how does ichiro suzuki swing?

when ichiro was playing for Orix in the japanese league, it was called "pendulum swing". He lifts his right foot, replants it, brings up his left foot and swings, all while rotating but not moving his hips forward. So by the time he is finished swinging, he is striding toward first.
 
He like starts to run when he swings the bat. Yea he kinda leans away then steps into it and swings and starts running before the ball hits the bat
 
He keeps his hands back. Similarly to Hideki Matsui, whose hips fly open, but he keeps his hands back. Ichiro keep his hands and head back enough to see and hit the ball at the right time. He has done it so many times that his muscle memory in now used it.
 
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