"We can frame the issues to focus on when doing motion analysis,” according to Mike Lotief, President/C.E.O. of Swing Attractors.
“Being able to distinguish from reliable information, and more importantly, being able to disregard unreliable information is the difference between a hitter getting better and players who despite their hard work just become frustrated at the lack of improvement.”
Sorting through all of the volumes of information and advice out there on hitting is a chore in itself.
“I got the experience of my lifetime during the 2023 M.L.B. season by working with Tim Hyers (Hitting Coach of the Texas Rangers, 2023 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS)”, says Coach Mike Lotief.
“We looked at specific movement patterns and searched for ways to explain the feel of ‘just do it’. I interpreted the motion caption data of his hitters, and he turned it into actionable interventions that helped them become WORLD CHAMPIONS.”
“I’ve developed hitting concepts we used to communicate my motion analysis using the data of his hitters into reliable, precise language that can be used in everyday hitting discussions.”
What’s a Swing Attractor? https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/08/ab40456649/coach-mike-lotief-and-swing-attractors-release-the-explanation-of-what-swing-attractors-are-for-b
Mike Lotief, President/C.E.O. of Swing Attractors with Coach Tim Hyers, Hitting Coach of 2023 WORLD SERIES Champions, Texas Rangers discussing hitting movement patterns.
TALKING POINTS #1 & #2: Loading/Unloading the pelvis via contralateral hip activity and energizing the spine to slingshot the barrel
How does the contralateral movement of the pelvis effect the movement pattern of the spine? Does the movement of the pelvis energize the movement of the spine?
The best hitters take advantage of the anatomy of the pelvis and spine to move in all three planes of motion (sagittal, frontal, transverse). The important part of loading/unloading the pelvis is the amount of angular momentum created and how & when.
Motion analysis can determine which planes of motion are most dominant or which planes are dormant and not contributing.
Talking Point #3 & #4:
Stabilize Shoulders – Spine Segmentation and Get Behind the Baseball
Improper spinal alignment is the biggest inhibitor of efficient movement patterns in hitters. The lack of proper posture compromises the key performance indicators of power, stability and reaction time.
To get behind the baseball at contact, the barrel, the knob and the spine should all be aligned behind the incoming pitch, plus the back elbow is parallel to the pitch and the hitter’s head is behind his hands via axial rotation; not by leaning/tilting rearward.
#5 Swing Design allows better swing decisions
The perfect swing is about adjustability. How each individual hitter can launch his swing when the pitch is 150 milliseconds away from home plate has a direct correlation to whether he can stop/check his swing at 029 milliseconds.
Swing design shouldn’t be a trade off between power or accuracy. It can be BOTH.
The best latest decision is at a time and from a position of being able to hit.
Conclusion
The game is passing by too many hitters while the data sits on the shelf because there isn’t a way to do quality, affordable motion analysis that is simple, precise and actionable to make hitters CHAMPIONS.
Stay tuned to www.swingattractors.com to read about each hitting concept in depth.
About the author
Coach Mike with Tim Hyers for pre-game batting practice in 2023 when the Rangers won the WORLD SERIES.
• Mike Lotief is C.E.O./President of Swing Attractors.
• Swing Attractors created a biomechanics software/user-friendly dashboard to help coaches maximize the data being collected. Full interview: https://inspirery.com/michael-lotief/
• Lotief graduated from L.S.U. Law School; practiced law in Louisiana.
• He volunteered to coach recreational football, baseball, softball, basketball for 27 years.
• Coach Mike coached 17 successful years in college softball: overall record of 731-176 (80.6 winning %).
• Coach Mike was part of 40 conference & NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS. He developed 25 All Americans; inducted into the La. A.S.A. Hall of Fame.
• Lotief invented/made hundreds of hitting devices; been through the patent process.
• The coach is a 40 year cancer survivor (twice), endured massive radiation treatment to his throat & neck; first person to receive Pro Trach breathing/speaking device; awarded the Perseverance Award by his peers in 2016 after undergoing a tracheotomy coached his team the finals of NCAA Super Regionals. Watch full acceptance speech: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qu2EpKPMt1M
• Lotief is married to Stefni Whitton Lotief (first All American in U.L.’s history); proud parents of Chelsea & Andrew.
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