Swing Analysis - Jim Edmonds

8/21/2008

The video clip below is from a few days ago and shows Jim Edmonds hitting a home run to Right Field.

Jim Edmonds

While his stance is a little wider than I would generally advocate, his swing is pretty much textbook.
     For example, notice the classic orientation in Frame 36, which is the point of contact. Notice how his back elbow is bent 90 degrees, his back knee is bent roughly 90 degrees, and how, rather than squishing the bug, Jim Edmonds has little to no weight on his back foot at the Point Of Contact.