I wanted to point out how good hitters establish connection with the hands and the back shoulder and how that connection or relationship remains strong until very very late in the swing.
here lets take a look at Hamilton again from behind and how he turns that barrel backwards without the hands leaving the back shoulder.
http://www.builder.hittingillustrated.com/Pro/hamiltonforearmrotation.gif
Those hands are alive and active yet the arms are NOT pulling them forward.
Notice the same thing in Ethier. Those hands stay deep. They stay at the back shoulder. They stay behind the rear hip.
http://www.builder.hittingillustrated.com/Pro/either_side_60.gif
Here lets do a side by side by side evaluation of Bruce, Rasmus and Hamilton. Notice the barrels rearward start. The barrels path and notice how the hands remain at the back shoulder deep into the swing process.
http://www.builder.hittingillustrated.com/Pro/bruce_rasmus_hamilton.gif
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Jeff,
ReplyDeleteThis is valuable stuff and the visuals are terrific! The backside clip of Hamilton clearly shows no chop whatsoever. We feel fortunate to have trained with Mike Epstein for sure.
When you break down a swing....how do you verbally break it down...meaning the mechanics?...I would assume in (3) parts? I know a lot of people who confuse pre-swing movement or style with hitting mechanics.