Swing Analysis -
Evan Longoria
9/3/2008
Evan Longoria is in contention for the Rookie Of The Year
award, so I thought it would be interesting to take a look at
his swing using the video clip below from the Home Run Derby that was
held before the 2008 All Star Game.
Evan Longoria
There are a couple of things to pay particular attention to in this swing.
First, like Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr. and
unlike Albert Pujols,
Evan Longoria is relatively upright at the Point Of Contact
(POC).
Second, at the POC (Frame 88), Evan Longoria is still
quite connected but
his back elbow is bent less at the POC than is the back elbow of
Albert Pujols. However, Evan Longoria clearly isn't at full
extension at Frame 88. Instead, Evan Longoria doesn't reach full
extension until Frame 130.
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