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REAL HITTERS. REAL MOVEMENT. REAL TEACHING. 1/ Will Clark — Bottom Hand + Shoulder Angle = The Down Comes First Clark explains the bottom arm works with the shoulders on the down. That’s posture. That’s angle. That’s barrel organization. • High tire / high tee • The down organizes... the up • Movement creates path Not cues movement. 2/ Mookie Betts — Shoulders Stay Above the Ball Mookie explains keeping the shoulders above the ball is what lets the rear elbow match plane. • Shoulders set the plane • Rear elbow gets on plane through posture • High-tire work reinforces it Not “turn the barrel early.” Movement creates plane → plane creates path. 3/ Will Clark (Again) — Dusty Baker: “Take Your Rear Hip to the Ball” That’s femur action: down → in → under. Same pattern as the throw. No spinning. No artificial torque. Just human movement sequencing. 4/ Jeff Kent — Oppo Walk-Throughs Reveal Direction Kent wasn’t doing a gimmick. He was showing pure direction under momentum: • posture stable • direction honest • top-hand release real • body organized Elite hitters move with direction, not against it. 5/ Nolan Arenado — Nose Down, Eye Down, Torso Completing Arenado is positional integrity: • nose down through contact • backside eye down the line • shoulders matching pitch plane • torso completing around center mass • rear hip + rear elbow staying connected He’s not repeating a swing he’s repeating movement sequencing. 6/ Mike Trout — Top-Hand Release Into Dab Finish Low pitch = top-hand dab by the ear because his body created the natural up. Not tilt. Not manipulation. The sequence finishes itself. 7/ Shohei Ohtani — The Clearest Example of Force Coupling on Earth Ohtani is biomechanics in HD: • pelvis gaining ground • torso stacking over front side • rear glute throwing the body forward • rear knee turning down → in → under • rear lat anchoring the hands • backside crashing into a braced front side That collision IS force coupling. It transfers all the stored energy into the ball. No leaks. No wasted power. Power comes from movement, not cues. The body creates the swing the swing never creates the body. 8/ Adrian Beltre — Knee Down, Femur Action, True Natural Up Beltre on a low pitch is a biomechanics lecture: • knee works down • femur turns down → up • torso turns deeper behind the ball • rear hip + torso stay connected • lift comes from turning UNDER and BEHIND the pitch No fake tilt. No dragging. No hand manipulation. Natural lift is a movement outcome, not a cue. 9/ Alex Bregman — The Miss Tells the Truth On a miss he still shows elite control: • heel-to-toe • back shoulder to cheek • rear foot stable • torso stacked • posture balanced If a hitter can control chaos, the movement is real. 10/ Frank Thomas — Top-Hand Release + Back-Foot Release Direction and posture decide release. Not cues. Not drills. Just pure human movement. THE TRUTH THE INDUSTRY IGNORES Everything hitters need is right in front of them if you study movement not just the swing. The swing is the final 30%. The other 70% is: • shoulder angles • femur action • ground-force anticipation • center-mass control • torso completion • force coupling • front-side bracing • rear-lat anchoring That’s the REAL engine of elite hitting. Most instructors: ✓ study the swing ✗ ignore the movement So they miss: • how the down organizes the up • how posture sets plane • how the femur organizes direction • how the pelvis gains ground • how the torso completes • how force coupling transfers energy • how adjustability is created If you don’t study movement, you will never understand hitting.show more

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Everything the HLP clan teaches collapses the second you understand actual human movement. This video of Aaron Judge exposes every lie they’ve sold for years. Here’s the full MYTH vs TRUTH breakdown based on biomechanics, not backward pseudoscience. They say “video doesn’t lie,” yet their interpretations do because pseudoscience always comes from misunderstanding what you’re looking at. 👇 Thread: 1/ MYTH: Judge “switches” from a proximal→distal mover in training to an HLP pattern in games. TRUTH: Movement patterns don’t change. Judge moves the SAME way in throwing, sprinting, lifting, & hitting. The task changes the pattern doesn’t. 2/ MYTH: Judge creates tilt by snapping backward over the rear hip. TRUTH: Tilt = head position at foot strike. His nose is behind his bellybutton → natural tilt from posture, not a rearward snap. Average hitters MUST land more centered. Levers matter. 3/ MYTH: Depth comes from turning the barrel back behind you. TRUTH: Depth comes from the lat holding the hands while the pelvis eliminates slack. Same pattern as the throw. The BODY creates depth not a backward barrel turn. 🔍 They claim they “study swings” and “video doesn’t lie.” But they have NO understanding of how the movement BEFORE the swing shapes posture, shoulder angles, and the entire position of the body at foot down. They only see the swing never the movement that creates the swing. 4/ MYTH: Hip–shoulder separation is slow & outdated. HLP is “faster.” TRUTH: They only think separation is slow because they don’t understand what creates it. They can’t see how the pelvis gaining ground pulls the entire system together. 5/ REAL separation happens when: • pelvis gains ground • slack disappears • distal leg anticipates force • torso resists • rear lat anchors the hands • elastic energy loads THROUGH the chain This is the FASTEST pattern a human body can produce. 6/ The “slow separation” they’re critiquing is the FAKE one they teach: Land → stop → freeze → twist into a pose → restart the swing. That IS slow. Real separation is a byproduct of correct sequencing not a drill. 7/ And their claim that HLP is “superior”? Any movement specialist can see through it instantly: No pelvis lead. No proximal→distal sequencing. No force coupling. No front-side anchor. No adjustability. Just compensation. 8/ MYTH: The front leg is just where weight lands. TRUTH: The front side is the guide hand of the swing. It braces, anchors, steers, and PULLS the backside under through force coupling. This is why the back foot releases forward collision, not collapse. 9/ MYTH: “Tilt first, then turn.” TRUTH: Tilt is a downstream RESULT of: • pelvis eliminating slack • knee pulling under • torso organizing plane Tilt is never a pose. Never a snap. Never a gimmick. 10/ MYTH: Judge’s issues on high FB or outer third prove his hand path is flawed. TRUTH: It’s head position at foot strike. More backside head → more tilt → harder to match high. Less front-side weight → spin off outer third. Movement drives swing outcomes. 11/ MYTH: HLP coaches can diagnose movement. TRUTH: They only see swings. They NEVER see: • center mass • pelvis-led sequencing • lat-driven hand control • ground-force anticipation • force coupling • posture organization They study SWINGS, not MOVEMENT which is why they don’t understand anything happening before foot strike, where every elite movement pattern is actually built. 12/ FINAL TRUTH: Judge is a proximal → distal mover. Every elite hitter is. The only people confused are the ones who don’t understand human movement and interpret the swing through a METHOD instead of biomechanics. They study swings like children watching cartoons, but they do not understand the movement system that PRODUCES the swing.

Everything the HLP clan teaches collapses the second you understand actual human movement. This video of Aaron Judge exposes every lie they’ve sold for years. Here’s the full MYTH vs TRUTH breakdown based on biomechanics, not backward pseudoscience. They say “video doesn’t lie,” yet their interpretations do because pseudoscience always comes from misunderstanding what you’re looking at. 👇 Thread: 1/ MYTH: Judge “switches” from a proximal→distal mover in training to an HLP pattern in games. TRUTH: Movement patterns don’t change. Judge moves the SAME way in throwing, sprinting, lifting, & hitting. The task changes the pattern doesn’t. 2/ MYTH: Judge creates tilt by snapping backward over the rear hip. TRUTH: Tilt = head position at foot strike. His nose is behind his bellybutton → natural tilt from posture, not a rearward snap. Average hitters MUST land more centered. Levers matter. 3/ MYTH: Depth comes from turning the barrel back behind you. TRUTH: Depth comes from the lat holding the hands while the pelvis eliminates slack. Same pattern as the throw. The BODY creates depth not a backward barrel turn. 🔍 They claim they “study swings” and “video doesn’t lie.” But they have NO understanding of how the movement BEFORE the swing shapes posture, shoulder angles, and the entire position of the body at foot down. They only see the swing never the movement that creates the swing. 4/ MYTH: Hip–shoulder separation is slow & outdated. HLP is “faster.” TRUTH: They only think separation is slow because they don’t understand what creates it. They can’t see how the pelvis gaining ground pulls the entire system together. 5/ REAL separation happens when: • pelvis gains ground • slack disappears • distal leg anticipates force • torso resists • rear lat anchors the hands • elastic energy loads THROUGH the chain This is the FASTEST pattern a human body can produce. 6/ The “slow separation” they’re critiquing is the FAKE one they teach: Land → stop → freeze → twist into a pose → restart the swing. That IS slow. Real separation is a byproduct of correct sequencing not a drill. 7/ And their claim that HLP is “superior”? Any movement specialist can see through it instantly: No pelvis lead. No proximal→distal sequencing. No force coupling. No front-side anchor. No adjustability. Just compensation. 8/ MYTH: The front leg is just where weight lands. TRUTH: The front side is the guide hand of the swing. It braces, anchors, steers, and PULLS the backside under through force coupling. This is why the back foot releases forward collision, not collapse. 9/ MYTH: “Tilt first, then turn.” TRUTH: Tilt is a downstream RESULT of: • pelvis eliminating slack • knee pulling under • torso organizing plane Tilt is never a pose. Never a snap. Never a gimmick. 10/ MYTH: Judge’s issues on high FB or outer third prove his hand path is flawed. TRUTH: It’s head position at foot strike. More backside head → more tilt → harder to match high. Less front-side weight → spin off outer third. Movement drives swing outcomes. 11/ MYTH: HLP coaches can diagnose movement. TRUTH: They only see swings. They NEVER see: • center mass • pelvis-led sequencing • lat-driven hand control • ground-force anticipation • force coupling • posture organization They study SWINGS, not MOVEMENT which is why they don’t understand anything happening before foot strike, where every elite movement pattern is actually built. 12/ FINAL TRUTH: Judge is a proximal → distal mover. Every elite hitter is. The only people confused are the ones who don’t understand human movement and interpret the swing through a METHOD instead of biomechanics. They study swings like children watching cartoons, but they do not understand the movement system that PRODUCES the swing.

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Since 2020, the athletes I’ve trained have earned 32 college scholarships, including some of the biggest programs in the country. One player I helped completely rework her movement went on to become the 2022 ACC Player of the Year. What makes it special is that I’m not connected to any organization, and I don’t have hundreds of athletes cycling through. My training happens in a Little League cage, no tech, no Rapsodo, no bat speed sensors. Everything I teach comes down to one thing: learning how to move from the center out. Five years ago, I realized we were training like everyone else chasing one swing method, one path and all my hitters started to look the same. I knew something was missing. That’s when I dove into movement science, retrained my own body, and discovered that real development doesn’t come from mechanics or cookie-cutter paths. I’ve never been one to settle. Today, I have a few trusted mentors across the country whom I speak with daily about movement and hitting, and I’ve spent significant time learning from them. Most parents and coaches think the next “best drill” will fix a player’s swing. What they don’t understand is that a tool starting in the hands cannot fix the swing. Real development starts from the middle out controlling center mass first. Start at the hands or barrel, and you fight the body’s natural movement. The swing doesn’t happen overnight. Consistency and true swing change come from years of learning how to move properly. When athletes get strong, develop great habits, and understand how to control their center, development skyrockets. Stay patient. Stay consistent. Prioritize movement over results. The swing is built on movement, not mechanics. Control your center, and the rest of the body follows. Adjustability, power, and consistency all start here. At the end of the day, I don’t care what a swing looks like I care how the body moves. Every athlete who trains here learns to control their center, adapt to every pitch, and build a swing that works naturally. Control your center. Control your swing. Be the best version of yourself.

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Trent Mongero

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Fernando Tatis Jr is hitting .242 with a 3.5° average launch angle and a career-low 20% pull rate. Everyone has ideas and analysis on how to fix Fernando Tatis Jr’s swing. It’s pretty awful and I can’t take anymore of this, I have to say something because I haven’t seen a single person give the right answer. I’ve seen multiple people talk about timing mechanisms like toe tap, stride, and leg lift in his swing mechanics that have absolutely nothing to do with his problem. That reverting to past timing mechanisms would somehow help him. THEY ARE ALL WRONG Because they’re all looking in the wrong place. This isn’t a stride problem or timing problem. It’s a tilt problem. Stride, leg lift, and toe tap are timing mechanisms. They control WHEN the hips fire not HOW the bat moves through the zone. A hitter with a Sosa leg kick and a no-stride Ichiro stance can produce identical launch angles.Timing has no lever that touches the bat at contact. What actually sets launch angle is attack angle or the vertical direction the bat is traveling at the moment it meets the ball. Swing up through the zone = ball lifts Swing flat = grounders Swing down = choppers Attack angle is the only mechanical input that matters for elevation and attack angle isn’t random. It’s a direct output of shoulder tilt. When the trail shoulder drops below the lead shoulder at contact, the entire swing axis tilts. The bat is now forced to travel upward through the zone. More tilt > steeper attack angle > higher launch angle. Period. Tatis’s attack angle tells the entire story: 2023: +12° attack angle, +1° pull-side direction/25 HRs 2024 : +10° attack angle. -2° oppo direction 21HRs in 104 games 2025: +8° attack angle, 0° direction/25 HRs, healthy 2026: +5° attack angle, −5° oppo direction His swing has flattened AND drifted away from his pull side. Both are tilt collapse. That −5° oppo attack direction is the giveaway. When you lose tilt, your bat doesn’t just flatten it also gets steered toward the opposite field, because a level swing naturally pushes the barrel away from your pull side. He’s not late. He’s not under-striding. His axis collapsed Over the last few years and it’s worse than ever this year. This explains the 20% pull air rate too. Pulling the ball in the air requires positive attack angle AND a contact point out front. (Ramon Laureanos 2025 attack Angle was +14) If you tinker with timing on a flat swing, an earlier contact point just produces a pull-side grounder. The direction changes. The launch angle does not. Let me break it down for you: Stride > Weight Shift > Hip Rotation >TILT > ATTACK ANGLE > BAT PATH > Contact > Launch Angle Stride is four steps upstream. Tilt is the gate. Attack angle is the output that actually moves the ball. So now we know what’s wrong, how do we fix him? Souza and the Padres staff need to focus on the following; 1.Restore 8–12° rear-high shoulder tilt 2.Get attack angle back to +10° to +12° with neutral or +1° pull direction 3.THEN evaluate timing tweaks 4. If someone is telling him to flatten out his swing or to let the ball travel more PLEASE STOP DOING THAT. That doesn’t work for him You cannot time your way to elevation. Fix the tilt. Attack angle returns. Pull air follows. Please watch the video to see how his swing has gotten worse and flatter. We only have bat path data starting in 2023

Fernando Tatis Jr is hitting .242 with a 3.5° average launch angle and a career-low 20% pull rate. Everyone has ideas and analysis on how to fix Fernando Tatis Jr’s swing. It’s pretty awful and I can’t take anymore of this, I have to say something because I haven’t seen a single person give the right answer. I’ve seen multiple people talk about timing mechanisms like toe tap, stride, and leg lift in his swing mechanics that have absolutely nothing to do with his problem. That reverting to past timing mechanisms would somehow help him. THEY ARE ALL WRONG Because they’re all looking in the wrong place. This isn’t a stride problem or timing problem. It’s a tilt problem. Stride, leg lift, and toe tap are timing mechanisms. They control WHEN the hips fire not HOW the bat moves through the zone. A hitter with a Sosa leg kick and a no-stride Ichiro stance can produce identical launch angles.Timing has no lever that touches the bat at contact. What actually sets launch angle is attack angle or the vertical direction the bat is traveling at the moment it meets the ball. Swing up through the zone = ball lifts Swing flat = grounders Swing down = choppers Attack angle is the only mechanical input that matters for elevation and attack angle isn’t random. It’s a direct output of shoulder tilt. When the trail shoulder drops below the lead shoulder at contact, the entire swing axis tilts. The bat is now forced to travel upward through the zone. More tilt > steeper attack angle > higher launch angle. Period. Tatis’s attack angle tells the entire story: 2023: +12° attack angle, +1° pull-side direction/25 HRs 2024 : +10° attack angle. -2° oppo direction 21HRs in 104 games 2025: +8° attack angle, 0° direction/25 HRs, healthy 2026: +5° attack angle, −5° oppo direction His swing has flattened AND drifted away from his pull side. Both are tilt collapse. That −5° oppo attack direction is the giveaway. When you lose tilt, your bat doesn’t just flatten it also gets steered toward the opposite field, because a level swing naturally pushes the barrel away from your pull side. He’s not late. He’s not under-striding. His axis collapsed Over the last few years and it’s worse than ever this year. This explains the 20% pull air rate too. Pulling the ball in the air requires positive attack angle AND a contact point out front. (Ramon Laureanos 2025 attack Angle was +14) If you tinker with timing on a flat swing, an earlier contact point just produces a pull-side grounder. The direction changes. The launch angle does not. Let me break it down for you: Stride > Weight Shift > Hip Rotation >TILT > ATTACK ANGLE > BAT PATH > Contact > Launch Angle Stride is four steps upstream. Tilt is the gate. Attack angle is the output that actually moves the ball. So now we know what’s wrong, how do we fix him? Souza and the Padres staff need to focus on the following; 1.Restore 8–12° rear-high shoulder tilt 2.Get attack angle back to +10° to +12° with neutral or +1° pull direction 3.THEN evaluate timing tweaks 4. If someone is telling him to flatten out his swing or to let the ball travel more PLEASE STOP DOING THAT. That doesn’t work for him You cannot time your way to elevation. Fix the tilt. Attack angle returns. Pull air follows. Please watch the video to see how his swing has gotten worse and flatter. We only have bat path data starting in 2023

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Most hitters think the stride works like this: Foot forward… back hip stays cocked, coiled, loaded whatever the term, then WHAM. I get it. Sounds cool. But the swing isn’t a Looney Tunes slingshot. For instance, a toe-tap stride, the whole system moves forward together — head, torso, and lower half toward the pitcher in sync. Look at the yellow lines. (Start to finish) The roof → spine → base all move forward into the position to fire. Where hitters get in trouble is when the foot goes forward but the head and torso stay back. Now they’re stuck on the backside… the front shoulder pops up and the barrel starts down too soon causing a steep swing with balls into the ground or missing under that one fastball. The stride isn’t just a step. It’s a controlled forward move of the whole system. Study the lines. Agree or disagree? ⚾️ Train with an expert. Not an influencer

Most hitters think the stride works like this: Foot forward… back hip stays cocked, coiled, loaded whatever the term, then WHAM. I get it. Sounds cool. But the swing isn’t a Looney Tunes slingshot. For instance, a toe-tap stride, the whole system moves forward together — head, torso, and lower half toward the pitcher in sync. Look at the yellow lines. (Start to finish) The roof → spine → base all move forward into the position to fire. Where hitters get in trouble is when the foot goes forward but the head and torso stay back. Now they’re stuck on the backside… the front shoulder pops up and the barrel starts down too soon causing a steep swing with balls into the ground or missing under that one fastball. The stride isn’t just a step. It’s a controlled forward move of the whole system. Study the lines. Agree or disagree? ⚾️ Train with an expert. Not an influencer

Stance Doctor

20,754 views • 3 months ago

This might be the best 3-minute explanation of throwing the football out there. Tom Brady does not describe throwing as an arm action. He describes it as a full-body transfer of energy. The throw starts in the ground. The feet create force. The stride organizes direction. The hips carry energy. The shoulders store and release torque. The arm stays relaxed enough to deliver the football instead of forcing the football. If the quarterback strides with his head in front of his chest, power leaks. If the front shoulder flies open, direction leaks. If the lead arm pulls across the body, the vector changes and the ball starts to spray. The mechanical standard is simple: Stride. Torque. Throw. The best part of Brady’s explanation is the relationship between speed and relaxation. When most quarterbacks want to throw harder, they tense up their upper body. Brady says the opposite. Move faster into the target, but relax the arm even more. That is high-level efficiency.

This might be the best 3-minute explanation of throwing the football out there. Tom Brady does not describe throwing as an arm action. He describes it as a full-body transfer of energy. The throw starts in the ground. The feet create force. The stride organizes direction. The hips carry energy. The shoulders store and release torque. The arm stays relaxed enough to deliver the football instead of forcing the football. If the quarterback strides with his head in front of his chest, power leaks. If the front shoulder flies open, direction leaks. If the lead arm pulls across the body, the vector changes and the ball starts to spray. The mechanical standard is simple: Stride. Torque. Throw. The best part of Brady’s explanation is the relationship between speed and relaxation. When most quarterbacks want to throw harder, they tense up their upper body. Brady says the opposite. Move faster into the target, but relax the arm even more. That is high-level efficiency.

Nate Longshore

75,153 views • 12 days ago

The difference in the way Drew threw in HS/college and what we saw in the videos from the Steelers rookie camp is extremely subtle (basically a slight adjustment w/ the front leg and zero change to his upper half or arm path/slot) and most wouldn’t be able to pick up on it. I disagree that he was early with his external rotation during college. The video below (from 2024) shows his typical approach over the past 7 years…staying loaded and coiled on the back leg until the front foot makes contact with the ground. The drill is designed to keep him loaded in his back glute, and maintain the discipline to not fire his hips early, until his front foot gets down. His front foot and hip slightly clear (while staying coiled in the core) to allow the hips to come through cleanly. That slight opening of the front hip, along with the slight closure-internal rotation-of the front shoulder is how hip-shoulder separation is created. Getting the hips to come through first (while the shoulders and arms stay back), then the torso, then the shoulders, is how hip-shoulder separation (power) is maximized. Learned that from Chris Hess and it’s been a fantastic tool.

The difference in the way Drew threw in HS/college and what we saw in the videos from the Steelers rookie camp is extremely subtle (basically a slight adjustment w/ the front leg and zero change to his upper half or arm path/slot) and most wouldn’t be able to pick up on it. I disagree that he was early with his external rotation during college. The video below (from 2024) shows his typical approach over the past 7 years…staying loaded and coiled on the back leg until the front foot makes contact with the ground. The drill is designed to keep him loaded in his back glute, and maintain the discipline to not fire his hips early, until his front foot gets down. His front foot and hip slightly clear (while staying coiled in the core) to allow the hips to come through cleanly. That slight opening of the front hip, along with the slight closure-internal rotation-of the front shoulder is how hip-shoulder separation is created. Getting the hips to come through first (while the shoulders and arms stay back), then the torso, then the shoulders, is how hip-shoulder separation (power) is maximized. Learned that from Chris Hess and it’s been a fantastic tool.

Brad Maendler

411,390 views • 1 month ago

The wave is not actually moving, the pins are just moving up and down creating the illusion of movement. But if you put a ball on top of the pins moving up and down, it moves. Same as when you create a magnetic river, there's nothing moving but if you put something on top it'll float away. This is the basis for us to understand how to ride a gravity wave, a ripple in spacetime.

The wave is not actually moving, the pins are just moving up and down creating the illusion of movement. But if you put a ball on top of the pins moving up and down, it moves. Same as when you create a magnetic river, there's nothing moving but if you put something on top it'll float away. This is the basis for us to understand how to ride a gravity wave, a ripple in spacetime.

Ashton Forbes

54,072 views • 1 year ago

The Top Soup 4ED movement is not backing down

The Top Soup 4ED movement is not backing down

jnrflacko

14,298 views • 7 months ago

Most instructors missed that the golf swing is actually simple, and Moe Norman proved it every time he hit a ball. Moe understood the club is really just a 3-foot hammer—weight on the end of a stick. While most golfers set up with their arms disconnected, Moe lined the club up with his arms, creating one straight line. That’s the beauty of the Single Plane Swing. Take it back… bring it straight back down. No wasted motion. No extra moving parts. Just simple, natural, and repeatable. Moe figured out the most natural way for the human body to strike a golf ball. #MoeNorman #SinglePlaneSwing #GolfTips #BallStriking #ToddGraves

Most instructors missed that the golf swing is actually simple, and Moe Norman proved it every time he hit a ball. Moe understood the club is really just a 3-foot hammer—weight on the end of a stick. While most golfers set up with their arms disconnected, Moe lined the club up with his arms, creating one straight line. That’s the beauty of the Single Plane Swing. Take it back… bring it straight back down. No wasted motion. No extra moving parts. Just simple, natural, and repeatable. Moe figured out the most natural way for the human body to strike a golf ball. #MoeNorman #SinglePlaneSwing #GolfTips #BallStriking #ToddGraves

Todd Graves

86,709 views • 2 months ago

TOM WATON’S SECRET TO GOLF. Here’s a great drill to work on the body movement in your back and down swing. Tom Watson said he figured it out on the range at Harbortown on a Tuesday at 3:45. Tom figured out if his right shoulder replace his left shoulder in the down swing. The

TOM WATON’S SECRET TO GOLF. Here’s a great drill to work on the body movement in your back and down swing. Tom Watson said he figured it out on the range at Harbortown on a Tuesday at 3:45. Tom figured out if his right shoulder replace his left shoulder in the down swing. The

Mike Dickson

178,602 views • 3 months ago

Shannon Sharpe - “Everybody said he got it. How does the guy on the far side of the field know with all those bodies say he’s got it. When the closest to him says no? He turns his body! The ball is not over the line! His shoulder is. The ball didn’t break the plane!”

Shannon Sharpe - “Everybody said he got it. How does the guy on the far side of the field know with all those bodies say he’s got it. When the closest to him says no? He turns his body! The ball is not over the line! His shoulder is. The ball didn’t break the plane!”

Brad Henson Productions

295,929 views • 1 year ago

How to set up the tee for a pitch down the middle, inside & outside. I see far too many athletes setting up incorrectly when doing tee work at my clinics and I see it from all ages. I can’t stress enough how important it is to have the tee in the correct spot. You can have the best swing in the world but if your contact point is off, it does you no good. For a pitch down the middle, you’ll want to make contact with the ball about even with your front foot in order to stay connected and hit for maximum power. Inside will be right outside of front foot and outside will be right inside of front foot. Letting the ball travel too deep will jam you and catching too far out front will force you to hit the ball off the end of the bat and roll over. So for those wanting to change swing mechanics so quickly for mishitting the ball, check your contact points first.

How to set up the tee for a pitch down the middle, inside & outside. I see far too many athletes setting up incorrectly when doing tee work at my clinics and I see it from all ages. I can’t stress enough how important it is to have the tee in the correct spot. You can have the best swing in the world but if your contact point is off, it does you no good. For a pitch down the middle, you’ll want to make contact with the ball about even with your front foot in order to stay connected and hit for maximum power. Inside will be right outside of front foot and outside will be right inside of front foot. Letting the ball travel too deep will jam you and catching too far out front will force you to hit the ball off the end of the bat and roll over. So for those wanting to change swing mechanics so quickly for mishitting the ball, check your contact points first.

Megan Rembielak

34,461 views • 10 months ago

DIRECTION, DIRECTION, DIRECTION! We have to get connected with our back elbow and stay grounded with our front heel in the ground, moving linearly toward the pitcher. Once we make that initial move, we then rotate our back hip and deliver the top hand and barrel to the ball! Our direction at the beginning of the swing sets our bat path, so make sure we stay connected and grounded at the start! #baseball #training #hitting #mlbadvice #baseballlife

DIRECTION, DIRECTION, DIRECTION! We have to get connected with our back elbow and stay grounded with our front heel in the ground, moving linearly toward the pitcher. Once we make that initial move, we then rotate our back hip and deliver the top hand and barrel to the ball! Our direction at the beginning of the swing sets our bat path, so make sure we stay connected and grounded at the start! #baseball #training #hitting #mlbadvice #baseballlife

CamWood Bats

49,707 views • 1 year ago

Hitting Dumbed Down -Ever feel like you’re dragging the barrel too far when you start your swing? You’re not alone—THIS HITTER struggled with the same issue.” Instead of getting on plane early and driving the ball, the barrel was dragging, getting stuck, and leading to weak ground balls and pop ups the other way THIS HITTERS THOUGHT/ fix? “Think about slicing your shoulder toward the ball. Don’t let your barrel drift too far behind.” “When you ‘slice the shoulder,’ you create a tighter, more efficient turn behind the ball, staying on plane longer and driving through the pitch.” “The result for him? More consistent contact, more power, and the barrel is exactly where it needed to be.” “If you have this issue & Next time you’re in the cage, focus on slicing that shoulder—it could be the key to unlocking your best swing.” “Tag someone who needs this tip, and let’s get to work! 💪⚾””””for those not in at Tampa Bay, I do a remote training via the SEAMSUP APP. Load it and connect with me. #BaseballTips #HittingDrills #BetterSwing”

Hitting Dumbed Down -Ever feel like you’re dragging the barrel too far when you start your swing? You’re not alone—THIS HITTER struggled with the same issue.” Instead of getting on plane early and driving the ball, the barrel was dragging, getting stuck, and leading to weak ground balls and pop ups the other way THIS HITTERS THOUGHT/ fix? “Think about slicing your shoulder toward the ball. Don’t let your barrel drift too far behind.” “When you ‘slice the shoulder,’ you create a tighter, more efficient turn behind the ball, staying on plane longer and driving through the pitch.” “The result for him? More consistent contact, more power, and the barrel is exactly where it needed to be.” “If you have this issue & Next time you’re in the cage, focus on slicing that shoulder—it could be the key to unlocking your best swing.” “Tag someone who needs this tip, and let’s get to work! 💪⚾””””for those not in at Tampa Bay, I do a remote training via the SEAMSUP APP. Load it and connect with me. #BaseballTips #HittingDrills #BetterSwing”

Stance Doctor

72,670 views • 1 year ago

The Kickback/Scissor is still one of the most misunderstood movement strategies in hitting. More accepted today than when I started, but how many had it coached out? It creates space, keeps your front side on the ball, holds direction, and lets you remove slack late to crack the

The Kickback/Scissor is still one of the most misunderstood movement strategies in hitting. More accepted today than when I started, but how many had it coached out? It creates space, keeps your front side on the ball, holds direction, and lets you remove slack late to crack the

Joey Cunha

31,002 views • 2 months ago

Apparently this mother and daughter made the last-minute decision to fly, mother got a seat in the middle of the plane daughter got a seat at the rear of the plane, as per usual when the engines shut down and the fasten seatbelt light goes off everyone stands up to put on garments, gather their belongings from the overhead compartments etc., Mom here decides she’s going to hold up the whole rear of the plane until everyone sits back down and lets her daughter pass so they can exit the plane together.

Apparently this mother and daughter made the last-minute decision to fly, mother got a seat in the middle of the plane daughter got a seat at the rear of the plane, as per usual when the engines shut down and the fasten seatbelt light goes off everyone stands up to put on garments, gather their belongings from the overhead compartments etc., Mom here decides she’s going to hold up the whole rear of the plane until everyone sits back down and lets her daughter pass so they can exit the plane together.

MAGA X Times Daily News 🇺🇸

550,574 views • 2 months ago