Posted by: KRSTRKZONE17 () on Thu Apr 24 09:44:22 2003

I think that when you use the "sit and stand" method, you are "changing levels" during the swing. Again, I think that the batter never gets his weight through the ball at the point of contact. What I mean by this, is that in the ideal swing, the body weight and the hands are "unloaded" at the point of contact. (Unloading the hands is another term for the torque that occurs when the bat straightens out during the swing) In order to get maximum power the hands and the body weight must "unload" together at the point of contact. If you "sit and stand" your weight does not get unloaded through the ball. Instead it gets shifted upwards. This is often referred to as "popping up." I don't see the advantage to "standing" as opposed to keeping the weight through the ball on the same plane as when it started. This probably does not make much sense, as it is difficult to explain without demonstrating.