Cut your RATE OF FORCE DEVELOPMENT down from 150 milliseconds to 15 – 40 m/s without compromising any power.
Lafayette, LA (PRUnderground) October 8th, 2026
A new hitting analysis titled “Bypass Ground Force: Internal Pelvic Clearance” introduces a paradigm shift in how baseball and softball athletes generate swing power. The piece breaks down the advanced hitting methodology developed by Coach Mike Lotief, challenging traditional coaching cues that rely solely on linear ground force. It offers an alternative solution to the traditional RFD (rate of force development) of 150 milliseconds that most traditional methods train and advocate in favor of a 15 – 40 millisecond window to execute the swing. While conventional training often instructs hitters to create hip-shoulder separation, simply push off the ground or aggressively spin the hips, the newly published breakdown argues that elite rotational power is a three-dimensional movement rooted deeply in pelvic anatomy. According to the analysis, true mechanical efficiency relies on creating torsion through internal “braking” of the pelvis–specifically involving the QL, hip flexors and obliques that initiates the swing ASAP or delays to create a timing window/buffer. As pitchers keep getting better & throwing harder, it’s time for hitting player development to offer solutions. The core phases detailed in the release include:
• 3D Pelvic Loading: Moving away from flat, binary hip rotation by synchronizing sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes.
• Establishing Co-Contractions: Engaging the deep core muscles, obliques, and rear glutes simultaneously to create a structural, high-tension springboard.
• Rapid Force Production: Bypassing traditional, linear drift or “get your foot down” to clear the hips that is traditionally in the 120-to-140 millisecond window, RECALIBRATE YOUR SWING introduces a 15 – 40 m/s range required to compete against today’s young high-level pitching. “Many hitters fight their own anatomy by focusing entirely on pushing away from the ground,” the analysis states. “By prioritizing internal pelvic clearance, a player maximizes elastic energy, allowing the pelvis and spine to integrate instead of separate”. The full mechanical breakdown offers step-by-step guidance for coaches, trainers, and athletes looking to implement these “RECALIBRATE YOUR SWING” principles into their daily hitting routines.
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