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Hitting
Tools:
Effective Hand Paths!
It's time to End the
Rotational Vs Linear Argument!
by
Coach Preston Peavy Hitting Coach for VSI Baseball &
frequent contributor to online baseball newsletters.
Coach Preston Peavy does Personal Hitting Instruction
with the Full Transfer Pro Method of Hitting, teaching
individuals & teams in the greater Atlanta, Ga. area & via the
web by
using Video Motion Analysis.
Coach Peavy trains athletes around the world with his unique
Computerized
Motion Analysis. He can be reached
at: smarty1@mindspring.com
or at www.peavynet.com or by calling 404-402-5843
Linear or Rotational?....This
argument just goes on & on.......
Well, let's just upset everybody, shall we?......You have
your "rotational gurus" out there that still just don't see
it....AND you still have your purely "linear guys" who don't get it
either.......I have said all along......a quality swing
contains components of BOTH!
Rotational Alone Does NOT Work Effectively! It goes directly against good
physics & biomechanics.....Per my earlier articles,
Swing Poisons- Back Foot Hitting &
Hitting Tools- Linear or Rotational
when you attempt to rotate around a rear pivot point & rotate
the top hand early, you kill any initial leverage you have
through casting the top hand away from your body early, putting
the bat into a completely un-leveraged acceleration position-you
CANNOT overcome a 7 to 1 or up to a 10 to 1 leverage ratio on
the bat-the weight of the barrel simply cannot be overcome
efficiently when you cast it out early in the swing with the
negative leverage present in a 32" plus bat........the bat is an
INEFFECTIVE LEVER when you attempt to force acceleration via an
early top hand rotation! There is NO POWER because there is NO
LEVERAGE in the rotational
forces you have available!
Bat resistance has the leverage!
However, the bat CAN be accelerated to a higher level of
kinetic energy quicker by accelerating the bat in a linear
fashion initially!..............In the case of an EFFICIENT
MAJOR LEAGUE HITTER, he INITIALLY ACCELERATES THE BAT in a
LINEAR fashion utilizing the STRONGEST FORCE AVAILABLE in the
HANDS.......Once he OVERCOMES INITIAL RESISTANCE & INERTIA by
ACCELERATING THE BAT INITIALLY in a linear fashion & ACCUMULATES
CONSIDERABLE KINETIC ENERGY he ROTATES the BAT & ACCELERATES IT
FURTHER, MULTIPLYING the forces he accumulated & built linearly,
using the SECOND STRONGEST FORCE available in the HIP ROTATIONAL
STRENGTH which is APPLIED THROUGH a FLAT TOP HAND, thus
MAXIMIZING TERMINAL BATSPEED.
(You need to remember, at this point, that even
though the legs & hips are strong....in relation to the bat &
for rotational force implementation purposes they are connected
via the hips, shoulders and arms & hence are less
leveraged.....the hands, being connected directly to the bat,
can apply a stronger force)
You don't have to believe me...believe your eyes! SEE FOR
YOURSELF!
I have done a Motion Analysis of a top major league swing as
viewed from the top. It will be available in a movie Dynamic
Motion Analysis Format soon on our
VSI Baseball Video Downloads Page, as well as with
larger images at
www.peavynet.com along with
my
past articles on hitting.
VSI Baseball Video Motion Analysis proves the point.......Initially,
the bat is accelerated efficiently, in basically a linear motion
with the athlete pulling the knob of the bat in a leveraged
fashion to accelerate the bat with a dominant bottom
hand.....once he has overcome inertia & built up substantial
energy, the bat is rotated later in the motion, accelerating the
energy already built up in the initial motion, utilizing
available rotational energy from the legs & hips, applied
through Flat Hands......Further, utilizing quality Lead Arm
Extension, the athlete extends his effective hitting zone at a
maximized bat speed.
Larger
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Full Transfer Method anywhere in the world. Coach Preston Peavy does Personal Hitting Instruction
with the Full Transfer Pro Method of Hitting, teaching
individuals & teams in the greater Atlanta, Ga. area & via the
web by using
Video Motion Analysis.
Coach Peavy & VSI Baseball can do Hitting & Pitching Schools in
your city or town. Inquire. He can be reached
at: smarty1@mindspring.com
or at www.peavynet.com or by calling 404-402-5843
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