Posted by: Mister X () on Sat Apr 26 08:00:35 2003

Hi J
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> > I am not sure about Paul Nyman, but I played baseball and football at the U. of Missouri. I also coached linear mechanics for 18 years before finding what really accelerates the bat-head.
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> > Jack Mankin
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> Even without you having told me that, I had and still have the utmost respect for you, your work and your site. I do not insist that only ex-players are qualified to explain hitting. I simply think it is rediculous for people to always be bashing ex-players as if they are not qualified.I think a variety of sources of information is good, including discussion sites such as yours, but also what players and ex-players have to say.


Well J, we are thinking the same thing from two different perspectives. I'm not bashing Major League players, I'm saying some people give them too much credit for being able to teach the game just because they played at the MBL level. Some might be qualified and be very good teachers. I think you're saying that some people don't give them enough credit because playing the game gives them an advantage over people who haven't played.

Either way the fact of the matter is some people know and can teach the correct mechanics, while others can't regardless as to what you did/do for a living. You have to look at it by individual cases. Just because you have or haven't played baseball doesn't mean you have or haven't studied how the body works, and the swing. That is what "credentials" should be based on. How much you have studied how the body works, and the swing.