Hip Rotation

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Originally posted by THop:
Inspired by Beemax, my opinion is that hip rotation (cause) controls the back foot (effect).

I agree, hip action controls the back foot.

But what controls hip action is the blocking and push back of the lead leg.

What controls the strength of the blocking and push back of the lead leg is the strength of the forward push from the back leg.

Pretty cool if you think abou it.

I think Yeager nailed it when he suggested a focus on pushes against the ground.

SunsetHS,

You said:

“But what controls hip action is the blocking and push back of the lead leg”.

And

“ What controls the strength of the blocking and push back of the lead leg is the strength of the forward push from the back leg”.

I’m no guru so I will have to defer to you, Dr. Yeager and others. My feelings about hip rotation come from studying PGA and MLB power hitters over the last 30 years.

The mechanics of the golf and baseball swings are very similar in my opinion (except wrists just before and during contact and where the weight ends up in the follow through).

I still believe hip turn straightens the leg, not visa versa. What if you accidentally locked that front knee at the end of the stride? The hips would bog down, right?

The only “control” of hip action I teach is “maximum effort” each time- to twist them as fast and as far as you can to start every swing.

“When” this violent action begins varies depending on the speed of each pitch and its location. But "how" it is performed (max effort) is fundamental with every professional hitter (and golfer) because it generates great power and can be repeated under pressure, in my opinion.

THop