So much of the talk about hitting is dumb; it doesn't reflect what the best players do. I aim to change that.
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If you're concerned about who I am and where I played,
you've already lost.
To not be led astray, you need to compare every THING that any ONE tells you to video of what the best hitters do on their best swings.
Actually.
But, yes, I have worked with successful MLB hitters.
I'm thinking about this clip of @TheCUTCH22 Andrew McCutchen which I think is from 2017.
There's some PULL in his top hand, and I'm trying to figure out if that is one reason why his numbers have fallen off some.
PULL can reduce the distance and time to adjust.
Here's a GIF of the Matt Lisle drill.
What is this supposed to accomplish?
The angle of the barrel relative to the forearm?
The push at the end?
I'll admit I once had a hitting coach do this drill with me, and I didn't know to question everything about it, but I've since learned that there's nothing of merit to it, regardless of what it's used for.
It's not what a hitter looks like a contact.
And pushing is a BAD idea.
Barry Bonds with an even smaller Linear move and then into Rotation as he goes into Foot Plant.
That keeps him from getting all of his weight off his back foot, but it doesn't keep his hips from being able to turn.
Most problems,
that are diagnosed as problems of ROTATION,
are actually problems with the TIMING
of that Rotation.
And that's where concepts like ADJUSTABILITY become relevant.
How does a top spin?
On a stable axis.
Which is what Ted Williams does.
So Ted Williams employs a Linear movement and then goes into Rotation.
And he gets up onto the point of his back toe due in part to that Linear movement but mostly due to the Rotation of his hips.
If you want to help hitters, and your theory of hitting -- for example, that a good swing does NOT involve spinning like a top at some point in the swing -- doesn't match what video of the best hitters actually do, you need to update your theory.
Not just block me.
Since you're rotating around your center of mass, no weight needs to shift once you reach Foot Plant and go into Rotation.
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I don't care about IMO.
Show me a clip of what you're talking about.
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Pujols' front foot was open when he broke into the league but then closed it starting in 2010 or so.
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EVERY good hitter rotates like a top.
EVERY one.
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"When you rotate you are still rotating forward and not spinning like a top"
So not rotating...
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