Posted by: Brian () on Sun Dec 2 15:08:54 2007

> Jack says...
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> ""Understanding how the lead-shoulder rotates is key to understanding how the hand-path tightens on inside pitches and widens for outside strikes.""
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> Then Jack says...
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> ""the lead shoulder doesn't rotate as much on an outside pitch as it does on an inside pitch.""
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> I then suggest you can't have it both ways. Either it powers or it doesn't.
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> Then Jack says...
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> ""Torque appears to be just one of the many principles you obviously do not understand regarding the generation of angular bat displacement. However, as I stated in the clip, discussing the mechanics of THT is not the scope of this thread. I will bring THT up for discussion in another thread of my choosing.""
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> Um....Jack....my post was about shoulder rotation.....the lack thereof.

TM - You missed Jack's point. Shoulder rotation AND torque are the two main components. Not understanding torque will not allow you to understand why a hitter can have less shoulder rotation on an outside pitch.

Brian