Posted by: Teacherman () on Fri Oct 31 18:01:47 2003

>>> How does the concepts Pro Hitter and Coach C wash with Jack's premise that the bat head starts to come around immediatley at the beginning of the swing via THT.
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> This is a good subject and some input from Jack would be helpful
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> Nick <<<
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> Hi Nick
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> I would define “bat lag” as when the angular displacement of the bat-head does not stay in sync with body rotation (and forward advancement of the hands). The more the hands advance with a static bat, the farther the batter gets behind the power curve. --- Therefore, anyone who advocates keeping the body and bat-head quiet while quickly thrusting the hands forward is certainly not teaching the swing mechanics exhibited by the best hitters.
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> Jack Mankin


Jack

Please expand on your statement. "The more the hands advance with a static bat" can be interpreted in different ways. Are the hands moving due to rotation? Or, are they moving on their own? What is considered a static bat? Barrel not arching? Or bat completely still?

Help me out here. I hate the English language when it comes to discussing hitting.
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