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Bobby Nichols - Classic Hitter

Can you tell me how you see him as a hitter and why.

To me it appears he is a swinger but I would be interested to hear how you came to your conclusion.

Thanks

"Hitting is pushing and Swinging is pulling" - Homer Kelley

In Frame 5 - Top (8-6):
Bobby has assembled his Power Package just a touch over the Top classification 10-21-A. In fact, it looks like the camera is looking 'up' to Bobby and could be causing the illusion.

Look at his clubface - it is not turned to the plane like a swinger's clubface would. This is a giveaway to the use of the Strong Single Action 10-18-C of the Left Wrist Action component.

The clubface at the top also reveals the use of an Angled Hinge per 10-10-C. However, that alone does not differentiate between Hitter or Swinger per 10-19-0.

However as evidenced later in Frame 11, he still executes a Finish Swivel per 4-D-0. Swingers have a start-up swivel, swivel to impact and a finish swivel. Hitters only have a finish swivel.

His clubshaft favors a vertical look. This is perfect for the Drive Loading (10-19-A) procedure of a hitter. Per 7-19, "Clubhead Lag....by resisting the Backstroke motion for Drive Loading." The right elbow is loaded instead of the left wrist for swingers.

Per 7-3, "...the Right Forearm should be precisely in-line with - and directly opposed to the entire Primary Lever Assembly...".

As an instructor, I would like to see his right elbow be more perpendicular to his right forearm.

Per 10-11-0-3, the top side of the shaft is not against Bobby's first knuckle of the forefinger - the aft of the shaft is against his #3 pressure point.

Frame 7 - Downstroke (8-8 )

Per 10-3-0, "Major Basic Strokes are classified according to Elbow Position during the Stroke (7-3) and every Stroke must use one of the three."

Bobby is using the Punch Basic stroke per 10-3-A. "From a "down-and-at-the-side" Elbow position, whether the Elbow is touching the Body or not, a straight-line Right Hand Punch is delivered through Impact (6-E)". Please compare the pictorial references in 8-8 and 10-3-A against Frame 7.

Frame 8 - Release (8-9)

It could be that Bobby is using a snap release but per 6-R-0, "...Automatic and Non-Automatic Releases are equally available to both Hitters and Swingers and that many will find Hitting very satisfying even if - and maybe even because - it can accomodate any amount of effort one cares to expend on it."

Finally, in 6-H-0-E, "Associate the following with 'Hitting' (10-19-A)" This serves as a very useful 'line in the sand'...