Posted by: Doug () on Wed Dec 10 17:44:00 2003

Have many guys here spent time checking the head poitions and movement of the better major league hitters? Checking from stance to load....from load to footplant.......from footplant to contact......from contact to extension. I have a grid in one of the systems I use and have found that of the better hitters that I looked at, Bonds had the least amount of head movement and Shawn Green the most.
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> > > Doug in those hitters that you looked at...as it relates to head movement, whick ones hit against the front leg (less knee bend) and which ones have more knee bend getting more on top of the leg with their weight?
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> > > Thanks,
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> > > Coach C
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> > Coach C, All of them make contact with a solid (straight) front leg.
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> Doug- see my last post with head motion question at end under re Sandman thread.I mentioned Dave,but meant Doug in this post.What do you think about whether the axis may shift in a nonlunging manner as seen by head motion during the swing ? Doug

Tom, The angle of the body (axis?) approaching contact is what allows some hitters to not have as much forward head movement, starting at load, right through contact.

Doug