands to give him the adjustability?...Is the back hip getting loaded?
quote:Originally posted by BlueDog:quote:He is shifting then swinging.
The thing to look for is torque in the hips and the hands.....Can this hitter float the barrel if he needs to wait on change of speed?
Is there enough torque in the hips and hands to give him the adjustability?...Is the back hip getting loaded?
BlueDog, do you believe all high-level hitters float the barrel, or is it more a matter of initial handset. For example, I see this in Bonds and Mr. Williams more, but not so much in Pujols or Manny. This hitter appears to be higher with the initial handset than Bonds or Williams.
Further, would you consider Posada to be "floating" here?
quote:BlueDog, do you believe all high-level hitters float the barrel, or is it more a matter of initial handset.
Mr. Tewks, not sure if this is a question, or, a statement....I'll assume it's a question....Yes, I believe all MLB hitters float the barrel.......
quote:Further, would you consider Posada to be "floating" here?
Yes....
quote:Originally posted by BlueDog:quote:Further, would you consider Posada to be "floating" here?
Yes....
Sorry I forgot to add the question mark earlier. It was a question.
Just trying to get on the same page with terminology.If Posada is floating the barrel, then the float is initiated by the hand torque aspect of the swing?
Mr. Tewks, absolutely, yes....
quote:Originally posted by BlueDog:
Mr. Tewks, absolutely, yes....
Ok, typing back and forth with you is going to get even fun then.
Thanks BlueDog.Next question.... is there hand torque involved during the "load"? I guess I should ask this way... Is it "set the torque" with the hands as well?
This guy gets alot of, I wouldn't teach this swing to a kid, stuff........Wrongly so, IMO....
His swing is a very nice study of hand and hip torque....
His swing is a very nice study of hand and hip torque....
quote:Is it "set the torque" with the hands as well?
Yes, no doubt.....
quote:Originally posted by BlueDog:quote:Is it "set the torque" with the hands as well?
Yes, no doubt.....
Here are two great hitters setting hand torque...
quote:Originally posted by BlueDog:
This guy gets alot of, I wouldn't teach this swing to a kid, stuff........Wrongly so, IMO....
His swing is a very nice study of hand and hip torque....
This is an extreme example, but still a good example.
quote:Originally posted by BobbyTewks:quote:Originally posted by BlueDog:
This guy gets alot of, I wouldn't teach this swing to a kid, stuff........Wrongly so, IMO....
His swing is a very nice study of hand and hip torque....
This is an extreme example, but still a good example.
Yep! It's balanced though and that's what SB doesn't get. Would you say this guy is opening his front leg with force?
quote:Originally posted by powertoallfields:
Would you say this guy is opening his front leg with force?
About as much as a pitcher forces his front leg open.
quote:Originally posted by BobbyTewks:quote:Originally posted by powertoallfields:
Would you say this guy is opening his front leg with force?
About as much as a pitcher forces his front leg open.
Yep!
Nice swing kid. Only thought would be allowing the ball to travel a hare deeper to create a little more power instead of your contact point being outside of your hitting axis. Besides that don't change a thing, college coachs will try and make you do something new cause they think they have to coach you. Don't fix what is not broke.
