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Whippier = more lag.
Watch a Sammy Snead, or the old T. Woods, as they hammered a drive. They had a power squat going, They "sat down" into the ball. Their weight was underneath them, not flying forward. Funny concept: Keep your weight here to hit the ball further there.
But I'll bet if you watch Taijuan throw you will see the same dynamic. As he's on his right leg, he will "squat" just before the left leg comes forward.
George Forman did it, too.
And Jan Stenerud. Doc remembers him.
You get the idea.
Keeping the "weight underside" allows the hips to explode efficiently (the key word) and, in baseball/golf, lag and power to develop.
I'll bet that if we look at a slo-mo comparison of Smoak, this year vs. early last, you'll see the bat stay cocked later in the swing. By the way, I bet that allows him to stay centered on a pitch and to better drive it the other weigh.
Doc, wasn't Charlie Lau, now that I think about it, all about weight back and beneath?
Good stuff.
moethedog, now beginning to buy in on the Smoak longterm optimism.
Man, I've come a long way.