rolliefingers08 Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 kevin millar with less movement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyHit48 Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 my stance is like Maggs but i swing like Glaus but i can hit the ball to all fields equally with power but hey im a right handed power hitter batting 4th the batting average just comes on its own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futzy99 Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 Mine is way up high like Counsel's, but a little lower. I've just adjusted it to come down into a normal stance earlier before the pitch is thrown, it helps me a lot. Also, before I bat, I tap the plate once, do a little practice swing twice, and get up high. If they keep me waiting in that stance for a while, I call time. I'm a freak for routine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 Lefty hitter. I stand feet about 16 inchest apart, slight knee bend, and slightly open about half a foot. I had a bad habit when I was younger of making a pull stride ( I wouldn't stride toward the pitcher, I'd stride toward first base), which caused me to miss every pitch away. With the open stance, it made me concentrate on bringing my foot forward correctly. Most people with open stances want the ball inside, but I do it to drive the pitch away to the opposite field. Holding the bat... I guess you can say it's pretty much like the generic stance in the game. I have very little movement in my stance, I tap my front foot a bit to stop me for tightening up, but that's pretty much it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTCYankz Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 about the same as a-rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP1605 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Same as Jeter's, except my legs are closer together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp_hidalgo Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Like Sammy Sosa's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooseknucks Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I recently took sessions with my school baseball coached and we tweaked my stance. I'm not sure who it's like but my front shoulder is up high enough to cover all but my eyes. and bot legs are bent. I produce way more batspeed that way and can cut straight throught the strikezone rather than up through in and uppercut fashion. More line drive base hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez_dispenser21 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 If you have ever seen Bill Hll from Mil. It's just like his with a little more weight back and crowched down a little more. But just as open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvpmodder07 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Think Pujols with a closer together stance. I actually look kinda similar to the generic swing from MVP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunteroo2 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 like a-rods with out the bat movement and with it up off my shoulder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernetic Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I haven't played baseball in years but I have a pretty generic stance with my knees slightly bent with no waggle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane182 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I don't play very much baseball, but my stance has been compared to Mike Piazza. People often used to comment on my bat speed even though I wasn't that great at hitting I did have the fast bat speed. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeexDev Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Alex Rodriguez as a lefty stance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeljjt Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 My stance is actually alot like Chuck Knoblauch. But that was after year of tinkering. As a kid, my stances resembled Ricky Henderson (Knees very bent, butt sticking out)...Gary Carter (Standing almost straight up, knees not bent at all) And Daryl Strawberry (bat kinda high, back arm very high)...But for whatever reason, as i got older (towards 18-20, i mean)...i got too tense in these stances, and gripped the bat way too tightly, and swung too stiffly. I then decided I needed to just relax my hands on the bat...almost just rest the bat i my hands....not even grip it...And so now, much like Chucky did...the bat is almost parallel to the ground...straight back...im not in as much of a crouch as him, but its similiar. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosox6690 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 mines like piazza except with a bat wiggle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickmarcusvick Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Mines almost exactly like Soriano, but I'm a little bit more upright than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mroctober430 Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Mine is more like Chipper Jones. But I've recently been doing more of a upright stance (i.e Jim Thome stance). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlaramay Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 My batting stance used to be like Alex Rodriguez's with my left-leg in front and my right-leg bent behind. I'd crouch down and jiggle the bat a lil...but I found I hit a lot of ground balls...so I modded my stance (hahaha...) and now I stand upright with my legs pretty much together...I hold the bat at a slight angle over my shoulder...its basically the stance you have when you throw a ball up to hit it...but I think it works better... My pitching stance...I'm left-handed...starts with me directly facing the catcher...I then bring my right-leg to my chest and my glove behind my right shoulder. I turn my hips left 45 degrees before setting my right leg with a long stride and I squat down a bit as I release/catapault the ball with a 3/4 grip... :hail: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grub Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 A lot like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwinginSoriano Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Cool. My batting stance sucks, it's never the same because I have no coordination. My brother had an interesting batting stance, he bat left handed, he squatted like Soriano, but with an open stance. Just to make it look even stranger, he leaned over the plate like Mo Vaughn. During our "games" he would hit pitches up and in the best somehow. He was able to generate much power without being big or really having much experience in the game. Sadly, elbow and back problems have crippled him to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I am thinking of a batting stance for next summer. I have a bit of power, but I am mostly a contact guy. I hardly ever strikeout swinging. any suggestions for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emil Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Mine is like A-Rod, but a bit less bat wiggle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwinginSoriano Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I am thinking of a batting stance for next summer. I have a bit of power, but I am mostly a contact guy. I hardly ever strikeout swinging. any suggestions for me? Do a Chuck Knoblauch stance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrades Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I always do the same routine and same stance. I dig in with the right foot (right handed) then with the left. Tap the plate 3 times (on both corners than the middle), then swing the bat around, pop my jersey, swing the bat around again and get into position. I keep a little waggle in my stance to to keep me loose. I've been keeping my legs farther apart so that I don't overstride. Instead I just take a short step up and down and let my coordination do the work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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