Nice little hitting presentation

[rkbenn]

http://www.moldbaseball.com/eng/books/college-baseball-new-england/hitting/

[FanRuth714]

Hips
The hips are rotated backward in the load, half open in the stretch, and then lead the way through in the swing, thanks to extending the front leg, and squishing the bug with the back leg.


Good---I don't think so.


see Dr. Yeager

[callyjr]

Good---I don't think so.


see Dr. Yeager


you know, if you have an opinion you should say it. saying See Dr Yeager is worthless to me and 95% of the people in this board.

[FanRuth714]

Well then 5% will be informed.

[PhilliesPhan22]

All of the gurus have different means just to achieve this end.

http://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/Baseball/Hitting/Images/Hitters/AlbertPujols/AlbertPujols_2008_HomeRun_002.jpg

We all have to read and determine what works best for us (if we play) or for our students (if we teach). If I'm coaching 12 year olds, and one of my players is hitting the ball well with his swing, I'm not going to tinker with it just because it doesn't agree with the current guru I may follow. For the record, I don't follow any one method.

Thank you and Happy New Year!

[Mark H]

you know, if you have an opinion you should say it. saying See Dr Yeager is worthless to me and 95% of the people in this board.

Well, I don't know that it's really out of bounds to say you don't think so and point the way to what you think is the best information. Certainly Boardmember's style of explaining thoroughly using vids is wonderful but for one to say I recommend EnglishbeyYeagerEpsteinRightView and so on doesn't seem a bad thing to me.

[Mark H]

We all have to read and determine what works best for us (if we play) or for our students (if we teach). If I'm coaching 12 year olds, and one of my players is hitting the ball well with his swing, I'm not going to tinker with it ....



Well...probably. Depends on the player's gifts and goals. If they are athletic, ambitious and hitting the crap out of mediocre pitching with a swing like this, http://imageevent.com/siggy/hitting/analysis?p=19&n=1&m=20&c=4&l=0&w=4&s=0&z=9 I probably would try to intervene.

[PhilliesPhan22]

Well...probably. Depends on the player's gifts and goals. If they are athletic, ambitious and hitting the crap out of mediocre pitching with a swing like this, http://imageevent.com/siggy/hitting/analysis?p=19&n=1&m=20&c=4&l=0&w=4&s=0&z=9 I probably would try to intervene.

That is an extreme case, and I would intervene. But if the swing looks good and gets results, I'm leaving well enough alone.

[Jake Patterson]

all of the gurus have different means just to achieve this end.

http://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/baseball/hitting/images/hitters/albertpujols/albertpujols_2008_homerun_002.jpg

we all have to read and determine what works best for us (if we play) or for our students (if we teach). If i'm coaching 12 year olds, and one of my players is hitting the ball well with his swing, i'm not going to tinker with it just because it doesn't agree with the current guru i may follow. For the record, i don't follow any one method.

Thank you and happy new year!


good post!!

[dm59]

If they are athletic, ambitious and hitting the crap out of mediocre pitching with a swing like this, http://imageevent.com/siggy/hitting/analysis?p=19&n=1&m=20&c=4&l=0&w=4&s=0&z=9 I probably would try to intervene.I'm no hitting expert but I like this post.

[rkbenn]

Good---I don't think so.


see Dr. Yeager

I got Yeager and Epstein Vids. Funny...95 percent of the information is great stuff and would be helpful to beginning to intermidiate players. Maybe we need a new board for all the critics like yourself that has a PH d. in hitting. I thought we were in Baseball 101? To dismiss FREE information that is relevent because you don't agree with a couple things is crazy. I'm sure all the gurus agree with what each other is teaching...right????

[FanRuth714]

Hips
The hips are rotated backward in the load, half open in the stretch, and then lead the way through in the swing, thanks to extending the front leg, and squishing the bug with the back leg.

Anyone spouting this is a waste of time.

[rkbenn]

Anyone spouting this is a waste of time.
Thank god for Yaeger, Ruth would have been nothing without his Vids.

[FanRuth714]

Thank god for Yaeger, Ruth would have been nothing without his Vids.

If Ruth had squished the bug you would have never heard of him.

Hey go knock yourself out.

You like it---I don't....

[Mark H]

That is an extreme case, and I would intervene. But if the swing looks good and gets results, I'm leaving well enough alone.

I agree. Only caveat is, a bat drag swing can look good at full speed and get great results against mediocre pitching. But in general I'm with you.

[PhilliesPhan22]

I have a background in education (Social Studies) and I use what I know about teaching and child development in coaching. I am a big fan of K.I.S.S. in terms of teaching baseball. There are many way to get your lesson across without getting too technical. Sometimes the older HS players will understand and you can get a little more technical. But all of that comes with knowing your players.

I just want to learn as much as possible so that I can give informed answers to their questions.

[Mark H]

Agree with all that. I would say the better the teacher understands the complex, the more simple they can make it for the student while still being accurate and well aimed at the end goal.