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Paxton Kling’s batting stance
Posted on 3/30/24 at 2:15 am
Posted on 3/30/24 at 2:15 am
This is not a thread to dog on the kid.
Serious question/thought.
Why doesnt he try taking a closed batting stance? Like putting his back foot away from the plate and front foot closer to plate. He just seems to be whiffing on pitches that he is trying so hard to pull.
He is a strong and capable dude. I would think Jay and company are barking at this to try and barrel up in right center ala DCrews.
Serious question/thought.
Why doesnt he try taking a closed batting stance? Like putting his back foot away from the plate and front foot closer to plate. He just seems to be whiffing on pitches that he is trying so hard to pull.
He is a strong and capable dude. I would think Jay and company are barking at this to try and barrel up in right center ala DCrews.
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Posted on 3/30/24 at 2:29 am to Ryan3232
quote:Fallng over? Getting buckled? Swinging at air?
Paxton Kling’s batting stance
quote:Lol.
Serious question/thought. Why doesnt he try taking a closed batting stance?
Let’s ask the travel ball coaches here. Why doesn’t Paxton take more of a stance like Braxton?
Posted on 3/30/24 at 2:36 am to Ryan3232
he's batting under .190. Fair to say there's a lot wrong with the kid's entire batting existence.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 5:17 am to Ryan3232
If you actually pay attention to his foot placement from his original open stance once the pitcher starts his motion, youll see that his swing stance is pretty even, which is ideal. Now you could make the argument that his movement is alot and may slightly shift his eyes…but alot of guys do it and are fine. So i dont think thats the issue
Posted on 3/30/24 at 5:58 am to Ryan3232
Ever tried to change your batting stance during a season?
Posted on 3/30/24 at 7:42 am to Ryan3232
The big question is, Does he actually get NIL?
Posted on 3/30/24 at 8:06 am to Ryan3232
He’s wondering why he has two last names.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 8:12 am to Ryan3232
I’ve thought the exact same thing. Kling is not in a slump. He’s messing up the basics. He won’t be able to hit until he fixes his fundamentals, stance, and approach. I can’t believe the coaches allow him to go out and fail like that.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 8:13 am to Ryan3232
TBall instructors abound on this board lol ??
Posted on 3/30/24 at 8:17 am to Ryan3232
Kling’s issues are mental imo. It’s like he has no clue what he’s swinging at. I don’t think there is a mechanical fix to that.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 8:41 am to Ryan3232
He needs to breathe through your eyelids and wear a garter belt under his uniform.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 9:41 am to Ryan3232
He could try at least closing his stance off with his stride. He starts open and strides open, which means his front hip opens up early, putting his alignment and hands across the zone. His bat doesn’t stay in the zone very long so he can only handle very few pitch locations. He swings over the top of balls down and in, he pulls anything outside which causes weak contact. SEC pitchers can locate better and exploit those weaknesses.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:19 am to Ryan3232
I think people should wrap their heads around the fact that he might have been a little overrated. That’s on the scouts, not him. The good news is he’s playing himself into a four year college career, so by the end of it he may be fully adjusted to SEC pitching.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:29 am to Ryan3232
Kling actually showed a lot more potential last year
Posted on 3/30/24 at 10:53 am to Ryan3232
Nobody is more aggravated than Kling. I promise you he has done thousands of reps practicing hitting the ball to the opposite field. Baseball is very much mental and he is in his own head too much right now. He needs to relax and just play, but that’s easier said than done.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 11:15 am to Ryan3232
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Why doesnt he try taking a closed batting stance? Like putting his back foot away from the plate and front foot closer to plate
Because this isn’t Marucci 8 year old little league and that type of goofy shite doesn’t work in major D1 baseball. The entire point of a “good” swing is to keep the barrel in the strike zone for as long as possible, at as an effective of an angle as possible, while generating as much power as you can. Closing off would not help with any of those things
Posted on 3/30/24 at 11:17 am to Ryan3232
the rant says you don't watch enough baseball he should be batting 1st.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 11:30 am to Ryan3232
Seems like he just doesn’t see the ball well. The best hitters see the ball extremely well.
Posted on 3/30/24 at 11:37 am to Ryan3232
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I would think Jay and company are barking at this to try and barrel up in right center ala DCrews.
So you are saying that all the coaches are telling him to change and he keeps saying, “nah I’m good” ?
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