Posted by: Coach C () on Wed Oct 15 08:13:30 2003

>>> Jack the front shoulder is driven by the hands, whether they go linear or rotational. It's when the front shoulder leads that creates the problems. <<<
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> > > Hi Coach C
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> > > How far would you say the hands move before they start driving the shoulder?
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> > > Jack Mankin
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> > Zero, this is the case for both linear hitting and rotational hitting. But telling one to keep the hands back doesn't always cure the hitter. Some hitters need to be quicker with the hands (smoother with their body)..depends on the student and their swing.
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> > Coach C
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> Is it just me? Because those words mean nothing that I can figure out. They are strung together in sentences, but I can't at all figure out what they mean. If you put a gun to my head and said stand up and demonstrate what C is talking about, I would just have to say shoot me, I don't even know where to start guessing. And I consider myself well read. I can compare and contrast the views of Jack, Paul, Mike etc. But this is gibberish to me. I suppose if C were standing here with a bat demonstrating, I could perhaps discern his meaning. But not from these words.
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> No more buzzwords. Define exactly what you mean in words everyone can understand and back it up with MLB clips. Especially the latter. Otherwise, start reading Jack, Paul and Mike and asking questions.


Mark H.

I am not questioning what your clips indicate. Leading with the front shoulder pulling back to the catcher, means trying to draw power from that source , which leads to front side dominance in the swing, which is definetly not the case in a big league swing. If you are considering a gun to your head, I would say there is too much tension in your swing and you are not fully realizing your power potential. Tension free in hitting and in posts.

coach C