Posted by: The Hitting Guru () on Tue Oct 10 13:04:10 2006

> > > I have noticed, in alot of hitters, but alot in Albert Pujols, how his back leg/knee drops so low down when he swings. Take a look at these pictures:
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> > > http://www.prosportspictures.com/images/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/2005/05-albert-pujols-action-01-sm.jpg
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> > > http://www.theredcrush.com/files/images/HTA139101800_1024x768.preview.jpg
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> > > What I would like to know, is how does he accomplish that? That must give him so much power because he really gets his back leg into it. How do you do this? Do you actually just try to force it down like that? Or does it happen from the reaction of another part in your swing? How do you get that?
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> > It is the result of a very wide stance. If you emulate his swing in the batting cage, you may well find yourself doing the same thing.
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> OK, so that should not be something you really try to get into your swing. It is just the result of a wide stance? Thanks alot.It actually does make alot od sense when you tihnk about it

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I would say that what Pujols does in that instance is neither a plus or a minus. Reggie Jackson used to do the same thing on ocassion. It could also be attributed to the hitter being slightly fooled, but the hitter having been able to keep his hands back still gets a good result.