Posted by: Jack Mankin (Mrbatspeed@aol.com) on Sat Apr 19 23:28:24 2003

>>> Just so you know, A-Rod is a hybrid hitter. He is a combination of a rotational body and linear "hands straight to the ball" hitter. <<<

Hi

And overhead view of A-Rod’s swing would show his hands follow a circular path. About 50% of all great hitters bat speed is generated from the angular displacement of their hands (the balance from torque). If A-Rod did take his "hands straight to the ball", we would never have heard of him - at least not at the top of the charts. Unless you know of a force that he is applying to the bat that we are not aware of.

Jack Mankin