Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Tue Aug 15 22:32:46 2000

>>>My coach keeps bugging me about dipping my back shoulder. I do hit better when I dip like that. Is there anything wrong with this dipping action? <<<

Hi Gerald

In most cases the dipping of the back shoulder is caused by the batter lowering the back forearm (to horizontal) to early in the swing. This causes the bat-head to be accelerated to vertically which breaks down the back side. --- One good test to see if you are "over" dipping is to video your swing from the pitchers mound or watch yourself in a mirror. The lead arm (and point of the elbow) should always be in the plane of the swing from initiation to contact. If the bat drops below the plane set by the lead arm, your over dipping. If the bat stays in the plane of the lead arm, have your coach come to the site and we can discuss it.

Jack Mankin