Dope Tech Episode 2

<<@brianchar-bow3273 says : Why do Shohei Ohtani's batted balls fly so far despite his seemingly light swing? Ohtani's hitting form looks quite different from that of many other major leaguers who swing with the power of their upper arms. Ohtani's swing form is unique in that there is not much power in his upper arms or upper body. The three characteristics of Shohei Ohtani's swing are what we see. (1) Natural dynamic vision to see the movement of the ball, (2) A stable and smooth swing trajectory that does not shake his body axis due to his overwhelming strength of his torso, lower body, legs, and hips, (3) Instantly finds the best timing for hitting the ball and captures the timing with certainty. These three things are performed with a big body that has been trained through diet and training for his past 10 years. As a result, he can hit a moving ball as far with a steady and efficient swing as if it were a driver shot of a stationary golf ball. Shohei Ohtani's hitting style is characterized by his ability to instantly find the optimal sweet spot for a pitch coming into the hitting zone, and to ensure that he hits the ball just right. His swing appears stable, smooth, and unshakeable, with no effort until the follow-through, when he captures the best timing to ensure that he hits the ball at the right moment. Despite this, the ball flies a long way. This is because the power generated by the swing trajectory is efficiently concentrated on a single point on the ball without waste and converted into the ball's flying power. Shohei Ohtani is able to hit the ball this way, because, first, he has an unshakeable torso axis and strong legs and lower body, and second, he has good dynamic vision, which is the reason for his excellent pitch selection.（His good eye for the ball, which is the result of his natural dynamic vision.） He trains not only his upper body but also his lower body intensively, so that his legs and back, core, and axis are stable when he swings, and his body does not shake with the force of the swing. This is due to the strength of his well-trained legs and back muscles. If we compare Shohei Ohtani's swing with that of other sluggers, focusing on the relationship between the upper and lower body, we can see a significant difference during the swing. Many players swing with their upper bodies with great force and hit the ball, but when they follow through, their lower bodies, which are supported by an open stride, are defeated by the rotational force of the swing of the upper body, which has a longer trajectory than the stride, and in many cases, their feet flop or their lower bodies are jolted by the swing power. However, when looking at the follow-through of Shohei's swing after hitting a just-meet shot, the lower body hardly swings at all, and the body axis remains stable, smooth, and clean. Naturally, like other hitters, Otani's upper arm movement should be greater and stronger than that of his lower body, but the overwhelming muscular strength of his lower body, including the length of his legs, absorbs and supports the impact of the swing trajectory of his upper body. When we compare the upper and lower body movements, we see that his lower body strength overwhelmingly outweighs his upper body strength. This is what seems to mechanically affect the distance of the ball when Ohtani hits it. (Ohtani: lower body strength >= upper body swing, other hitters: upper body swing >= lower body) In his case, being a pitcher from a young age may have contributed to the strength of his torso and legs and back. To reduce the burden on their overworked arms and shoulders, pitchers intentionally focus on training to strengthen the lower body, including the legs and hips, which stabilize the trunk and axis. In his case, more than 10 years of training as a pitcher since his boyhood may have formed his overwhelming core stability and leg and hip strength, and may have had a positive effect on his hitting form. If so, this may be the result of his pursuit of becoming both a pitcher and hitter at the same time, a dual way that is very difficult to achieve. Another factor that may have contributed to his hitting is the way Japanese high school baseball education is conducted. Japanese high school baseball hitting instruction often adopts the "meet hitting (Just meet timing)" method. The bodies of Japanese high school students are often thin and without muscle strength, as they have not yet fully matured. In teaching these skinny and weak students to hit the ball, they often teach them to hit the ball at the best time, rather than hitting it with their upper arm strength. In other words, they teach them the "Just meet timing hitting" method, in which the ball is surely caught at the sweet spot and sent flying far away by its repulsive force. This approach is similar to the swing theory of hitting long shots in golf. In other words, this method has much in common with the theory of hitting the ball on the club's sweet spot and converting the acceleration of the club head into the force of the ball's flight with a stable swing trajectory that does not sway the axis. In Japanese youth baseball, a coach often uses this phrase when coaching skinny, ineffective players, "Don't swing hard for home runs. Aim for a single hit first, and think that a home run is an accidental extension of a single hit (when the conditions are right). The important thing is to hit the ball with a high probability of catching the center of the ball and making sure you hit it." Watch Shohei Ohtani's warm-up routine as he waits in the next batter's box. It shows what he thinks is important in hitting. He doesn't swing the bat blindly, but watches the timing of the opposing pitcher's pitch as it comes to the batter in front of him each time. He then tests the best timing for his own bat swing in accordance with the opposing pitcher's pitch. The next batter, Freddie Freeman, swings his bat without looking at the pitcher, trying to remember what his swing feels like. The way these two use their waiting time and actions in the next batter's box are contrastingly different. Shohei's hitting technique seems to focus on matching the bat precisely at the best time without hesitation to the various pitches thrown by the pitcher.　That seems to be another secret of Shohei Ohtani's hitting.>> <<@csy897 says : Ohtani on his regular summer spike>> <<@김해숙-h3b says : many power hitters like him in Korea>> <<@DTB1995 says : What about his translator?>> <<@GannonIsFat says : My dad and I were there, got it on video, awesome moment>> <<@michaelt8680 says : Truly amazing.>> <<@philliphutcheson4219 says : I wonder what his former interpreter thinks???>> <<@kaiz3nberg says : L’shohei got dat dawg in him mayne 😂>> <<@burningscooter says : junetani poppin off>> <<@gku8744 says : His swing is so smooth. He hits it over 450 feet and he doesnt look like he is trying to kill it.>> <<@Yshtola. says : GOAT>> <<@felixlara6149 says : Regalaron sombreros?>> <<@bananaore7 says : Shohei Ohtani is the only person in the world who can get an astonishing number of views every time he hits a home run.>> <<@biscuit3312 says : 🥰>> <<@ElvisNguyen-v6m says : Very glad he’s on a team that actually wins now>> <<@user-jvmn3irkbkto7 says : The sound, the direction, the distance, everything is unreal.>> <<@michaelgartman4320 says : The ball just sounds different when he hits it.>> <<@weichengwei6543 says : 跩哦>> <<@WildDanHibiki says : The slump is over. Hallelujah>> <<@アイリー-u6b says : he’s a pitcher>> <<@andrewsaitken3513 says : Damn the views are crazy, never seen this much views over a Homerun from any player.>> <<@chauncey0985 says : Mr.June！大谷さん！>> <<@Kokoro66 says : 簡直教科書打擊!爽!!❤尊い❣️開炸吧🎉🎉🎉>> <<@旅猫リポート says : 大谷選手が一番打者になると打率が下がりそうで怖い>> <<@レンドーン-x2m says : 大谷とかジャッジがいるチームに先発登板するピッチャーは可哀想球団側が査定する時は、それらの試合は除外してあげて😅>> <<@2hemispheres2 says : hes farther>> <<@dickfitzwell3093 says : Another day at the office 💰>> <<@superpartypooper7925 says : He is dope!>> <<@hidetravel5934 says : 0:01 This home run is like the one when he hit in his first year in the Angels.>> <<@shakaifutekigoushach says : What a velocity! All I can do is lough.>> <<@titi-qb8jd says : I'd forgotten that Ohtani is still in rehab. home run, steal base all that is a part of program for being a unicorn next season.>> <<@galaxyheavymetal5292 says : i dont care about ohtani's hr number. He's overrated again and again. See how many homeruns Judge hit this year!! Judge is far better than ohtani who never doesnt do defense at all.>> <<@hidetravel5934 says : For a moment, viewers may not have known whether they were watching a replay or a live broadcast.>> <<@html-er9cn says : 凄い✨>> <<@awesomeok960 says : Ohtani has done it again!!>> <<@SolomonLi says : Here we go… Another year, same pattern… Shohei’s bat always turns on hot again starting June and July.>> <<@frijolero6048 says : I'm surprised the center fielder ran back so far.>> <<@ゔぃえるじぇ says : このあとフリーマンもホームラン打って最高の一日だわ>> <<@aznpanda510x says : He would be got more if ppl stop walking him>> <<@Reedman-yy6fl says : 今日の大谷451フィート、今日のオハッピーすごい打球音で467フィート。>> <<@fredkuo5017 says : Shohei lightly hit the ball likes tee off twice, what a monster.>> <<@antiechelonkishin7615 says : Long reach but more like a short punch than he did several years before.>> <<@hitomitsuda5355 says : Ohtani_san,”sugoi!” He did it again.🎉🎉👏🏻👏🏻😍😍>> <<@MiyukiC_LA says : 翔平くんのHRは何か「厳（おごそ）か」という言葉が合うなー。アナウンサーも”Majestic"と。２HR、おめでとう！Mookie、由伸くんの怪我も早く治りますように。。。。>> <<@JCsouthernmiss says : Everyone wearing the same hat was a jumpscare at first>> <<@黃蘭雅-g7l says : 大谷果然是收視率王.....（我是台灣人）.....>> <<@starrrr-l6h says : 오타니 홈런으로 상쾌한 하루의 시작>> <<@charliedcho says : I forgot he also pitches 🤣>> <<@letsTACOboutGoals says : By law, transfers more than $10k require multiple levels of approval. Specifically, multiple transfers of $500k are definitely flagged by the bank for fraud. Smart enough to loop hole his contract but dumb enough to get stolen from? Smells fishy.>> <<@めろんぱん-l6q says : ピッチャーが反対方向に確信歩きなんて彼が最初で最後かもしれない>>