Live Batting Practice johnnyh

I like the way you swing the bat. Why is the title of your video 'rotational hitting' or whatever?
You are swinging what looks like a very natural swing. Looks like you are doing great. GEt lots of BP, get on a team that likes to play and have a great time.

Thanks for the comment. I try to get BP in everyday and play on a tourny team that is competitive for the northeast. I call my swing rotational because I think it is not linear.
Regards John

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Originally posted by johnnyh:
Please provide any comments or advice, I am a 2016 working on my swing.
Thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...o6c&feature=youtu.be

I believe that you need to establish a battle between the rear hip and the rear leg, with the rear leg winning the battle. You need to c o c k the hips and get your butt into it, as Williams said.

Go find The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams. Best book ever written on hitting.

Thank you, I will make sure to check it out.
Thanks, John

Hey Low Finish in my swing i try to load on my back hip and then when my stride foot hits I expload through the ball, i dont quite understand the battle between the back hip and back leg. Can you explain?
Thanks, John

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Originally posted by johnnyh:
Hey Low Finish in my swing i try to load on my back hip and then when my stride foot hits I explode through the ball, i don't quite understand the battle between the back hip and back leg. Can you explain?
Thanks, John

You don't want to load on the back hip and then unload. I would call that sway, as would many others. Linear sway, to be exact. The weight doesn't move back from a load "on" to the back hip. You load "around" the back hip. It's a twist, or a coil. Not a sway. You load "around" the back hip, and then you pick up the foot and load some more. That moves you forward. Not the stride foot reaching.

The rear leg has to control the stride.

As for the battle between the hips and rear leg, here's Hamilton:

You see how the rear leg appears to move first? Of course, there's a rather complex muscle action causing that, but that's not really important.

Thanks Low Finish, I will try to incorporate this into my hip coil.
Thanks, John

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Originally posted by johnnyh:
Thanks Low Finish, I will try to incorporate this into my hip coil.
Thanks, John

What are you calling hip coil?

Well I start my swing with a front leg lift and a turn of my front hip towards the catcher. This move transfers my weight to the inside of my rear leg.
Thanks John

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Originally posted by johnnyh:
Well I start my swing with a front leg lift and a turn of my front hip towards the catcher. This move transfers my weight to the inside of my rear leg.
Thanks John

Coil involves the acetabulafemoral (spelling?) joint and a movement involving a membrane (which I don't know the name of).

Ok but when hitting you are rotating your front hip rearward. This is part of how I create coil . I appreciate the video clip and will keep you posted.
Thanks John

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Originally posted by johnnyh:
Well I start my swing with a front leg lift and a turn of my front hip towards the catcher. This move transfers my weight to the inside of my rear leg.
Thanks John

do that while moving forward..dont just coil and uncoil..move forward while coiling

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Originally posted by johnnyh:
Well I start my swing with a front leg lift and a turn of my front hip towards the catcher. This move transfers my weight to the inside of my rear leg.
Thanks John

do that while moving forward..dont just coil and uncoil..move forward while coiling

I disagree. You can coil in your stance. And then when you pick up the foot to go out, coil some more. That's what I see Ted doing, and that leads to the "metronomic" hip action he desires.

Just got back from BP and i tend to agree with Low Finish, a coil in the stance and a firther coil at leg lift provides more torque. But i have to be careful to keep my weight from the increased coil from leaking behind my rear leg. Will provide video soon.
Thanks, John

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Originally posted by johnnyh:
Just got back from BP and i tend to agree with Low Finish, a coil in the stance and a firther coil at leg lift provides more torque. But i have to be careful to keep my weight from the increased coil from leaking behind my rear leg. Will provide video soon.
Thanks, John

Just set up with the weight on the inside of your back foot. Then you don't need to worry.

Keep your weight back and make contact deeper in the zone. You are slightly lunging at the ball making contact too far in front of the plate.