I really like your video analysis. I'm a guy who played but had it all ended with injuries. I've never stop wanting to know and learn. I've had to great fortune to be around friends and family who went far beyond me in the game and we talk shop all the time. There is one absolute (yes, I know, nothing is absolute)...common thing that any of these clips show is that the land/swing is on time with the point of contact. Pull up clips of contact of a batter hitting the inside pitch, down the middle and the outside pitch. All of them will be on time with the point of contact. Having the correct movement pattern is essential, but coping with the timing allows those movement patters to converge at the point of contact at the right momment. The greatness of major league hitters (or any successful hitter) is they cope with the timing and are able to time the land/swing in relation to pitch location. Here is a video by Matt Nokes that illustrates how the basic components of the swing don't change, but how location will dictate the land/swing timing. ua-cam.com/video/CC0AlSjyVvg/v-deo.html. The discussion of hitting is can get real deep and sometimes very confusing. I think a lot of times we are all saying the same thing but in different ways. All of your videos (old and new) show that the great hitters, either inately or by analysis, move to maximize timing and movement at the point of contact. I hope my comment is coherent enough to make some sense. Please keep what you're doing. I think you're seeing it right. Cheers, R
I noticed some guys hit the outside pitch with a scissor like motion and the back leg slides to the side a little bit. What are your thoughts on that? Also, would you say the main thing in hitting outside pitches better is to keep the front shoulder closed as long as possible?
So what is different in the swing between inside and outside pitch? Isn't the swing more or less the same you're just letting the ball get deeper to hit an outside pitch?
If all swings traveled perfectly flat, or horizontal then that would make sense. In reality, most swing paths are tilted vertically to match the height of the pitch. This makes the path to each pitch different.
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I really like your video analysis. I'm a guy who played but had it all ended with injuries. I've never stop wanting to know and learn. I've had to great fortune to be around friends and family who went far beyond me in the game and we talk shop all the time.
There is one absolute (yes, I know, nothing is absolute)...common thing that any of these clips show is that the land/swing is on time with the point of contact. Pull up clips of contact of a batter hitting the inside pitch, down the middle and the outside pitch. All of them will be on time with the point of contact. Having the correct movement pattern is essential, but coping with the timing allows those movement patters to converge at the point of contact at the right momment. The greatness of major league hitters (or any successful hitter) is they cope with the timing and are able to time the land/swing in relation to pitch location. Here is a video by Matt Nokes that illustrates how the basic components of the swing don't change, but how location will dictate the land/swing timing. ua-cam.com/video/CC0AlSjyVvg/v-deo.html. The discussion of hitting is can get real deep and sometimes very confusing. I think a lot of times we are all saying the same thing but in different ways. All of your videos (old and new) show that the great hitters, either inately or by analysis, move to maximize timing and movement at the point of contact. I hope my comment is coherent enough to make some sense. Please keep what you're doing. I think you're seeing it right.
Cheers,
R
I noticed some guys hit the outside pitch with a scissor like motion and the back leg slides to the side a little bit. What are your thoughts on that? Also, would you say the main thing in hitting outside pitches better is to keep the front shoulder closed as long as possible?
Nice comment. Scissor is fine. Keeps the body from pulling off. Front shoulder closed longer helps for sure.
So what is different in the swing between inside and outside pitch? Isn't the swing more or less the same you're just letting the ball get deeper to hit an outside pitch?
If all swings traveled perfectly flat, or horizontal then that would make sense. In reality, most swing paths are tilted vertically to match the height of the pitch. This makes the path to each pitch different.
@@Hitterish Thanks, that makes sense
Could you do a clip on how to hammer the pitch on the extreme up-'n-in corner without pulling it foul?
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