Posted by: Frank Jessup () on Tue Sep 3 17:55:27 2002

hi jack,my problem i have seen at times is with my lower half getting to far ahead of the hands..i feel like my hips are flying open. any drills on correcting this problem...this could now be the reason i have become a pull hitter...ifinished the season with a .443 avg.i feel i can do alot better..
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> > > Why do you think hips being ahead of hands is a bad thing? This is one of Epstein's cardinal rules. Here is a clip in quicktime. What do you see in this clip as far as hips versus shoulders/hands?
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> > > http://www.setpro.com/ubbpics/henson.mov
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> > > Mark H.
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> > To Whom Ever,
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> > Why don't you people put your name at the end of the posts so people can address their comments to you.
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> > If your hips are not turning in a wild and uncontrolled way the problem is that your hands are too slow and you are losing power.
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> > If you force your upper body, shoulders, arms and hand into the swing to keep up with your hips you have a very powerful swing-- if its under control and you are getting the bat on the ball.
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> > F. J.
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> > to f.j
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> if my hands were slow would i still be pulling the ball 95% of the time.lets say my hips are turning uncontrolled,how would i fix this!!
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Without seeing your swing i am guessing, but if I do say so my self its a very educated guess. I suggest that you are not moving your hips first that you are moving your shoulders and your hips at the same time and casting the bat.

Who told you your hips were opening your hips to far?

F J