Posted by: DonnyBuster (donnybstr@aol.com) on Tue Nov 25 11:33:42 2003

I have attached another clip for review and comments. I think this
> is a pretty “interesting” swing.
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> > http://webpages.charter.net/nickkio/11.15.Swing.mpg
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> > Nick
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> It is hard to be definitive without more angles/knowing location.
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> What strikes me most is "overrotating hips".There is a lack of
> separation,in part due to loss of scap loading as the back elbow
> slots.There is some slight lunging/head continiung forward after
> fron heel down.There is a lower finish because of the handpath
> extension at the end,giving a lower finish than what would keep
> the bat swingign in the power plane.
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> Again.limiting myself to the youthbaseball clip library,I would
> compare side to side with sveral,but especially Soriano.Notice
> how Soriano's hips do not overclose.Better sequencing of
> energy as evidenced by reactive back toe drag in Soriano.Good
> hooking,of handpath with Soriano,etc.

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> His lead arm straightens early and seems to take a straight path to the ball. He has quick hips but to me he looks like he is doing a fence drill with his upper body. He doesn't seem to be taking a swing arc perpendicular to the pitch.