What Shohei Ohtani Does That Every Player Can Learn 💥

He throws 100 mph and hits balls 450 feet — but the secret behind Shohei Ohtani’s power isn’t all size or strength. It’s how efficiently he moves.

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Why This Matters

• 💥 Shohei’s power comes from how he sequences his body, not just how big he is.
  
  
• ⚾️ He lets his hips start before his shoulders, creating a stretch called hip–shoulder separation.
  
  
• 🧠 That stretch stores energy like a rubber band — then releases it all at contact.
  
  
• 🎯 It’s the same principle for hitting and pitching: ground → hips → hands → barrel/fingertips
  
  

How to Train It

1️⃣ Start from your legs.

• Get strong and balanced before moving anything else.
  
  
• Feel your legs lead both hitting and pitching motions
  
  

2️⃣ Create stretch.

• You’ll feel your core “coil” — that’s where we tension and room to rotate explosively.
• Let your hips rotate before your shoulders move.
  
  
  

3️⃣ Stay connected.

• Don’t spin around your body.
  
  
• Rotate through the ground while keeping your direction toward center field or the catcher.
  
  

💡 Coaching Cue: "LEAD WITH HIPS". Most players do too much with upper body. In almost all cases, even if you feel like you're not moving your upper body at all, it will follow with the lower body.

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The Result

• ✅ More power without swinging harder
  
  
• 💪 A smoother, more efficient movement pattern
  
  
• 🚀 Consistent, strong contact even against faster pitching
  
  

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FAQs

Q: What’s hip–shoulder separation?
A: It’s the tension created when your hips rotate before your shoulders — that’s what builds power.

Q: Can young players learn this?
A: Absolutely. It’s about body control and sequence, not strength.

Q: Does this help pitching too?
A: 100% — both hitting and throwing rely on the same sequence.