Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Sat Feb 2 11:13:39 2008

>>> with these assumptions, I would say we hit with the bat, ideally near the sweetspot with bathead moving in a direction opposing the ball/s trajectory. <<<

Hi Tom

We agree! As my post from the archives below illustrates, I to believe the importance of hip and shoulder rotation is their contribution to the real goal – accelerating the bat around to contact. This is why I think this post best portrays my philosophy of teaching sound swing mechanics.

Mental vision of the swing

Jack Mankin