Bat Speed -- Baseball Hitting Forum

Posted by: Paul () on Tue Feb 19 20:13:22 2013

> I was informed that pitching speed mostly (about 80%) comes from hip & shoulder separation.
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEpdoAZiHWQ (3 components on Chapman's pitching velocity) (includes shoulder turn & torque). To be more specific, pitcher's front hip and his back shoulder separation creates massive torque.
>
> From this perspective, will this technique work on increasing bat speed? I'm asking you this because I know that Ken Griffey Jr turn his front shoulder inward as he strides. I also know that Bonds has done similar thing as he made his stride. Is that where torque comes from in hitting? (I did see Griffey Jr vs. Bonds, lead arm, back arm videos)

No, it will not. In pitching, you have unlimited time. You could theoretically counter-rotate as much as a golfer if you wanted to (ignoring stress on joints and the like). In hitting, you need to be very quick. My opinion is this: if you teach PLT, THT, and BHT, the lower body does what it has to. The lower body is slaved to the upper in good swings. The lower body ALWAYS gets open; the "hands" (wrists, hands, forearms, arms) are what make the decision to swing or not.

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> > I was informed that pitching speed mostly (about 80%) comes from hip & shoulder separation.
> > 
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEpdoAZiHWQ  (3 components on Chapman's pitching velocity) (includes shoulder turn & torque).  To be more specific, pitcher's front hip and his back shoulder separation creates massive torque.
> > 
> > From this perspective, will this technique work on increasing bat speed? I'm asking you this because I know that Ken Griffey Jr turn his front shoulder inward as he strides.  I also know that Bonds has done similar thing as he made his stride.  Is that where torque comes from in hitting?  (I did see Griffey Jr vs. Bonds, lead arm, back arm videos)
> 
> No, it will not. In pitching, you have unlimited time. You could theoretically counter-rotate as much as a golfer if you wanted to (ignoring stress on joints and the like). In hitting, you need to be very quick. My opinion is this: if you teach PLT, THT, and BHT, the lower body does what it has to. The lower body is slaved to the upper in good swings. The lower body ALWAYS gets open; the "hands" (wrists, hands, forearms, arms) are what make the decision to swing or not.

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