hips pulling through

Based on my findings, a high level swing is balanced to the middle which is the power source.

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The power in their swing is not generated by the legs or the arms......For that matter, not by the hips either

Not ground either or any of the above. Can you imagine a first time reader seeing this ?

Bluedog,

If power is not generated by above-mentioned then I will assume you mean the center which I do agree to a certain point and still believe the center is the key but also needs all the other muscle group components to reach maximum efficiency. Think of it as a hub or rim on a bicycle with all the spokes working together to hold up and support that object of mass and matter. If some of the spokes are missing the wheel starts to wobble in performing as a whole. The same can be applied to the sum of the parts of a whole body being trained to accomplish high performance athletic function. If you train "all" body parts/components of the swing, the body will work at peak performance. The right training and body strengthening is just the beginning though in the process of achieving the greatest amount of power that can possibly be generated by the body.

Thanks fellas for the compliments. peace, Shep

PS(POPPS = Willie Stargell-Former Braves Hitting Instructor and Pittsburgh Pirate Power Hitter and to him we need to give "all due respect" Who said there's no crying in baseball???)Good night

If the hips and hands don't work there will be no middle

Swingbuster said,

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If the hips and hands don't work there will be no middle

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Bottom line is the body must come forward by turning(not Spinning) and the pre-swing component getting body in position to hit against firm/rigid front side before bringing hands, arms and shoulders forward in "whiplike" fashion keeping the center in-line like a carousel. peace brothers and have a good day.RS

A firm, rigid front side inhibits the proper use of posture....This is information you need to know.....

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turning(not Spinning)

These two words are too synonymus to be used to contrast anything for a reader. While you might be able to demo it, you could not explain it with that IMO

BlueDog,

Definitely agree on body posture component

Swingbuster,

If you spin, you sweep bat and/or swing around ball.(Thought you were aware of that?????)

If you come forward by turning, you bore the ball with maximum batspeed and handle middle-out pitches with authority.

Find me a spinner and I'll teach my pitching staff to get him out 90% of the time at professional level my friend. peace, Shep

Shepster, you are Mr Eloquence. Blue Dog, if I pick you up by your belt loops with 2 grappling hooks, you can then show me that core rotation and have a really good swing. Seriously, many of us understand the core and its strengths, but this game and most of our daily actions, begin on the ground and work up.

Coachric, all I can say is, simply, you are wrong....

Right, Blue Dog.

He couldn't be more wrong nor could he be more sure of himself. Combination of arrogance and ignorance which is dangerous.

To think the ground is involved is to bury your head in the sand and completely ignore the evidence.

A case of very strong religion.

Thanks Coachric and all I can say is I am currently doing research in the area of how gravity plays such a huge role in hitting and why the swing starts from the ground up but I am not going to put my findings here for somebody else to steal before I publish material if I decide to do so. All I can say to Blue and Info is do your research on the scientific side of Physics and Hitting. There is some information out there already published.
Peace Brothers, (All of Ya'll) Shep

It's already been done.

If you're intellectually honest, you'll end up on the other side of your hypothesis.

If you're super religious you'll ignore the evidence and come to your foregone conclusion.

Shepster, if your research is adequate, your findings will eliminate "from the ground up in the swing"......

I've already been there, done that.....

Let me just say this and I'll shush, if it weren't for gravity every hitter in every batter's box in the world would shoot through the sky like a heat seeking missle torpedo racing towards the constellation Orion Sheppy shushing

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If you spin, you sweep bat and/or swing around ball.(Thought you were aware of that?????)

Shep,

I would say spinning is turning hard with no weight shift.

I like kids to keep the coil back as they stride forward.

Swing,

So do you teach your hitters to spin? peace, RS

Spinning has nothing to do with the ground.

Yea but gravity does peace, Shep