Posted by: Coach C () on Wed Jan 7 07:03:18 2004

> thanks everybdy for all the info. it is critical for me. over the last months i have picked up great tips from this site and i owe it to you.
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> > > as for the swing i am into right now, i think it is sound as i watch mlb players in slow motion. they are not concious of their legs anymore because they have it down. they dontknow what they are doing. i am getting to that point where my swing looks good eventhough I may have flaws. right now i think it is all about the kind of cues that we use. for example, if i think "bottom hand accross my chest" i get a mean hip rotation into the swing. it is complicated but it works some how. by thinking "hands" i get "hips" if you get my drift. different cues work for different hitters, i heard this many times.
> > > i also lean a little bit on my front leg as i stride to a bent front knee. this is the only way, i repeat the only way to get any kind of hip involvementinto the swing. then I try to rotate the front knee and my body leans back automatically. i got that tip from Jack M. i credit some of his advice for my last improvements.
> > > the only cue i use now is hands back and let the body do the work. it doesnt happen fast you have to work at it. it is not "easy". you dont get it at the beginning. i think i am a slow learner and i get it down after 500 swings to the wiffles as i try to get a new movement into my swing. but believe me it feels so good after a while. again i dont know how it will pan out agains live P. it kills the wiffles for now. you get serious "line drives".
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> > > thanks everybody and a happy new year. have agreat swing at it.
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> > > I'm the only one that finds fault in what you are doing, so I must be wrong, but you are going down the wrong road in my opinion.....however I want you to succeed and if it works for you then do it. Certainly it's hard to determine what is really going on without seeing the swing first hand, but leaning on the front foot is not my feel at all and raises all kinds of potential flaws in my mind. You keep up the good work and let me know if need anything.
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> hi coach
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> thanks for the interest.
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> when i say lean, it brings a bad picture to your mind, i understand that. but actually it is not leaning it is more like a 60-40 weight distribution on the front foot as adviced by Epstein. i used to keep all the weight back but you dont get maximum bat speed that way plus you have all kinds of contact problems. believe me, what i am seeing is good. for the first time i feel really comfortable. once you get into the legs funk you cant go back. if you watch, mlb in slow motion it is what they do.
> i alson think "rotate the front knee" and it gets my front side rotated very fast and hard. believe me when i say those cues work for me. anyway, next i am going out with a bunch of guys and i will test my swing against arm pitching. my guys will certainly will notice the difference if there is any. i am sure they will find it weird. i currently practice with our RBI man. he is a great hitter that uses lower body but talks about the hands all the time. funny thing, ain´t it?
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I am very much on your side Toti. I like the idea of more weight on the front to start and think you will notice some changes. I was under the impression that you were somehow making a move to the ball with you legs and that had me worried. Keep us updated on the BP and one thing I honestly believe............you'll figure it out.

Coach C