Posted by: Jack Mankin (Mrbatspeed@aol.com) on Sat May 3 00:37:51 2003

>>> This is where Jack and I don't see eye to eye. I don't believe we should swing for the fences, becasue the implication is that I will swing as hard as I can. If I swing as hard as I can, then my length will exponentially increase, but if I swing with those same mechanics at 80% to 90%,<<<

Hi Coach C

In the article “Swing for the fence and ruin your mechanics”, I did not say the batter should swing for the fences. Below is my statement from the artical.

“By initiating the bat properly with torque and rotational energy, the average tension free swing of the hitter carries plenty of bat speed to clear the fence in most any direction. His main concern is timing and getting the plane of his swing in line with the ball. If he is a little high on the ball, it will be a sizzling grounder. Hit it square and you have a frozen-rope to the gaps -- a little low and bye, bye.”

Jack Mankin