2017年1月25日水曜日

Two Kinds of Different Hitting Mechanics (9)

Chapter9  ~"Hit hard" is not just a spell~

The word "hit hard" is not just a spell if you are a puncher-type hitter. Rather, it's a scientific cue that has significant meaning in that mechanics. 

Remember chapter7. Puncher-type's mechanics starts up with the lower half in APA and the upper half in PMSP like figure1.

figure1: start-up position


There is a scientifically proven fact that PMPS and APA work to the fullest extent when you try to generate the maximum power. More specifically, when you are to generate 50% of the power, the upper half only can relax 50% and the lower half only can work 50% ーsee figure2. 

figure2: APA, PMSP, and consciousness (intention) are in a proportional relationship.


As I wrote in chapter7(figure3), both of the strongly working lower half and the fully relaxing upper half are essential to form a sufficient separation, which enable you to create the best possible swing velocity. 

figure3: APA and PMSP contribute to the separation.


For the reason mentioned above, trying to generate your maximum power is essentially important in the puncher-type mechanics, and the word "hit hard" can function as a cue for it.

Although I don't say you have to always put 100% effort into every swing, around 90% of effort is must to keep your mechanics in good shape. 

In the last of this chapter, I want to give two important tips for puncher-type hitters.

1) making a stable start-up position
2) hit hard!

That's all. Simpleness is one of the strong points of puncher-type mechanics.