Posted by: Jimmy () on Thu Nov 8 00:25:40 2007

> >>> Great analysis work. I do want to point out on the Pete Rose clip that in frames 56 through 69 the sweet spot of Rose's bat is in a straight line with the incoming pitch the entire time (eight frames before and four frames after contact). Contact was made at frame 65.
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> His hands do have a circular path but this CHP produces a linear bat path through the hitting zone. This is the true definition of the term "linear" in hitting terms.
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> Your thoughts please.
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> Jimmy >>>
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> Hi Jimmy
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> You state, “His hands do have a circular path but this CHP produces a linear bat path through the hitting zone.” --- A video analysis from overhead views of over a hundred MLB hitters does not support your statement. As the clip below illustrates, a plot of their bat-paths shows that the bat-head also follows a circular path.
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> <a href="http://www.batspeed.com/media/John_CHP.wmv">Hands & bat-head take circular paths</a>
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> Jack Mankin

Hi Jack,

The Pete Rose clip in my view does illustrate the linear portion of his bat path. About 8 frames before and about 4 frames after contact was made (as I described in my previous post). Do you disagree with this?

Jimmy