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What does “stay back” mean?  

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  1. 1. what does stay back mean?

    • wait on the pitch
    • keep your weight back


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Posted (edited)

Both of those are applicable. I said that phrase meaning both of those things multiple times today during practice. They sorta mean the same thing but I guess could apply to your hands and not your weight.

Edited by hobbes2702
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1 minute ago, hobbes2702 said:

Both of those are applicable. I said that phrase meaning both of those things multiple times today during practice. They sorta mean the same thing but I guess could apply to your hands and not your weight.

Same. It’s usually where’s my weight post load and the hands are good indicator of that. That dreaded feeling after you two hopped one to the short stop on an off speed pitch. 

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2 minutes ago, Helobious said:

That’s “wait on it”. Stay back is about making sure your hands are the last part of your swing coming through the zone.

I was going more for the double entendre of it all with the other thing you usually hear shouted at some poor 9-year-old.  I'm pretty familiar with the concept of the kinetic chain.

Edited by Surly Bevo
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They're not always the same. Sometimes you let the ball get deep but your wrists, and therefore your power, are not behind the ball.  I.e. for a right handed hitter hitting an outside pitch to right field.

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On 2/23/2025 at 9:26 PM, Helobious said:

Lol at an Astro fan being one of the two people to get the question wrong

Yes I’m sure you’re extremely well versed in baseball lingo.

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