Request: Babe Ruth

by danielj on Jan 8, 2009 2:27 PM PST Comment 12 comments

I thought it would be interesting to examine the swings/mechanics of some old-timers, and they don't get any better than the Babe.

Attached below is a link to some video of the Babe, showing many different swings over his long career. The best perspective on the swing, I think, comes around 2:09 in this clip. I believe that is his 60th HR swing from the 1927 season.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB1Z-7yDSAY&feature=related

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that'd be very interesting

that’s some great footage of The Babe.

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by SteveP on Jan 8, 2009 3:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I dunno

I’m no scout, but that swing looks like it’s just gonna generate a lot of flies that fall just short

that guy should probably have stayed a pitcher

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by devil_fingers on Jan 8, 2009 3:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Who is this guy? :)

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by 306008 on Jan 21, 2009 7:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah...

…he’ll never make it. AAAA slugger. No position.

by danielj on Jan 8, 2009 4:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I thought

this was a pitching mechanics request, and nearly died. I was quite surprised when I clicked the fanpost, and think this would be very interesting.

by jwiscarson on Jan 8, 2009 6:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

My first impression: I LOVE the happy gilmore batting approach

one of the shots is Ruth standing with his feet together in the back of the box, and then two stepping up before swinging. simply amazing…I wish Pujols did that.

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by DyeLongJustice on Jan 8, 2009 8:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I was about to comment about that

It really surprised me, I’d NEVER seen anyone do that, pretty cool.

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by raisingcain on Jan 8, 2009 8:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Bad body, long swing, will never hit for average.

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by Kyle Boddy on Jan 8, 2009 10:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

another jack cust

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by devil_fingers on Jan 9, 2009 8:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No

He makes Jack Cust look like a superstar.

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by cwhitman412 on Jan 10, 2009 7:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs