What is scapula loading?
Why is scapula loading important?
How do you do it correctly?
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Originally posted by swingbuster:
Scout.
YOU ARE RIGHT..it is about getting the rear elbow around to the punching position at the end of the load cycle.. I am telling one way many players get it there. I offered up Glaus..not you... if you read back. I offered him because he started in the 45 slot went more vertical( not completely) and back. I say the arm and hand action has a purpose in allowing an aiding the elbow to load in the punching position.
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Buster, The reason I stressed the elbow and not the hands is that I don't want to see kids getting flippy wristed when tipping the bat. I want to see the bat tip with firm hands and wrists which drawing the elbow back does
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I am not here to one up anybody or to present myself as an expert. I want people to help clarify this to help hitters. THe how to rotate the upper body properly is about arm and hand action.
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And shoulder action
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Palm /palm at contact is about the rear elbow slotting but as important, the lead elbow getting above the plane of the pitch. If you don't think so show me footage of it where the lead elbow is not above the pitch....its not possible for the hands to stay flat unless the rear elbow stays down and its not possible to stay flat for long unless the lead elbow works up( Epsteins finest work). HS kids are not in this position enough IMO.
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I never disagreed about the lead elbow, in fact I never mentioned it. I agree with this post about the back elbow.
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Epstein works the unload cycle in his tapes. IOWs he starts with the rear elbow down and teaches kids to rotate and get their lead elbow above the plane of the pitch. Now the hands are flat by virtue of the relative elbow positions.
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I enjoy reading and listening to Mike, but I enjoy watching clips even more.
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So..as Shawn has said.....the high rear elbow is the end of the load cycle....Epstein says the high front elbow essential on the way to contact nearing the end of the unload cycle. In between is some interesting arm and hand action that Mankin describes best. To ignore that it exist and fail to see it as important to some batters would be gret info wasted.
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Originally posted by bbscout:
Swingbuster, Good posts......nothing more to debate about on this subject.
Remember in Little League when the coach always said to get your elbow up.......he was probably right.