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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Horizontal v Vertical Power
Geoff Baker:
One interesting thing to remember about Saunders, which you may have noted on that video we posted a few weeks ago (seen above) about the changes to Seattle’s strength and conditioning program. In the video, Dr. Marcus Elliott points to some paperwork on Saunders and states that he has more vertical (or, lateral) force than horizontal force. The theory Elliott has, and which the Mariners are paying big bucks to implement over the next three years, is that athletes with horizontal power—like Dustin Ackley—have a better chance to maximize their potential.
With vertical power, Elliott adds, even big, strong hitters tend to have low home run totals because they are not maximizing the force they get on their swing and driving balls properly. So, the Mariners are in the process of training their hitters to get more horizontal force on their swings.
Glove-slap: Neyer.
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