Druw Jones Jr hits with a planted front foot

[DocJJ]

He hit 2 HR in his HS Playoff double-header the other day.   I was watching the video.   I hope the O's take him with the #1 pick.   But is it weird that he hits with his front foot planted?   There's no leg kick of any kind, nor any stride forward at all...   Are there successful MLB hitters who do this?

[btdart20]

Can you post a video? 

From video I've seen, he has a stride forward.  He does start with a wide stance to begin with, but he gets his weight shifting to support his swing.

 

[CharmCityHokie]

He mimics his father's swing where he shifts his foot. It's not a leg kick, but there is a shift in body weight

Andruw Jones Homerun

 

EDIT: I'm too computer-dumb to figure out how to embed the video, the link above is to a youtube video of Andruw Jones' first and last homeruns

[DocJJ]

There's definitely a shift of his weight but the foot doesn't come up off the ground.  It's pretty interesting- I don't think I've ever seen anyone hit quite like that.   It certainly seems to work for him, but I wonder if it's one of those things that professional pitchers can find a way to exploit in some way...

 

[Hazmat]

Paul Molitor comes to mind as someone whose front leg/foot didn't move much during his swing.

[DocJJ]

6 minutes ago, DocJJ said:

There's definitely a shift of his weight but the foot doesn't come up off the ground.  It's pretty interesting- I don't think I've ever seen anyone hit quite like that.   It certainly seems to work for him, but I wonder if it's one of those things that professional pitchers can find a way to exploit in some way...

 

https://twitter.com/kileymcd/status/1521965614000136194?s=20&t=oy0nrlylJrSqSRWs7pcvUw

[DocJJ]

 

[DocJJ]

Impressive hit.  BUT a good friend of mine who lives in the area said Druw has been feasting on terrible pitching all year.   His team does not play elite competition so you have to look at his showcase tournament play.  He acquitted himself quite nicely in tournament play too, so I'm not too concerned....

[DocJJ]

On the slow motion clip, his front foot actually stays on the ground and doesn't come up at all!

 

[RZNJ]

Are you watching the same thing I'm watching.  His front foot does indeed come off the ground and go back down.

 

I watched all 3 video clips.  All the same.  The foot comes up and back down.

[btdart20]

It's more subtle, sure.  But it's the weight shift and being in a strong hitting position at the point of contact.

 

Mel Ott was a HOFer with his swing, I suppose anything is possible...

 

[Yossarian]

3 hours ago, Hazmat said:

Paul Molitor comes to mind as someone whose front leg/foot didn't move much during his swing.

Or Rod Carew?

[waroriole]

2 hours ago, RZNJ said:

Are you watching the same thing I'm watching.  His front foot does indeed come off the ground and go back down.

 

I watched all 3 video clips.  All the same.  The foot comes up and back down.

Yeah that’s what I see too. It’s a straight up and down. He doesn’t stride forward, but his front foot is already out so far. 

[Brooks The Great]

On 6/17/2022 at 2:20 PM, DocJJ said:

On the slow motion clip, his front foot actually stays on the ground and doesn't come up at all!

 

You might need to have your eyes examined. Or maybe I do. But I'm pretty sure my eyes are fine 

He's clearly lifting his foot up in every single clip. Not sure if we're looking for different things.

[Moose Milligan]

Anyone want to explain why this is an issue?  Looks like he doesn't have much of a problem actually hitting the ball.