By: Don Ervin

Don Ervin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:04:34 +0000

If one will scrutinize slow or step motion video clips of proper pitching movements properly executed from the ground up one will notice that Pitching approaches are or should be “REVERSE”"NEGATIVE”"SEMI” “CIRCULAR” “HIP”" “LOAD UP” movements, then followed and executed with a “LINEAR” rear hip, led, drive “FORWARD” “LINEAR” “SIDE WAYS” body movement to the front foot touch down, in other words pitching is or should be a “REVERSE” NEGATIVE” “SEMI- CIRCULAR” ” HIP” load up movement followed by a side ways”LINEAR” body, rear hip led,drive to front foot touch down, body movement.
What I continually hear is, especially for the hitting approach is one must go back first rightly so, and this is what I view, batters leaning straight back, one must go, “ROTATE around and back and take their very short forward step at the same time to start the pendulum effect, movement, of the whole rhythmic, pendulum sequence which when executed properly from the ground up generates one’s total load up, hands included, “THE HIPS LEAD THE WAY” throughout the whole hitting approach sequence from the start to the completion and is the creation of ones natural hitting power etc. some are under the false impression that the hands and arms are what starts it all,”ABSOLUTELY NOT” As Mr. Ted Williams, The most intelligent hitter of them all taught us all years ago, “THE HIPS LEAD THE WAY” “Mr. Ted” personally figured out what he needed to do to beat the field switch confronted to him by his opponents and proceeded to defy those people by hitting to all fields with consistency, power and average, and by the way I had an acquaintance of mine tell me that those players in his days hit against 50 mph. fast balls and that they could not play major league ball today, He is about as uninformed and air headed as these batters of today who swing from their butts, hit some home runs and maybe hit their weight.
Well I imagine there are some of you out there who disagree with me so let’s hear from you and even those who agree, as can be noticed I am a rhythmic, rotational type baseball person, whether it be throwing or hitting, “RHYTHMICALLY” reverse,”ROTATE” “SET” “RHYTHMICALLY” forward “ROTATE” “RHYTHMICALLY” EXPLODE” FORWARD” etc.
This is basically where it is at and basic is where it all needs to begin.
A belated happy thanksgiving and a very happy, safe and successful new year to all.
Don Ervin
kom_ervin@yahoo.com

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