Stride vs No stride and somewhere in between

You maybe interested in the "classic" swing of Joe DiMaggio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG8KHvUK3tM

Please focus on the front foot and back toe.

Bob

There are very good powerful no stride hitters. It is important though that you still have some kind of forward momentum into the lead leg block, don't just sit back and tap your toe

https://youtu.be/tWuWqjvMmsU

I do believe though that some momentum can help especially smaller hitters to gain some power.

If his launch angle is lower on stride swings he probably is not able to control his forward momentum and staying behind the front leg and thus losing posture forward.

Can you post a swing with stride here or send me a direct message if you don't want to do it publicly?

There are plenty of successful hitters with and without a stride. My son's instructors really stress keeping the hips back. When my son's hips go forward he's always late. His front foot drifts forward and his hips follow. Leads to not getting his foot down in time. When his hips stay back his foot comes down just fine and he can mash. They made his feet much wider and he goes into a leg kick but the front foot comes down in the same spot.

One of my son's old hitting coaches told him as long as he gets his foot down on time for a fastball, he can wait around all day for an off speed pitch.  I take this to mean it doesn't matter if you stride or no-stride...you get your foot down and swing on time.