Posted by: Donny Buster () on Fri Oct 31 20:11:00 2003

>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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> > 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?
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> > By a “static bat” I am referring to the bat sliding (knob) first with little angular bat-head acceleration. It makes little difference if the hands are advancing from body rotation or just the extension of the arms. The farther the bat slides forward without attaining angular acceleration of the bat-head – the farther the batter gets behind the power curve and the weaker the results.
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> How does this reconcile with Pro Hitters version of bat lag? He says the shaft needs to stay close to the shoulder as if it was pressed against it. He uses Bonds as an example and I see what he's talking about. Seems to me the bat is sliding then while the shoulders are rotating.
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"The farther the bat slides forward without attaining angular acceleration of the bat-head – the farther the batter gets behind the power curve and the weaker the results." ....then Epsteins' fence drill is off base?