does rolling your hands at the end of your swing hurt your swing? I recently went to a clinic and they said not to roll your hands after contact.
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'After contact'
I'm pretty sure the ball has already skee-daddled by then.
I'm pretty sure the ball has already skee-daddled by then.
Are you sure they didn't say "at contact"? If you do you'll hit ground balls.
I meant during contact, my bad
Contact: http://www.pittsburghsportsrep...0_Dave%20Herholz.jpg
After contact: (wrists start to "roll")
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After contact: (wrists start to "roll")
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If you're wrist rolling at contact, it's likely that your back elbow is extended away from your hip, caused by a downward swing path and/or pushing your hands at the ball.
So, the wrist roll is a result that can't be fixed at contact.
So, the wrist roll is a result that can't be fixed at contact.
Sultan,
Expanding on what you said a bit...
Recently I had a light bulb go off in my head over a related thought. (Something I read on another forum)
What I realized is that a poor follow through after contact is not a separate flaw in itself, but rather is the result of flaws earlier in the swing.
I've often corrected my son's when they had a bad follow through, without giving thought to what led to that follow through. ("No, you need to finish like this...")
It's taken me a while to come to the realization that if I fixed what was happening earlier, that the follow though would take care of itself. Your comment about the elbow getting away from the back hip is spot on, and something I wish I had realized earlier rather than focusing on what was happening later in the swing.
Expanding on what you said a bit...
Recently I had a light bulb go off in my head over a related thought. (Something I read on another forum)
What I realized is that a poor follow through after contact is not a separate flaw in itself, but rather is the result of flaws earlier in the swing.
I've often corrected my son's when they had a bad follow through, without giving thought to what led to that follow through. ("No, you need to finish like this...")
It's taken me a while to come to the realization that if I fixed what was happening earlier, that the follow though would take care of itself. Your comment about the elbow getting away from the back hip is spot on, and something I wish I had realized earlier rather than focusing on what was happening later in the swing.
If you fix the flaws in the swing the follow through will take care of itself.
It is interesting to note that the finish, or follow through is one part of the swing that is easy to check. If the follow through is correct, it stands to reason that the movements prior to the finish (which are harder to isolate) were correct as well. My son was taught the correct finish, which included a number of check points such as balance, power line, front foot placement, bat position, etc. If all these checkpoints were in place at the finish (which he would hold, and look over his checkpoints) then he could be assured that he had done all the in between parts well.
It is interesting to note that the finish, or follow through is one part of the swing that is easy to check. If the follow through is correct, it stands to reason that the movements prior to the finish (which are harder to isolate) were correct as well. My son was taught the correct finish, which included a number of check points such as balance, power line, front foot placement, bat position, etc. If all these checkpoints were in place at the finish (which he would hold, and look over his checkpoints) then he could be assured that he had done all the in between parts well.
quote:Originally posted by nspeltz11:
does rolling your hands at the end of your swing hurt your swing? I recently went to a clinic and they said not to roll your hands after contact.
Buy and read Ted Williams' excellent book:
http://www.amazon.com/Science-...lliams/dp/0671621033
In it, he uses the analogy of swinging an axe toward a tree trunk as being similar to an ideal bat swing. Up to and through contact, the wrists should NOT be turning, or rolling, the bat barrel.
Ted knew what was up with a good swing.
