Swing Analysis Update

[B-Fly]

Here are some new swings from my first fall game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-hNAQSr1Fc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCo_QyrNcyk

Both I was extremely out in front of but the first one I made contact and hit a dribbler back to the pitcher. I couldn't get any better swings, I didn't hit well yesterday.

This thread has my previous swings
http://baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=91935

But overall I see some improvement. I think I created some separation in the swing which I haven't done in the past. I think that's what has allowed me to hit with more power. This past week in practice, during intersquad, I hit a home run over a 20 foot fence at about 335 and hit a ball off the fence in center at about 405, which I have never done before.

There are still things I do wrong. My front leg never stiffens and I have no weight shift. How can I work on this? Also, I still may be squashing the bug, I can't really see.

Can anyone help me out with some good analysis and some suggestions on how to improve.

[B-Fly]

Any feedback out there?

A couple more comments. I think my weight is a little too far forward at set up. It looks to be about even or slightly forward. Do you think that keeping it back i.e.(70/30 or anything greater than 50/50) will help with weight shift.

Also I think my number one concern right now would be to get that front leg stiffened at contact. I have never seen a good hitter do what I do. What would you suggest to fix this?

[skipper5]

Mis-read your post. Responded incorrectly.

[skipper5]

Pidgeon-toeing the back foot has helped some of my batters improve their weight shift.

[LAball]

I dont see hip shoulder seperation. I see the swing contected to the hip, which imo is wrong. The swing is powerfull, but not adjustable. The swing is a little loopy.

[FiveFrameSwing]

Pidgeon-toeing the back foot has helped some of my batters improve their weight shift.

This makes sense.

If you follow Jim Dixon's theories, then the rear leg should remain rigid to serve as a base for the torso to act on. Having the rear toe turned in slightly (pigeon toed) helps promote having the rear leg accept weight without it giving at any joint or twisting in anyway, thus promoting torso action over a leg push, and thereby allowing the torso to power rotation.

[LAball]

. Having the rear toe turned in slightly (pigeon toed).

A local baseball academy has the rear toe turn toward the pitcher "ever so slightly":dance which I agree with.

[B-Fly]

I dont see hip shoulder seperation. I see the swing contected to the hip, which imo is wrong. The swing is powerfull, but not adjustable. The swing is a little loopy.

This is definitely true. In my head I had seperation. In reality not so much. Can you suggest any particular ways to improve seperation?


This makes sense.

If you follow Jim Dixon's theories, then the rear leg should remain rigid to serve as a base for the torso to act on. Having the rear toe turned in slightly (pigeon toed) helps promote having the rear leg accept weight without it giving at any joint or twisting in anyway, thus promoting torso action over a leg push, and thereby allowing the torso to power rotation.

This makes sense, and I have seen MLB hitters do this, but is this more of way to learn proper movements? Because most MLB hitters don't hit pigeon toed. I'm not saying its wrong, I'm just trying to learn.

Also does anyone see improvements from my previous posts? If so, where in the swing?

Thanks for all the help guys. This stuff is not easy to learn on your own.