Pujols sets his hands by his right ear and sets his weight 60% on his back leg.

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His right knee begins to turn in and his hands begin to pull the pull the bat knob through the swing.

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He places left heel down to push against. Note that he does not step, per se.

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His head stays ABSOLUTELY STILL.

 

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His right foot has begun to turn in, and his right heel begins to come up. Note the bat is perpendiculer to the pitcher. 5

The tremendous bat "snap" is evident when comparing the previous frame to this one. 

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Head down and following the ball, his left leg acts as a brake to transfer power to his hips.

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Head still down after impact, only now does he fully extnd his arms through the swing.

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Head still down . . and weight still balanced . . . he drives through the follow thru.

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Head still down, he continues to power through the follow thru.

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This is the desired "down and in" position that confirms his weight is balanced.

Only at this point does Pujols begin to allow his hand to come off the bat.

This entire row of frames shows how balanced Pujols is during the follow-thru.

The hand-coming-off-the-bat is a baseball skill that is less successful in softball

due to the softball swing being more compact and relying more-so on torque

and less-so on "length".

Now look up, find the ball, and track your hit. Note the balance that is still evident.

There is very little foot movement throughout the swing. The left foot simply raises, then lowers, and

the right foot turns in and digs in.  Albert strives to have as "quiet" a swing as possible,

trying to avoid jerking his head, his hands, or his feet.

Quotes from the Sports Illustrated Article

"The beauty of Pujols's swing resides in the powerful grace of its unfurling." 

"He has the ability to repeat his swing over, and over, and over, which leads him to being very consistent." (Chad Blair, Cardinals' video coordinator, who has taped and charted every pitch of every one of Pujols's major league at-bats.)

" . . . the swing is simple, pruned of all non-essentials, and embedded in his muscle memory."

" (his) exceptional plate coverage and ability to drive the ball to the opposite field . . allows him to be selective; his walk totals have increased every year."

"He'll go four or five weeks before he pulls the ball" (commenting on his approach to drive the ball and own the entire plate.)

In a May 22, 2006 edition of Sports Illustrated, the authors describe Albert Pujols's "perfect" swing.