In This Baseball Hitting Video Easy Distance PART 2,
We’re going over:
“Gas Pedal” — Natural, NO Push from Backside,
“Smooth” — NO Rush (Archer Metaphor), and
How Far Should the FREE-FALL be? (setting up your feedback markers).
Someone did a video analyzing The Babe’s swing (not up anymore), and what’s amazing is his nearly three-foot long bat almost matches his just under three-in-a-half foot stride length. Also important to note is Babe Ruth’s head moved two-and-a-quarter feet forward before his front heel hit the ground. CLICK HERE to see game footage.
What do you think The Babe would say to those today who shout, “NO head movement!”? When we look at the science and its application, we know this statement doesn’t make sense.
MLB BIG-Boppers who use Forward Momentum
David “Big Papi” Ortiz (9-Time All-Star):
Video courtesy of MLB.com
Chris “Crash” Davis (2013, led Big Leagues with 53 hr’s and 138 RBI’s & was an All-Star in 2013):
Watch how Davis is a big guy abiding by the rules in this baseball hitting video easy distance.
Bo Jackson when he was with the White Sox (All-Star in 1989):
Here’s one of my college hitters, and his BEFORE (left) & AFTER (right) Forward Momentum:
Other Athletes Who Use Forward Momentum…
Paul Rabil – Lacrosse player with world record’s fastest throw (111 mph, and averages well over 100 mph in games):
Courtesy of SportScience
Ulf Timmerman – holds the World Shot Put Record using the Glide Technique:
Note how Ulf uses his front leg to gain forward momentum, before the slight push from his back one…
Jan Zelezny – World Record holding male Javelin Thrower:
Note how much linear momentum Jan creates…
I hope you learned something from watching the baseball hitting video easy distance part two. CLICK HERE for the Baseball Hitting Video PART-THREE (How-To Make Swing Science Sticky) of a FOUR-Part Series on Explosive Rotational Power.
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Joey. What you are saying makes me feel good because that is what I tell my kids. I call it the “Gravity Swing” when one starts the load and that weight gets back the body will naturally want to fall forward or “free fall” because of gravity. Very natural no forced movement. I also tell the Kids thin S.E.E. slow-easy-and early.
Dude, I love that (S.E.E.)! I’m going to steal that if you don’t mind…I tell me hitters to be “smooth” to the Fight Position (landing). Much like an archer loads his arrow in bow string. Slow, easy, and early. I love it John, keep up the good work.
John
Joey. What you are saying makes me feel good because that is what I tell my kids. I call it the “Gravity Swing” when one starts the load and that weight gets back the body will naturally want to fall forward or “free fall” because of gravity. Very natural no forced movement. I also tell the Kids thin S.E.E. slow-easy-and early.
thanks for your great work