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re: Prettiest swing in baseball--past or present
Posted on 2/11/19 at 12:44 am to MidnightVibe
Posted on 2/11/19 at 12:44 am to MidnightVibe
Many choices, Griffey Jr. swings as if someone is technically describing the process of a correct swing. Which is beautiful in Itself.
I do love Bonds swing though, so violent.
I do love Bonds swing though, so violent.
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Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:56 am to KirkLazarus
Griffey Jr. obviously wins the beauty contest. As for more recent players, Kris Bryant has a gorgeous swing for a right-hander.
This post was edited on 2/11/19 at 3:01 am
Posted on 2/11/19 at 8:05 am to Ted_Stryker
Forgot about Thome. That video was a good reminder.
This post was edited on 2/11/19 at 8:07 am
Posted on 2/11/19 at 8:53 am to JetsetNuggs
quote:people that doubted this dont know what a good baseball swing looks like. I have nothing against Jr. but the fact he has a smooth 1 hand follow through is fooling so many of you.
I'm biased, but Kris Bryant's is one of the better swings in today's game.
This post was edited on 2/11/19 at 8:57 am
Posted on 2/11/19 at 9:23 am to Ted_Stryker
Don't need a thread for this. You got the correct answer in your post.
Posted on 2/11/19 at 12:46 pm to reauxl tigers
quote:
I have nothing against Jr. but the fact he has a smooth 1 hand follow through is fooling so many of you
My thoughts exactly. Bonds has a better technical swing. More compact, flatter plane.
I would tech a kid the Bonds swing over the Griffey swing.
Posted on 2/11/19 at 12:48 pm to MidnightVibe
Nifty little gif:
Posted on 2/11/19 at 12:53 pm to reauxl tigers
quote:
people that doubted this dont know what a good baseball swing looks like. I have nothing against Jr. but the fact he has a smooth 1 hand follow through is fooling so many of you.
Uhhhhh, no. His follow through has nothing to do with his swing. From start to finish there is almost zero wasted motion and everything is moving in unison. His hands get through the zone at the exact right time for the torque of his upper body to come through for maximum power. It's about a technically perfect as you can get.
Posted on 2/11/19 at 12:58 pm to lsupride87
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Really? Fantastic contact hitter, but that swing aint pretty, baw
Same with Boggs IMO.
Contact hitters almost always have different swings.
They rarely guess what the pitcher is going to throw and sometimes decide to swing when the ball is much close to em.Kind of like see the ball/hit the ball
Boggs and Gwynn could both hit mistakes but they could also hit the best pitch a guy threw at them.
Posted on 2/11/19 at 1:02 pm to MightyYat
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It's about a technically perfect as you can get.
A technically perfect swing is flatter. His is an uppercut.
This post was edited on 2/11/19 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 2/11/19 at 1:27 pm to TheCaterpillar
That Boggs gif is a thing of beauty, its so perfect!
Posted on 2/11/19 at 1:29 pm to MidnightVibe
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His is an uppercut.
All great left handed hitters have an uppercut.
Ruth,Williams,Bond and Griffey all shared the trait
Chipper Jones had a completely different swing as a lefty
Boggs and Gwynn had different swings because they were contact hitter
Posted on 2/11/19 at 1:31 pm to JJ27
I hate Barry Bonds but that juicing bastard had a great swing
Posted on 2/11/19 at 1:38 pm to MidnightVibe
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A technically perfect swing is flatter. His is an uppercut.
The first gif is from the HR derby so every swing was an uppercut. The 2nd one was from a no doubter. It was to show his swing mechanics.
Here a still shot. Everything is where you want it to be at the exact right second.
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:48 pm to MightyYat
quote:
Uhhhhh, no. His follow through has nothing to do with his swing. From start to finish there is almost zero wasted motion and everything is moving in unison. His hands get through the zone at the exact right time for the torque of his upper body to come through for maximum power. It's about a technically perfect as you can get.
Cubs fan, pay no regard to his comments.
Posted on 2/11/19 at 3:19 pm to RD Dawg
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All great left handed hitters have an uppercut.
All great power hitters have a slight uppercut
Dude talking about a flat swing is perfect lol. I’d say that is outdated(and it is), but Ted Williams has taught since the 60’s that you want a slight uppercut. It’s just now truly catching on as a teaching point to young hitters,
Posted on 2/11/19 at 3:45 pm to Ted_Stryker
Severely underrated
Posted on 2/11/19 at 3:47 pm to TigerNutts
quote:From an aesthetics standpoint, I dont like Arods swing. It has good technical aspects, it just lacks the beauty of the others in this thread
Severely underrated
Posted on 2/11/19 at 3:50 pm to TigerNutts
I always loved Tino’s HR stroke as a kid 
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