Posted by: rql () on Sat Mar 1 16:38:14 2003

I have been looking at my hitters in slo mo and find that often on balls middle out that they drop their back shoulder in a waythat keeps it facing the plate longer and subsequently makes their arms appear to go forward toward the ballbut it also seems to get them under the ball more,fouling it back or popping it up.However on quality swings at this pitch it appears that the front[anterior] of the rear shoulder begins driving and turning faster toward the pitcher which allows the top hand to drive the barrel toward the ball better and more perpendicular to the ball,as well as keeps them on plane with the ball better.Has anyone noticed this in swings with hitters,it seems to me the back side is more important on the o.s. pitch and this is a flaw that is common on this pitch.