Posted by: Toby (oswegoponysoftball@gmail.com) on Sat Dec 22 20:55:18 2012

Jack,

I think you see a combination of linear and rotational hitting in
softball but when coaching High School last year I did many girls in
the on deck circle working on the knob first hitting style. With that
being said, the link below is a video of the National Champs taking
BP. You will see many of them us the knob first approach. So when
coaches and younger players see them hit ... they think ...if they do
it ... we should too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxAQdswSbtY


> Hi All
>
> Note: The efficiency of a mechanic to generate bat speed is the same
for any bat. Therefore, the conclusions we draw for these fastpitch
hitters also apply to the baseball swing
>
> #
> Over the past few years I have taught the Rotational batting
principles featured on this Web Site to hundreds of my students --
both Male and Female. Although many of them fly in for "hands-on"
lessons, most received instruction by sending me a CD with video clips
of their swing for my analysis.
>
> It is very gratifying to hear from students that are excelling and
able to play ball at a higher level. However, I am equally perplexed
with the number of e-mails and phone calls I receive complaining that
their coaches are trying, and in some cases 'demanding', that they
adapt to the linear principles and cues they are teaching.
>
> It appears from the number of complaints I receive from my female
students that the demands from Linear Coaches are even more pervasive
in Fastpitch Softball than Baseball. Most of their complaints follow a
common theme -- Their coaches tell them that Rotational Swing
Mechanics may be okay for the Baseball swing, but due to the "rise
ball" and other aspects of Fastpitch hitting -- Rotational Mechanics
will not work in high level Softball.
>
> Well, are they right -- are linear cues and principles more suited
for Fastpitch hitting than Rotational principles? With that mind, I
have decided to produce a series of videos addressing this question.
In each video I will show some of the best college Fastpitch hitters'
swings frame-by-frame and address one of the linear cues listed below
and ask ---
>
> Are they adhering to linear principles -- or -- Do they exhibit the
Rotational teaching of this Site?
>
> ___________________________________________________________
> Linear "Do's & Don'ts"
>
> * <a
href="http://www.batspeed.com/messageboard/1277014.html">Introduction
– Why This Fastpitch Series?</a>
>
> * "Weight Shift" -- Don't "Spin"
> * "Pop Your Hips" - but - "Keep Your Shoulder In-There"
> * "Don't Release The Bat-Head To Soon"
> * "Don't Cast" -- "Keep Your Hands In-side The Ball"
> * <a href="http://www.batspeed.com/messageboard/1293183.html">�Get
Your Arms Extended�</a>
> * <a href="http://www.batspeed.com/messageboard/1286539.html
">"Swing Down" -- "Keep The Bat-Head Above The Ball"</a>
> * "Rise Ball" "Don't Hit Around The Ball" "Swing Through The Ball"
> ___________________________________________________________
> I will make the links above live as soon as they are available
>
> There will probably be more, but right now there are 11 videos being
produced. I will place them on this Discussion Board and our ( <a
href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mrbatspeed?
feature=results_main">mrbatspeed</a> ) Youtube Channel as soon as they
are completed.
>
> Jack Mankin