Rotational Hitting - Mike Epstein
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He's slightly wrong in "The head must not move after heel plant": The head CAN move, but it only can move 1 to 2 inches forward or backward. Epstein is great to start out with, but there are other important things (Coil)
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Can you put a video of a softball(girl) player?
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@rickmiller33 I read Charlie Lau's book "The art of hitting .300" while a HS varsity player. Now move ahead to 2008...I read about, research, then attend an Epstein hitting camp with my then 10 year old son. The two styles couldn't be any different. Lau is LINEAR - he stressed hitting off the front foot, and Epstein is ROTATIONAL - stressing rotating around a stationary axis. Look at video - REALLY look. Watch the front leg of each type of hitter on contact & you'll easily see the difference.
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@abfive Nope, I wish I were a kid again but actually I'm a grown man in Florida watching my son in spring training. I assume you are an english professor. Not sure what "swing down" means either... The narrator said at 3:40 of this video "linear" hitters " of which he has "no video" move after heel drop up to two feet during the swing. All I am saying is I have never seen a "good hitter" hit that way. If i heard that wrong, sorry. My best wishes to your son.
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@timliddledesign – what abfive said. As I already posted, you *completely* misunderstood Jake Epstein's narration. Your brother being a pro coach doesn't have anything to do with whether or not you misunderstood what was said in the video, which you clearly did based on your comments.
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@timliddledesign First off before you post learn english, passed? its past . Next what your saying is a total contradiction, who said anything about a hip drop and he can measure either, what are you trying to say? Are you a teenager who goes to some extreme hitting place?....Go swing down and hit grounders the the SS.
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@timliddledesign 'Head & hips continue after heel drop" Thats not what he said, on heal drop the head does not move and the body revolves around the head...The hips needs to move as they come through and pull the upper body. EX. For a pitcher to throw with velocity he needs to keep his upper body (ball) back as his lower half pulls the top half through as applies for golf, tennis, hockey and other sports as it applies to hitting, the strongest muscles (legs/hips) whip the weakest (arm)
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@FastWalkToFresno I did watch a bit in the 70s and 80s. We can find video of Ty Cobb hitting on youtube. For what it's worth, I played baseball in college. My bro. is a coach presently for the Minnesota Twins and I have a son just beginning his career in pro ball. My problem with the narration is about movement after heel drop & at the end. Head & hips continue after heel drop. I have not seen that and can't find any MLB hitters that hit with a soft front side consistently. Not even Cobb did.
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@timliddledesign You've completely misunderstood the narration. Go back and listen to it again. And A-Rod is NOT linear! If you ever saw the linear hitters of the '70s and '80s, you would know A-Rod is a textbook rotational hitter.
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@timliddledesign I guess you didn't watch much baseball in the '70s and '80s, especially teams like the Royals and Cardinals.
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Thank you for adding this video. Finally someone has described the fundamental differences between a rotational and linear swing.
Your website is great! Thanks again, you're the real deal!
zeninfinity 2 years ago 24
If you are just starting to learn about the fundamental differences between linear and rotational hitting, look no further. Mike Epstein books and instructional program is second to none!!
Kalena499 2 years ago 12