Comments on: Hitting: How To Lose Power in Your Swing http://www.onbaseball.com/hitting/hitting-how-to-lose-power-in-your-swing/ Old School Baseball Lessons Articles Podcasts and Instructional Videos by Joe Janish Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:43:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: joejanish http://www.onbaseball.com/hitting/hitting-how-to-lose-power-in-your-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-3558 joejanish Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:21:23 +0000 http://www.onbaseball.com/?p=122#comment-3558 DZA - you are absolutely correct -- Havens does start from a somewhat static hand position. And yes, most good hitters have some hand movement prior to starting their swing -- I think the term you are looking for is "trigger". Sheffield is an obvious example, and many power hitters do have similar -- though less pronounced -- "triggers" to get their bat going. In the article above Dan talks about turning the top hand toward the head in a "cocking" position at the launch -- this would be a "trigger". I don't think you necessarily have to cock your hands that way to start the swing -- too much could promote a loop -- but many great hitters do exactly that. Watch most MLB hitters and you'll notice that their bat head tilts slightly forward toward the pitcher just before the start of the swing / at the launch. And finally, yes -- if Havens incorporated a small trigger it might help keep those hands back just a fraction of a second longer, which in turn might keep that front side from committing too early. Good eye, DZA! DZA – you are absolutely correct — Havens does start from a somewhat static hand position. And yes, most good hitters have some hand movement prior to starting their swing — I think the term you are looking for is “trigger”.

Sheffield is an obvious example, and many power hitters do have similar — though less pronounced — “triggers” to get their bat going. In the article above Dan talks about turning the top hand toward the head in a “cocking” position at the launch — this would be a “trigger”. I don’t think you necessarily have to cock your hands that way to start the swing — too much could promote a loop — but many great hitters do exactly that. Watch most MLB hitters and you’ll notice that their bat head tilts slightly forward toward the pitcher just before the start of the swing / at the launch.

And finally, yes — if Havens incorporated a small trigger it might help keep those hands back just a fraction of a second longer, which in turn might keep that front side from committing too early. Good eye, DZA!

]]> By: TheDZA http://www.onbaseball.com/hitting/hitting-how-to-lose-power-in-your-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-3557 TheDZA Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:07:57 +0000 http://www.onbaseball.com/?p=122#comment-3557 Joe - forgive my lack of terminology and understanding (you may have covererd this above) - but looking at the slowed down swing from Havens, he doesn't seem to 'charge the bat' in his swing? The hands start from an almost static position and thus into the separation discussed above. Would he not benefit from some hand movement as the pitchers arm comes to release point? I'm not talking Gary Sheffield here (who has the most animated bat prior to stride I can think of...and over 500 HR...). Interesting breakdown, the forward movement is very evident after I read the dialogue and went back to the vids. Joe – forgive my lack of terminology and understanding (you may have covererd this above) – but looking at the slowed down swing from Havens, he doesn’t seem to ‘charge the bat’ in his swing?
The hands start from an almost static position and thus into the separation discussed above. Would he not benefit from some hand movement as the pitchers arm comes to release point? I’m not talking Gary Sheffield here (who has the most animated bat prior to stride I can think of…and over 500 HR…).
Interesting breakdown, the forward movement is very evident after I read the dialogue and went back to the vids.

]]> By: Reese Havens: Swing Evaluation : Mets Today http://www.onbaseball.com/hitting/hitting-how-to-lose-power-in-your-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-3555 Reese Havens: Swing Evaluation : Mets Today Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:14:07 +0000 http://www.onbaseball.com/?p=122#comment-3555 [...] can see the videos and read the evaluation of Reese Havens’s swing at OnBaseball.com. For the most part it’s a good swing, but he has one major flaw that, if corrected, can [...] [...] can see the videos and read the evaluation of Reese Havens’s swing at OnBaseball.com. For the most part it’s a good swing, but he has one major flaw that, if corrected, can [...]

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