Swing Analysis - Albert Pujols

7/29/2008

The video clip below is of a home run to Left Center Field. I love this video clip because it is 60 Frames Per Second (FPS).

Albert Pujols

One thing to notice is the textbook position in Frame 35, which is the Point Of Contact (POC).

Albert Pujols - Frame 35

Notice how, rather than being extended at the POC, Albert Pujols is still connected in Frame 35, with his back elbow bent roughly 90 degrees and his hands still close to, and rotating with, his back shoulder. Also, notice how, rather than squishing the bug, at the POC Albert Pujols has been pulled onto the point of his back toe by the rapid rotation of his hips.

Flip Book (Frame By Frame) Analysis

I thought this clip was so interesting that I used it to put together a flip book (frame by frame) analysis of the swing of Albert Pujols .