Posted by: Black Hole Lexicographer (Knight1285@aol.com) on Sat Jul 29 12:55:57 2000

jack...i won't tell you how to run your site...afterall, (1) it's your site, not mine and (2)as it stands right now, it is a very good site......having said that, would you mind if i made a suggestion?...i think that you could stimulate some excellent discussion (not that it's not already excellent) if you would from time to time introduce a provocative "theme" for an extensive discussion.....for example, summarize the differences in yours and paul's views regarding the "whip" analogy.....or give your pros and cons of ferroli....or how about an analysis of schmidt's "combo" theory of weight shift/rotation???your response would be greatly appreciated...grc....

DEar GRC,
While you wait for Jack to respond to your first question, I will attempt to answer the middle question, the difference between Jack's model and Ferroli. Earlier, I asked him if he agreed with the Ferroli model, and he, for the most part, agrees with the lower body mechanics, and though he believes in striding closed, I believe he argues as long as it is not for purposes of "driving through the ball, it is fine.

Nevertheless, he disagrees with the transfer mechanics, the "crack the whip" model of batting.

I'm sure Jack will answer your question shortly.

Sincerely,
The Black Hole Lexicographer
Knight1285@aol.com