Hitters swing thoughts critique? I'll show you mine if you show me yours!

[grantc79]

4: I'm over the top because I'm attempting to not be too flat going forwards.

You're over the Top because your shoulders and hips are aligned that way.

This is what I don't understand.

I have SLAVED on fixing my over the top problem but it has never gone away.

I have done avoidance drills for days, but nothing TRULY fixes it.

I don't understand how my shoulders and hips are aligned to be over the top.

Here is a video of me doing what I think you wanted me to do.....

[Daryl]

This is what I don't understand.


Here is a video of me doing what I think you wanted me to do.....

You are still going around.

Get away from that back board. Your right hip is not going back far enough.

Don't try to turn your shoulders. They will turn.


Stick with it for another 30 minutes. Keep the video flowing. You're going to get it soon.

let your right arm go. Work the arms separately.

[Daryl]

I hope that the next video, you moved the right foot back 3-6 inches. Move your arms like a speed skater.

Like the drill below.

[Bagger Lance]

I started out as a swinger but I am not built for it.

I'm 6'5 285 and very muscular and not exactly the most flexible person in the world. I failed all but one portion of the TPI Flexibility test.

I have gotten a lot more flexible but I don't think swinging is in the cards for me.

I have all the time in the world (job not doing shit right now) so I can literally practice for 8 hours per day if necessary.

I just need to start getting these things squared away.

Not to take this off track, because Daryl is doing a terrific job.

I don't see too many reasons why you couldn't stick with swinging. You're photo shows classic swinging alignments. Flexibility and muscle has little to do with it. It boils down to what your natural tendencies are.

I don't see that you have any issues in being overly muscular and while flexibility can be a nuisance, it doesn't determine whether one should hit or swing.

I'm a masters level powerlifter and plan on challenging the National record for my age/weight group this year. I speak from experience in that muscles and flexibility do not determine hitting vs. swinging. Homer said, "if strong hit and if quick swing" but those are generalities. Homer was a genius at observation. All that really matters is what happens between release and follow through and to be more specific, impact.

Controlling the right shoulder (zone 1 and 2) is vital to both procedures. Learning to hit can help your swinging because it forces you to trace a radical inside/out path and trains the pivot to move along an cross line delivery path (2-J-3-B). It's very difficult to perform this and roundhouse.

I'm done - coach Daryl is providing some great info. I just want to make it clear that hitting and swinging tend to boil down to whats in your DNA. It's great to be able to do both, but you'll always have a tendency one way or the other.