Posted by: Doug () on Fri Jun 27 13:56:22 2003

Where are the hands and the position of the bat at footplant with most of the great hitters? Just spent a couple of hours checking out some of the greats and it is interesting, because even though they have different styles, they are all very similar at footplant.
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> > > That's why they are all "greats". I'd say at least 90% of Hall of Famers have almost identical swings. Once the heel drops, they are in very similar positions and carry out very similar swings. How they get to that point is up to them and they're style.
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> > Where are the hands and what is the bat position when the front foot comes down??? Is it a secret?
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> T.J.the hands are back some have them above the shoulder,below and in line with the shoulder,small variances,but what is important is that they have been loaded which I actually mean is the upper body has been scapula loaded which the hands are connected to therefore they are loaded or cocked too.Learn what the cause is and what is affected by the cause to have the best understanding.

At footplant, the hands of the real good hitters are back towards the catcher and at armpit level or a tad lower. The bat is pointed up and one had a 2" to 6" wrap. This goes for Williams, Mantle, F. Robinson, McCovey, Rose, Kaline, Killebrew and many other greats. None of them have their hands above the armpits and all of them have the bat back where the bottom arm is within a few inches of being straight. The only one of this group that had any wrap at all was F. Robinson. Rose was a singles hitter, but his position at footplant was the same as the power guys.

Doug