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High Pitch Feel (Tire Work) •Shoulder line works downhill → rear elbow slots → barrel on plane. •The tire forces the hitter to hold posture and stay connected, unlike a tee where it’s easy to cheat by dropping hands or rolling over. •Teaches hitters to release the barrel out front with strength and control. •New hitter JulesAmoroso #3 2028 is getting her first dose of high-tire work building the down feel and learning proper shoulder path. Low Pitch Adjustment •Shoulders stay above the ball. •Rear knee drives down and under → creates true tilt and upward barrel path. •The lower the pitch, the more the knee works. Walk-Through Progression •Knee up and stride down with front-foot pressure. •Controls center mass, keeps balance, and prevents collapsing. ✅ Master the high first the low will follow naturally.

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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 They only see the swing never the movement that creates the swing. 4/ MYTH: Hip–shoulder separation is slow & outdated.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.
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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.

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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
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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

Mission Valley Mafia

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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
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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

75,629 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

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.
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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

411,620 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

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”
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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”

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🚨 VIDEO FRAME ANALYSIS. WHAT THE CAMERA ACTUALLY SHOWS 🚨 This still is from ICE Agent Johnathan David Ross's own cellphone footage. It matters bc perspective matters. First. Camera angle. The phone is already canted off the driver side. That means the agent was not directly in front of the vehicle. He’s offset. Side angle. Not a head-on threat. Second. Steering input. Look at the driver’s hands. That is a classic hand-over-hand steering motion. That’s how u turn a wheel to redirect a vehicle. Not how u accelerate straight into someone. The motion is consistent with turning away, not charging forward. Third. Vehicle movement. From the camera’s perspective the vehicle is angling away from the agent, not tracking directly toward him. The front wheels are turned. The hood line shifts laterally. Physics doesn’t lie even when press releases do. Fourth. Agent positioning. Federal use-of-force training is explicit. Do not cross in front of a moving vehicle. Officers are trained to angle off. create distance. disengage. Stepping into the path of a car collapses the decision tree into lethal force. That’s called manufacturing a threat. Fifth. Policy. ICE follows DHS Use of Force Policy. It mirrors DOJ standards. Firearms are not to be discharged at moving vehicles unless deadly force is unavoidable. Officers are expected to move out of the vehicle’s path when feasible. Standing in front of a car then firing violates core training doctrine. Bottom line. The camera angle shows he wasn’t squarely in front. The driver’s hands show she was turning. The vehicle trajectory shows lateral movement away. The agent crossed in front anyway. This isn’t hindsight quarterbacking. This is video. geometry. and the policy ICE agents are trained to follow. Spin fades. Frames don’t. What's your thoughts?
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🚨 VIDEO FRAME ANALYSIS. WHAT THE CAMERA ACTUALLY SHOWS 🚨 This still is from ICE Agent Johnathan David Ross's own cellphone footage. It matters bc perspective matters. First. Camera angle. The phone is already canted off the driver side. That means the agent was not directly in front of the vehicle. He’s offset. Side angle. Not a head-on threat. Second. Steering input. Look at the driver’s hands. That is a classic hand-over-hand steering motion. That’s how u turn a wheel to redirect a vehicle. Not how u accelerate straight into someone. The motion is consistent with turning away, not charging forward. Third. Vehicle movement. From the camera’s perspective the vehicle is angling away from the agent, not tracking directly toward him. The front wheels are turned. The hood line shifts laterally. Physics doesn’t lie even when press releases do. Fourth. Agent positioning. Federal use-of-force training is explicit. Do not cross in front of a moving vehicle. Officers are trained to angle off. create distance. disengage. Stepping into the path of a car collapses the decision tree into lethal force. That’s called manufacturing a threat. Fifth. Policy. ICE follows DHS Use of Force Policy. It mirrors DOJ standards. Firearms are not to be discharged at moving vehicles unless deadly force is unavoidable. Officers are expected to move out of the vehicle’s path when feasible. Standing in front of a car then firing violates core training doctrine. Bottom line. The camera angle shows he wasn’t squarely in front. The driver’s hands show she was turning. The vehicle trajectory shows lateral movement away. The agent crossed in front anyway. This isn’t hindsight quarterbacking. This is video. geometry. and the policy ICE agents are trained to follow. Spin fades. Frames don’t. What's your thoughts?

Mr. Gerald Wayne

28,881 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

The single-leg RDL ( or as some may call a hip hinge) is one of my favourite unilateral movements for building strength and control through the entire posterior chain, from your mid/lower back, to the glutes and hamstrings. Most athletes focus on just getting strong under load and while that’s important, there’s another key piece that often gets overlooked: creating length and extension through the whole body. Think about creating distance between your rear heel and the top of your head that’s where the magic happens. Here’s how I like to coach this movement: 1️⃣ RDL box-assisted with a slider — This gives your athlete a stable base to feel supported while learning to reach through that back leg. It’s a semi-passive way to build the right pattern safely. 2️⃣ Foam roller progression — Now we add a bit more difficulty. Holding a foam roller between your rear foot and same side hand forces you to stay long and connected from head to heel. 3️⃣ Banded active correction — Here, we make it active. Pressing your rear foot into the band creates that intentional extension and full-body engagement. Once your athlete has mastered these three progressions, they’re ready to load the real RDL — and you’ll notice better balance, smoother control, and a stronger hinge pattern overall. Remember: the goal isn’t just to move heavy weight, it’s to move well first. When athletes learn to own the movement, performance follows.
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The single-leg RDL ( or as some may call a hip hinge) is one of my favourite unilateral movements for building strength and control through the entire posterior chain, from your mid/lower back, to the glutes and hamstrings. Most athletes focus on just getting strong under load and while that’s important, there’s another key piece that often gets overlooked: creating length and extension through the whole body. Think about creating distance between your rear heel and the top of your head that’s where the magic happens. Here’s how I like to coach this movement: 1️⃣ RDL box-assisted with a slider — This gives your athlete a stable base to feel supported while learning to reach through that back leg. It’s a semi-passive way to build the right pattern safely. 2️⃣ Foam roller progression — Now we add a bit more difficulty. Holding a foam roller between your rear foot and same side hand forces you to stay long and connected from head to heel. 3️⃣ Banded active correction — Here, we make it active. Pressing your rear foot into the band creates that intentional extension and full-body engagement. Once your athlete has mastered these three progressions, they’re ready to load the real RDL — and you’ll notice better balance, smoother control, and a stronger hinge pattern overall. Remember: the goal isn’t just to move heavy weight, it’s to move well first. When athletes learn to own the movement, performance follows.

Lorne Goldenberg

27,325 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

College coaches aren't watching your kid's batting average they're watching THIS They're watching how she moves. How she loads, controls her body, and works through the ball. Not just swinging moving well under pressure. Recruiting isn't about stats at 12U. It's about movement.The best movers = less to fix in college. The kid hitting .500 because she's bigger? She won't last when velocity and game speed pick up. Movement translates. Results fade. Parents stop worrying about other kids. Stop chasing hits. Stop obsessing over averages. "Home Town Hero Parents" bragging about 11U stats? It doesn't help your kid. Focus on development. Teach them to move well and handle failure. Strike out? Celebrate the movement. Error? Celebrate the rebound. Drills matter. Purpose matters. Ally's working on center mass drills to control the zone. Every rep has a movement purpose. We don't copy social media. We train movement that translates. She's also learning to connect swing to throw, whipping the barrel into a top-hand release. Follow the throw. Whip the shit out of the barrel. Movement first. Mindset second. Hits will come naturally. PVS Baseball
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College coaches aren't watching your kid's batting average they're watching THIS They're watching how she moves. How she loads, controls her body, and works through the ball. Not just swinging moving well under pressure. Recruiting isn't about stats at 12U. It's about movement.The best movers = less to fix in college. The kid hitting .500 because she's bigger? She won't last when velocity and game speed pick up. Movement translates. Results fade. Parents stop worrying about other kids. Stop chasing hits. Stop obsessing over averages. "Home Town Hero Parents" bragging about 11U stats? It doesn't help your kid. Focus on development. Teach them to move well and handle failure. Strike out? Celebrate the movement. Error? Celebrate the rebound. Drills matter. Purpose matters. Ally's working on center mass drills to control the zone. Every rep has a movement purpose. We don't copy social media. We train movement that translates. She's also learning to connect swing to throw, whipping the barrel into a top-hand release. Follow the throw. Whip the shit out of the barrel. Movement first. Mindset second. Hits will come naturally. PVS Baseball

John Sangillo

52,966 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

This home lunge superset isn't for the faint of heart. The burning heat in your legs will beg you to stop, but the strength and growth you'll reap make it all worth it. 4 sets of 12 forward lunges, then 12 Reverse right away. Build a lower body that stands the test of time: Lunge Form Cues Set-Up: Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, hands on hips or at your sides. Alignment: Keep your chest up and shoulders back. Step: Take a big step forward, lowering your hips until both knees are bent at 90 degrees. Brace: Engage your core and maintain balance as your front foot lands to stabilize the movement. Push: Drive through your front heel to return to the starting position. Breathing: Inhale as you lower into the lunge, exhale as you push back up. 5 Lunge mistakes and how to avoid them 1. Taking Too Small a Step - What Happens: A short step limits the range of motion, reducing muscle activation in the glutes and quads. - Fix: Step far enough forward to allow both knees to bend at 90 degrees. 2. Rising Onto the Front Toes - What Happens: Lifting the heel shifts balance and reduces engagement of the glutes and hamstrings. - Fix: Keep your front foot flat, pressing firmly through the heel. 3. Poor Hip Alignment - What Happens: Tilting or rotating the hips reduces balance and proper muscle engagement. - Fix: Keep your hips square and aligned with your torso throughout the movement. 4. Feet Too Narrow or Wide - What Happens: Misaligned foot placement reduces stability and increases the chance of losing balance. - Fix: Keep your feet hip-width apart to maintain balance and proper alignment during the lunge. 5. Not Engaging the Core - What Happens: A weak core reduces balance and stability, increasing the risk of wobbling. - Fix: Brace your core upon landing to absorb the impact and keep your torso steady and aligned. Reverse Lunge Form Cues Set-Up: Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, hands on hips or at your sides. Alignment: Keep your chest lifted, core engaged, and shoulders back. Step: Step one leg back, lowering your hips until both knees are bent at 90 degrees. Land: Land on the top of your back foot with the toes pointed to stretch the ankle and prevent assistance from the toes. Push: Drive through your front heel to return to the starting position. Breathing: Inhale as you lower into the lunge, exhale as you push back up. 5 Reverse Lunge Mistakes and how to avoid them: 1. Using the Toes for Support on the Back Foot - What Happens: Relying on the back toes reduces the stretch in the ankle and shifts focus away from the front leg. - Fix: Land on the top of your back foot with the toes pointed to stretch the ankle and isolate the front leg fully. 2. Leaning Forward - What Happens: Leaning forward places unnecessary strain on the lower back and reduces engagement of the glutes and quads. -Fix: Keep your chest up and shoulders back to maintain an upright posture.Letting the Front Knee 3. Collapse Inward - What Happens: Knee valgus increases stress on the knee joint and reduces stability. - Fix: Ensure the front knee tracks over the middle of your foot throughout the movement. 4. Letting the Front Knee Collapse Inward - What Happens: Knee valgus increases stress on the knee joint and reduces stability. - Fix: Ensure the front knee tracks over the middle of your foot throughout the movement. 5. Pushing Off the Back Foot - What Happens: Using the back foot to assist reduces the workload on the front leg. - Fix: Focus on driving through the heel of the front foot to return to the starting position.
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This home lunge superset isn't for the faint of heart. The burning heat in your legs will beg you to stop, but the strength and growth you'll reap make it all worth it. 4 sets of 12 forward lunges, then 12 Reverse right away. Build a lower body that stands the test of time: Lunge Form Cues Set-Up: Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, hands on hips or at your sides. Alignment: Keep your chest up and shoulders back. Step: Take a big step forward, lowering your hips until both knees are bent at 90 degrees. Brace: Engage your core and maintain balance as your front foot lands to stabilize the movement. Push: Drive through your front heel to return to the starting position. Breathing: Inhale as you lower into the lunge, exhale as you push back up. 5 Lunge mistakes and how to avoid them 1. Taking Too Small a Step - What Happens: A short step limits the range of motion, reducing muscle activation in the glutes and quads. - Fix: Step far enough forward to allow both knees to bend at 90 degrees. 2. Rising Onto the Front Toes - What Happens: Lifting the heel shifts balance and reduces engagement of the glutes and hamstrings. - Fix: Keep your front foot flat, pressing firmly through the heel. 3. Poor Hip Alignment - What Happens: Tilting or rotating the hips reduces balance and proper muscle engagement. - Fix: Keep your hips square and aligned with your torso throughout the movement. 4. Feet Too Narrow or Wide - What Happens: Misaligned foot placement reduces stability and increases the chance of losing balance. - Fix: Keep your feet hip-width apart to maintain balance and proper alignment during the lunge. 5. Not Engaging the Core - What Happens: A weak core reduces balance and stability, increasing the risk of wobbling. - Fix: Brace your core upon landing to absorb the impact and keep your torso steady and aligned. Reverse Lunge Form Cues Set-Up: Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, hands on hips or at your sides. Alignment: Keep your chest lifted, core engaged, and shoulders back. Step: Step one leg back, lowering your hips until both knees are bent at 90 degrees. Land: Land on the top of your back foot with the toes pointed to stretch the ankle and prevent assistance from the toes. Push: Drive through your front heel to return to the starting position. Breathing: Inhale as you lower into the lunge, exhale as you push back up. 5 Reverse Lunge Mistakes and how to avoid them: 1. Using the Toes for Support on the Back Foot - What Happens: Relying on the back toes reduces the stretch in the ankle and shifts focus away from the front leg. - Fix: Land on the top of your back foot with the toes pointed to stretch the ankle and isolate the front leg fully. 2. Leaning Forward - What Happens: Leaning forward places unnecessary strain on the lower back and reduces engagement of the glutes and quads. -Fix: Keep your chest up and shoulders back to maintain an upright posture.Letting the Front Knee 3. Collapse Inward - What Happens: Knee valgus increases stress on the knee joint and reduces stability. - Fix: Ensure the front knee tracks over the middle of your foot throughout the movement. 4. Letting the Front Knee Collapse Inward - What Happens: Knee valgus increases stress on the knee joint and reduces stability. - Fix: Ensure the front knee tracks over the middle of your foot throughout the movement. 5. Pushing Off the Back Foot - What Happens: Using the back foot to assist reduces the workload on the front leg. - Fix: Focus on driving through the heel of the front foot to return to the starting position.

Alex Bernier

14,524 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Learning From The Outliers This is 17 year old Dylan Block (Michael’s son) hitting 122mph club head speed and 182mph ball speed with a 3 wood. I slowed down the video so you can get a good look at what he does in transition. It is amazing. Towards the end of the backswing you can see how high he gets his hands, and how far towards vertical his left arm gets. Then we can see a beautiful sequence of events, as he slightly bends his knees, which will set him up for a very powerful mini vertical jump later, and builds lots of pressure under his lead foot. (The pressure will actually have started building under his lead foot in the later stages of the backswing). Most of you will be aware of the term “kinematic sequence” which was made popular by TPI , and this refers to the order in which different segments of the body move in the downswing. The most efficient sequences see an unwinding order of pelvis, toros, lead arm, club. In super fast players, it is also common to see them create a big big stretch between these segments. There is a big stretch across the: Pelvis and torso Torso and lead arm Lead arm and wrist There are even more, including the pelvis getting further away from the hands in a vertical fashion, further stretching the torso. There is also the rapid stretch of the quads and calves / Achilles from the rapid “mini squat” which will enable them push off the ground really hard at the right time to aid in the momentum the body can transfer to the club. Muscles can contract more forcefully when they are preceded by a quick stretch. It takes advantage of something called the “Stretch Shortening Cycle” which is a little bit like a sling shot affect. Stretch, then fire. In the golf swing, because there are SO MANY muscles and joints involved, with elite technique like this you can take advantage of many different stretch shortening cycles. This is a key reason why some players who don’t appear very big or very strong can generate such amazing speed. (Being really strong would probably be additive and help reduce injury risk) The sequence of segment unwinding in the downswing is exactly what you want, and they enhance it by creating so much stretch between the segments. Look at how many frames there is in transition before the club head starts rotating about the shaft back down towards the ball. It is very “late”. This is the opposite of what you see with many amateurs who get to the top and immediately “throw” the club head and spin the upper body open. There is then no stretch between the segments, and all the energy is wasted early. This is a great example of amazing swing mechanics, elite mobility, and probably great genetics all interacting. I can’t stress enough how impressive this speed is at 17, while looking so “effortless”. Thanks to Sasho MacKenzie and Young-Hoo Kwon for helping me understand golf biomechanics better. If you have any questions, fire away, and let me know if you like these types of posts.
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Learning From The Outliers This is 17 year old Dylan Block (Michael’s son) hitting 122mph club head speed and 182mph ball speed with a 3 wood. I slowed down the video so you can get a good look at what he does in transition. It is amazing. Towards the end of the backswing you can see how high he gets his hands, and how far towards vertical his left arm gets. Then we can see a beautiful sequence of events, as he slightly bends his knees, which will set him up for a very powerful mini vertical jump later, and builds lots of pressure under his lead foot. (The pressure will actually have started building under his lead foot in the later stages of the backswing). Most of you will be aware of the term “kinematic sequence” which was made popular by TPI , and this refers to the order in which different segments of the body move in the downswing. The most efficient sequences see an unwinding order of pelvis, toros, lead arm, club. In super fast players, it is also common to see them create a big big stretch between these segments. There is a big stretch across the: Pelvis and torso Torso and lead arm Lead arm and wrist There are even more, including the pelvis getting further away from the hands in a vertical fashion, further stretching the torso. There is also the rapid stretch of the quads and calves / Achilles from the rapid “mini squat” which will enable them push off the ground really hard at the right time to aid in the momentum the body can transfer to the club. Muscles can contract more forcefully when they are preceded by a quick stretch. It takes advantage of something called the “Stretch Shortening Cycle” which is a little bit like a sling shot affect. Stretch, then fire. In the golf swing, because there are SO MANY muscles and joints involved, with elite technique like this you can take advantage of many different stretch shortening cycles. This is a key reason why some players who don’t appear very big or very strong can generate such amazing speed. (Being really strong would probably be additive and help reduce injury risk) The sequence of segment unwinding in the downswing is exactly what you want, and they enhance it by creating so much stretch between the segments. Look at how many frames there is in transition before the club head starts rotating about the shaft back down towards the ball. It is very “late”. This is the opposite of what you see with many amateurs who get to the top and immediately “throw” the club head and spin the upper body open. There is then no stretch between the segments, and all the energy is wasted early. This is a great example of amazing swing mechanics, elite mobility, and probably great genetics all interacting. I can’t stress enough how impressive this speed is at 17, while looking so “effortless”. Thanks to Sasho MacKenzie and Young-Hoo Kwon for helping me understand golf biomechanics better. If you have any questions, fire away, and let me know if you like these types of posts.

Fit For Golf - Mike Carroll

974,034 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

🔥 7 EXERCISES FOR FOOT HEALTH AND TO TRULY ACTIVATE THE GLUTE-LEG CHAIN If the foot doesn't plant well, the entire chain above works worse. ⚠️ And this is immediately visible in the gym: glutes that push less, knees that compensate, an unstable hip, and a lower body that doesn't take the shape you want. 👣🍑 The foot is not a detail. It is the first point where you transfer force to the ground, and all movement quality starts from there. 🧠 If the arch collapses, if the toes don't participate, and if the ankle and calf don't work well, the body loses efficiency and compensations move up toward the knee, pelvis, and back. 🚫 This routine starts from the foot to improve the connection between foot placement, stability, and posterior chain activation. ✨ When the foot starts pushing well again, the glutes and hamstrings also start working better. Exercises like squats, lunges, RDLs, step-ups, and hip thrusts become much cleaner and more effective. 🎯 Less instability. Fewer compensations. More real strength that starts from the bottom and goes where it needs to go. 💪🌸 Training the foot means improving the entire structure. 🤍 💬 Follow me for more tips on training and posture
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🔥 7 EXERCISES FOR FOOT HEALTH AND TO TRULY ACTIVATE THE GLUTE-LEG CHAIN If the foot doesn't plant well, the entire chain above works worse. ⚠️ And this is immediately visible in the gym: glutes that push less, knees that compensate, an unstable hip, and a lower body that doesn't take the shape you want. 👣🍑 The foot is not a detail. It is the first point where you transfer force to the ground, and all movement quality starts from there. 🧠 If the arch collapses, if the toes don't participate, and if the ankle and calf don't work well, the body loses efficiency and compensations move up toward the knee, pelvis, and back. 🚫 This routine starts from the foot to improve the connection between foot placement, stability, and posterior chain activation. ✨ When the foot starts pushing well again, the glutes and hamstrings also start working better. Exercises like squats, lunges, RDLs, step-ups, and hip thrusts become much cleaner and more effective. 🎯 Less instability. Fewer compensations. More real strength that starts from the bottom and goes where it needs to go. 💪🌸 Training the foot means improving the entire structure. 🤍 💬 Follow me for more tips on training and posture

Posture University

48,380 Aufrufe • vor 5 Tagen

watch this back and it’s easy to miss it first time. Ball breaks, Cork lose it… and straight away you’re thinking Limerick are gone here. Then you see Mark Coleman, out on the edge of it, not even central to the play. Next thing, his hurley is gone. Most lads are out at that point. Hand goes up, look for the free… play moves on. Not him. He stays in it. Hayes comes through with the ball, proper momentum, Limerick building and Coleman, with no hurley, just commits. Full shoulder. Stops him dead or near enough that the ball has to go. That’s the first bit. Ball moves again Lynch into Nash and again, most players are gone. Phase has moved, you’ve done your bit. Not him. Back in. No panic. No diving in. Just gets goal side, stands Nash up and holds him there… and suddenly what looked like a Limerick attack turns into three Cork jerseys around him. It’s not about winning the ball. It’s not even about the big moment. It’s the will to stay in the play when you’ve every reason to be out of it. Lost possession. No hurley. Ball gone past you. Doesn’t matter. He goes again… and again… and again until the game bends back his way. That’s the standard. Not the highlight. Not the score. That. Staying in it when you’ve no right
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watch this back and it’s easy to miss it first time. Ball breaks, Cork lose it… and straight away you’re thinking Limerick are gone here. Then you see Mark Coleman, out on the edge of it, not even central to the play. Next thing, his hurley is gone. Most lads are out at that point. Hand goes up, look for the free… play moves on. Not him. He stays in it. Hayes comes through with the ball, proper momentum, Limerick building and Coleman, with no hurley, just commits. Full shoulder. Stops him dead or near enough that the ball has to go. That’s the first bit. Ball moves again Lynch into Nash and again, most players are gone. Phase has moved, you’ve done your bit. Not him. Back in. No panic. No diving in. Just gets goal side, stands Nash up and holds him there… and suddenly what looked like a Limerick attack turns into three Cork jerseys around him. It’s not about winning the ball. It’s not even about the big moment. It’s the will to stay in the play when you’ve every reason to be out of it. Lost possession. No hurley. Ball gone past you. Doesn’t matter. He goes again… and again… and again until the game bends back his way. That’s the standard. Not the highlight. Not the score. That. Staying in it when you’ve no right

Ray Boyne

109,704 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

Testing out the new 2026 Ghost Advanced with 14 year old Fatima by going through a little hitting circuit. 1) Start hands and feet together. Slowly load + stride and pause in launch position. Tosser will then toss. This helps work on feeling a slow and controlled load while feeling that good stretch/separation of hands going away from front foot. 2) Open stance, stop at extension. Hitter will be opened up slightly and start hands even with chest. Hitter will then turn to load and then swing, stopping at extension. This helps the hitter work on feeling in control of the back side + feeling the proper hip coil all while working on direction and hand path (bottom hand to the ball, top hand through). 3) Normal soft toss 4) Normal front toss What’s different? The 2026 model features a return to the Double Barrel technology found in previous models, like the 2020 and 2022 versions, and no longer uses the Double Barrel 3 technology found in the 2024 model. This means the 2026 model has a more balanced and smooth swing feel, as the Double Barrel technology has a low-compression outer barrel and lightweight inner barrel for a larger sweet spot. I will say, I personally think it feels very similar to older advanced models. The bat is now available on JustBats
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Testing out the new 2026 Ghost Advanced with 14 year old Fatima by going through a little hitting circuit. 1) Start hands and feet together. Slowly load + stride and pause in launch position. Tosser will then toss. This helps work on feeling a slow and controlled load while feeling that good stretch/separation of hands going away from front foot. 2) Open stance, stop at extension. Hitter will be opened up slightly and start hands even with chest. Hitter will then turn to load and then swing, stopping at extension. This helps the hitter work on feeling in control of the back side + feeling the proper hip coil all while working on direction and hand path (bottom hand to the ball, top hand through). 3) Normal soft toss 4) Normal front toss What’s different? The 2026 model features a return to the Double Barrel technology found in previous models, like the 2020 and 2022 versions, and no longer uses the Double Barrel 3 technology found in the 2024 model. This means the 2026 model has a more balanced and smooth swing feel, as the Double Barrel technology has a low-compression outer barrel and lightweight inner barrel for a larger sweet spot. I will say, I personally think it feels very similar to older advanced models. The bat is now available on JustBats

Megan Rembielak

34,784 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Lower body mechanics to throw 95 mph. There are four things about the lower body that I wish I knew when I was a 16 year old throwing 78 miles an hour and trying to throw 90 miles an hour and beyond. The first is the leg lift and how well you're able to start creating momentum toward the target. One of the biggest mistakes people make is thinking they need to fall forward as soon as they lift their leg to create drift. What worked for me was coming to a balance point first and then starting to shift my weight from there. That's still a form of drift, and you see a lot of Japanese pitchers do this, like Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The second component is the back leg and how it creates linear momentum toward the target. One of the biggest mistakes I made was diving too much into the quad. I'd get onto my toes and sink into my quad, which led to less power and actually made rotating much harder. Another mistake I made was squatting as deep as possible into the back leg, almost like a pistol squat. What actually helped me was simply dropping down as quickly as possible. I let gravity pull me down. If you've created enough drift, even just a slight drift, that drop will create linear momentum down the mound. The third component is getting the pelvis to rotate into foot plant. The biggest thing here is matching your pelvis plane of rotation and making sure the pelvis rotates down into foot plant rather than rotating upward. One of my favorite cues for this is to slam the knee down or get onto your shoelaces. The last component is simple. It's the lead leg block. You're trying to block all of the momentum you've created like your life depends on it. For me, I tried to extend as high as I could. That actually helped my pelvis continue to rotate because as the front leg extends, the pelvis gets more open. Those are the four things I wish I knew about the lower body when I was trying to gain pitching velocity.
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Lower body mechanics to throw 95 mph. There are four things about the lower body that I wish I knew when I was a 16 year old throwing 78 miles an hour and trying to throw 90 miles an hour and beyond. The first is the leg lift and how well you're able to start creating momentum toward the target. One of the biggest mistakes people make is thinking they need to fall forward as soon as they lift their leg to create drift. What worked for me was coming to a balance point first and then starting to shift my weight from there. That's still a form of drift, and you see a lot of Japanese pitchers do this, like Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The second component is the back leg and how it creates linear momentum toward the target. One of the biggest mistakes I made was diving too much into the quad. I'd get onto my toes and sink into my quad, which led to less power and actually made rotating much harder. Another mistake I made was squatting as deep as possible into the back leg, almost like a pistol squat. What actually helped me was simply dropping down as quickly as possible. I let gravity pull me down. If you've created enough drift, even just a slight drift, that drop will create linear momentum down the mound. The third component is getting the pelvis to rotate into foot plant. The biggest thing here is matching your pelvis plane of rotation and making sure the pelvis rotates down into foot plant rather than rotating upward. One of my favorite cues for this is to slam the knee down or get onto your shoelaces. The last component is simple. It's the lead leg block. You're trying to block all of the momentum you've created like your life depends on it. For me, I tried to extend as high as I could. That actually helped my pelvis continue to rotate because as the front leg extends, the pelvis gets more open. Those are the four things I wish I knew about the lower body when I was trying to gain pitching velocity.

Josh Gessner

37,521 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Roki Sasaki with a sick and long awaited debut— before bumping his velo up a bit this AM, it was no secret that his fastball has been a bit down. Averaging ~98.8 in ’23 compared to ~96 last year. My social media guy has me posting insane clickbait, so I just wanted to throw these up and highlight a few differences I’m seeing: Initial CoM position at peak leg lift: -At peak leg lift, you can see back in’23, Sasaki’s center of mass is slightly shifted further away from the rubber. -Greater oppositional side-bend at peak leg lift. Back in ’23, it looks as though he’s got more pelvic side-bend to his arm side, and more thoracic side-bend into his glove side. What I think happens as a byproduct of this: -Gets stuck on his back leg—> You can see a more pronounced vertical shin now and the CoM not as far down the mound as he begins rotating. -Hingier torso posture with glove side direction slightly more across the body and higher—> Likely a byproduct of earlier pieces, trying to find some way to delay rotation. The body knows he’s trying to throw 100 and will do everything it can to delay rotating. When you see guys lose a bit of the ability to create good internal torque earlier in the delivery (get good shirt wrinkles as AnatomyLinks.com is king of demo’ing), you end up seeing the body trying to do too much downstream to make up for it. Ultimately what this all sets up is mistimed rotational and linear separation and an inefficient window for layback. Throwing hard is all about maximizing force into the baseball— which happens as the arm transitions into layback and through ball release. Do I have any idea what’s going on? No. Does Roki still throw harder than Ben Baggett ? Currently. Did this post spark interest, clicks, and possibly violence? Hopefully.
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Roki Sasaki with a sick and long awaited debut— before bumping his velo up a bit this AM, it was no secret that his fastball has been a bit down. Averaging ~98.8 in ’23 compared to ~96 last year. My social media guy has me posting insane clickbait, so I just wanted to throw these up and highlight a few differences I’m seeing: Initial CoM position at peak leg lift: -At peak leg lift, you can see back in’23, Sasaki’s center of mass is slightly shifted further away from the rubber. -Greater oppositional side-bend at peak leg lift. Back in ’23, it looks as though he’s got more pelvic side-bend to his arm side, and more thoracic side-bend into his glove side. What I think happens as a byproduct of this: -Gets stuck on his back leg—> You can see a more pronounced vertical shin now and the CoM not as far down the mound as he begins rotating. -Hingier torso posture with glove side direction slightly more across the body and higher—> Likely a byproduct of earlier pieces, trying to find some way to delay rotation. The body knows he’s trying to throw 100 and will do everything it can to delay rotating. When you see guys lose a bit of the ability to create good internal torque earlier in the delivery (get good shirt wrinkles as AnatomyLinks.com is king of demo’ing), you end up seeing the body trying to do too much downstream to make up for it. Ultimately what this all sets up is mistimed rotational and linear separation and an inefficient window for layback. Throwing hard is all about maximizing force into the baseball— which happens as the arm transitions into layback and through ball release. Do I have any idea what’s going on? No. Does Roki still throw harder than Ben Baggett ? Currently. Did this post spark interest, clicks, and possibly violence? Hopefully.

Ben Baggett

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Elon Musk described the one lie every dying civilization tells itself. Musk: “People are mistaken when they think that technology just automatically improves. It does not automatically improve. It only improves if a lot of people work very hard to make it better.” It doesn’t plateau. It doesn’t stall. Musk: “And actually it will, I think, by itself degrade.” Degrade. The universe does not trend toward progress. It trends toward disorder. Every advancement in history has been a temporary act of defiance against a reality that defaults to dust. In 1969 we put a human on the Moon. By 2011 the United States couldn’t put a single human in orbit. Musk: “The trend is like, down to nothing.” That is not a funding gap. That is not a political failure. That is a civilizational confession. We didn’t lose the technology. We lost the will to maintain it. The Romans engineered aqueducts that moved fresh water across an empire. After Rome fell, Europeans drank from rivers for a thousand years. The knowledge survived. The will to use it didn’t. Progress is not a ratchet. It does not lock into place once you reach it. It is a rope being dragged uphill. And the moment you stop pulling, it slides back down without making a sound. Every generation inherits what the last one built and assumes it’s permanent. Every collapsed civilization believed the exact same thing. Musk saw this while the rest of the world was still coasting on momentum it mistook for direction. That’s why SpaceX exists. Not for spectacle. Not for prestige. Because the window closes. Musk: “Being a spacefaring civilization is definitely not inevitable.” The cruelest paradox in human history. The more successful a civilization becomes, the more its people assume success is the natural state of things. That assumption is the first stage of collapse. The peak and the decline are indistinguishable from the inside. No one feels it turn. Forward is not a direction the universe owes you. It is a direction that costs everything. And it disappears the moment you take it for granted. The most dangerous sentence in human history was never a declaration of war. It was “someone else will figure it out.” That is how civilizations talk about the future right before they stop having one.
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Elon Musk described the one lie every dying civilization tells itself. Musk: “People are mistaken when they think that technology just automatically improves. It does not automatically improve. It only improves if a lot of people work very hard to make it better.” It doesn’t plateau. It doesn’t stall. Musk: “And actually it will, I think, by itself degrade.” Degrade. The universe does not trend toward progress. It trends toward disorder. Every advancement in history has been a temporary act of defiance against a reality that defaults to dust. In 1969 we put a human on the Moon. By 2011 the United States couldn’t put a single human in orbit. Musk: “The trend is like, down to nothing.” That is not a funding gap. That is not a political failure. That is a civilizational confession. We didn’t lose the technology. We lost the will to maintain it. The Romans engineered aqueducts that moved fresh water across an empire. After Rome fell, Europeans drank from rivers for a thousand years. The knowledge survived. The will to use it didn’t. Progress is not a ratchet. It does not lock into place once you reach it. It is a rope being dragged uphill. And the moment you stop pulling, it slides back down without making a sound. Every generation inherits what the last one built and assumes it’s permanent. Every collapsed civilization believed the exact same thing. Musk saw this while the rest of the world was still coasting on momentum it mistook for direction. That’s why SpaceX exists. Not for spectacle. Not for prestige. Because the window closes. Musk: “Being a spacefaring civilization is definitely not inevitable.” The cruelest paradox in human history. The more successful a civilization becomes, the more its people assume success is the natural state of things. That assumption is the first stage of collapse. The peak and the decline are indistinguishable from the inside. No one feels it turn. Forward is not a direction the universe owes you. It is a direction that costs everything. And it disappears the moment you take it for granted. The most dangerous sentence in human history was never a declaration of war. It was “someone else will figure it out.” That is how civilizations talk about the future right before they stop having one.

Dustin

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