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Tulo with new leg kick? 

Post#1 » by raptors2019 » Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:39 pm

Spring Training is the time for tinkering, adjustments and experimentation. If a player is going to introduce a new batting stance or work on a new secondary pitch, now would be the time to do it.

One such case is Troy Tulowitzki, who appears to be sporting a slightly different batting stance in 2016. Most notably, it looks like he’s added a leg kick to his swing; something which Tulo’s teammates in Jose Bautista and Josh Donaldson have used with great success.

Over the weekend, there was an Instagram video posted by the “Stance Doctor” which featured a much different pre-swing routine by Troy Tulowitzki. It may be hard to pick up, but only once you compare Tulowitzki’s old swing to his new one do you really notice the difference.



http://bluejayhunter.com/2016/02/troy-tulowitzki-added-a-new-leg-kick-to-his-swing.html

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Post#2 » by Jonn » Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:40 pm

Raptors season is over guys.
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Post#3 » by TONYROMOHOF » Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:43 pm

Who cares???

That dude is salary albatross man of the future/present

Huge insane risk
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Post#4 » by Mr.Raptorsingh » Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:43 pm

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Post#5 » by vaff87 » Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:46 pm

Awkward.
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Post#6 » by artsncrafts » Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:48 pm

TONYROMOHOF wrote:Who cares???

That dude is salary albatross man of the future/present

Huge insane risk


lol do you watch baseball? http://m.mlb.com/news/article/161992252/lindor-correa-shake-up-top-shortstop-rankings

Clearly you don't also this is off topic so we wont discuss.
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Post#7 » by Regulator » Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:51 pm

I think Tulo will have a good year if he stays health. That leg kick hopefully gives his bat more pop.
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Post#8 » by Hit Em Up » Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:05 pm

A leg kick that is not part of a natural jumpshot is an offensive foul
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Post#9 » by Waylanderz » Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:08 pm

This is HUGE!
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Post#10 » by TONYROMOHOF » Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:27 pm

artsncrafts wrote:
TONYROMOHOF wrote:Who cares???

That dude is salary albatross man of the future/present

Huge insane risk


lol do you watch baseball? http://m.mlb.com/news/article/161992252/lindor-correa-shake-up-top-shortstop-rankings

Clearly you don't also this is off topic so we wont discuss.


I gotta be honest i dont

Lost interest in jays in like 1995?
Followed braves till chipper was gone
Havent gave a **** at all till the jays run
Im thinking the wheels will fall off based on the amount of bull in the teams comments last few months
Then i can just quit the whole sport, im pissed about the hall of fame morality patril anyway
The whole time i cared (80s 90s early 2000s) almost doesnt matter anymore
So again i say 'who cares'
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Post#11 » by TONYROMOHOF » Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:30 pm

artsncrafts wrote:
TONYROMOHOF wrote:Who cares???

That dude is salary albatross man of the future/present

Huge insane risk


lol do you watch baseball? http://m.mlb.com/news/article/161992252/lindor-correa-shake-up-top-shortstop-rankings

Clearly you don't also this is off topic so we wont discuss.


For me the mlb allstar game is almost the nhl allstar game

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Post#12 » by CrookedJ » Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:30 pm

Now that this has been migrated to spring training....

I think his right arm angle is much different too, maybe he is dropping his hands lower. Both pitches seem belt high.

I would say don't mess with success but I think Tulo is probably disappointed in how last season ended, and wants to re evaluate stuff. Was curious if he had been consistent with the toe tap, and he has for the most part. It was probably getting a little more pronounced over the years/

Found this awesome video of his first MLB hit...thanks to a miss play by Jose Reyes! How perfect is that?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku-1Jj_s-qU[/youtube]
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Post#13 » by rarefind » Mon Feb 22, 2016 8:10 pm

TONYROMOHOF wrote:Who cares???

That dude is salary albatross man of the future/present

Huge insane risk


Jose Reyes, is that you?
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Post#14 » by King of Canada » Mon Feb 22, 2016 8:30 pm

My first impression of seeing him play after the trade was how his swing didn't provide a lot of momentum going forward. He's a big long guy, so a bigger kick might lead to more power. Can't wait to see results.
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Post#15 » by DonMega » Mon Feb 22, 2016 8:32 pm

cool.

i guess?
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Post#16 » by duppyy » Mon Feb 22, 2016 9:18 pm

TONYROMOHOF wrote:Who cares???

That dude is salary albatross man of the future/present

Huge insane risk


You cared enough to click on this thread, watch the gif, click the reply button, typed 83 characters and hit the submit button.

Me thinks you care more than you're letting on.
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Post#17 » by Lateral Quicks » Mon Feb 22, 2016 9:37 pm

I can't wait to see the 2017 Toronto Leg-Kickers, with leg-kicking power bat Ryan Goins hitting cleanup.
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Post#18 » by rarefind » Mon Feb 22, 2016 9:44 pm

He's clearly trying to break the team record for homers in March to avoid hitting lead off.
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Post#19 » by b0na f1de » Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:32 pm

new swing **** ant
salary albatross man of baseball present/future...Scared me like huge swing and miss of baseball 2 months
once again who cares but please care about who cares
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Post#20 » by Raptor_Guy » Tue Feb 23, 2016 1:13 am

CrookedJ wrote:Now that this has been migrated to spring training....

I think his right arm angle is much different too, maybe he is dropping his hands lower. Both pitches seem belt high.

I would say don't mess with success but I think Tulo is probably disappointed in how last season ended, and wants to re evaluate stuff. Was curious if he had been consistent with the toe tap, and he has for the most part. It was probably getting a little more pronounced over the years/

Found this awesome video of his first MLB hit...thanks to a miss play by Jose Reyes! How perfect is that?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku-1Jj_s-qU[/youtube]


Lmao that's too amazing.

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