Hah yes! It's almost as if that rear leg has a life of it's own and isn't just a follow through action!Originally Posted by mr. potato head
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8GRQHsAVjI
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Hah yes! It's almost as if that rear leg has a life of it's own and isn't just a follow through action!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8GRQHsAVjI
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Is this woman at 0:10 performing the same active 'rear leg action' here? She's able to move left, then right, then left again.
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noon, I was puzzled by his swing last night.
But, it looks pretty standard just before contact.
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Then, he was fooled by a 92mph sinker and had to throw his hands down a little. Since he usually rolls the side of his foot foot, he sort of fell down a little after the swing.
(edit: heh, now I see that the Pirates are not dressed in Marlins uniforms)
Last edited by songtitle; 04-19-2013 at 10:59 AM.
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Here is his pinch hit home run from last night (04/18/13)
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I've got Goldschmidt as a similar style to Gattis... anyone else come to mind?
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This front foot could be a cure for lunging.(ouch)
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Gave the Allan Craig GIF the "Gattis Loop"
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great gif. what is the gattis Loop?Gave the Allan Craig GIF the "Gattis Loop"
I think walks are overrated unless you can run. If you get a walk and put the pitcher in a stretch, that helps, but the guy who walks and can’t run, most of the time he’s clogging up the bases for somebody who can run. – Dusty Baker.
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Ahh.. I was just making reference to the first GIF I made that had the looping/repeating part of the rear leg drive. It was a GIF of Evan Gattis so I was calling it the "Gattis Loop" as a joke. This GIF:
Edit: P.S. Welcome back you pudding maniac!
Last edited by NoonTime; 04-25-2013 at 03:27 PM.
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good work. very different lower bodies though.
craigs front leg and pelvis seem to be fused as a unit so that the rear leg drive drives the pelvis and puts down the front leg. gattis also drives his rear leg but with him it Looks like he shifts to the front leg to put the heel down. also not so "fused" in the front hip Joint.
builder must certainly love the craig Video, since craig is really "Holding the ball"
I think walks are overrated unless you can run. If you get a walk and put the pitcher in a stretch, that helps, but the guy who walks and can’t run, most of the time he’s clogging up the bases for somebody who can run. – Dusty Baker.
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Stealing these clips for sure.
Dom, are you telling me the back leg is not turning while the rear hip is still loaded? Doesn't matter if he appears to be shifting what you are describing is the shift then swing pattern we see in other teaching systems where the front leg/hip play a much stronger role. From the part where he looped Gattis, his back side will now spring through almost effortlessly because of the action in the back leg. The styles are different but compare Gattis to several of the clips I posted of those following the shift-then-swing methodology and you should see the difference.
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Noon, you should make a DVD.
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DVDs are so 2008! My GIFs are in the cloud, baby! Open sourced, crowd sourced, cloud sourced hitting visuals. Power to the pudding hitting maniacs!Noon, you should make a DVD.
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Clouds can bring plenty of rain also......please be careful all who use it.
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I just wanted to put out the evident external rotation of the rear foot as he pushes off. It's not a conscious teach, but it does happen. Now carry on.Ahh.. I was just making reference to the first GIF I made that had the looping/repeating part of the rear leg drive. It was a GIF of Evan Gattis so I was calling it the "Gattis Loop" as a joke. This GIF:
Edit: P.S. Welcome back you pudding maniac!
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Isn't that more an eversion than external Rotation?I just wanted to put out the evident external rotation of the rear foot as he pushes off. It's not a conscious teach, but it does happen. Now carry on.
I think walks are overrated unless you can run. If you get a walk and put the pitcher in a stretch, that helps, but the guy who walks and can’t run, most of the time he’s clogging up the bases for somebody who can run. – Dusty Baker.
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Yes, it's more eversion. I wouldn't worry about the foot until everything else is right.
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That's the thing. You shouldn't ever have to worry about the foot. If you load/unload the hip correctly the foot takes care of itself. It's not a conscious thing. The body is amazing the way you can teach a big action and the brain takes care of all the little things without us thinking about it.
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agree, although I believe proper arm movement takes care of the hips
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