Posted by: rql () on Thu Nov 6 18:54:22 2003

Jack,
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> > You never got back to me on the front shoulder question I had a week or two ago. In order to bar the lead arm the front shoulder might hold firm. Would this be what you teach on an inside pitch? I think this is where we differ in opinion. How do you hit the inside pitch. I'll give you three choices.
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> > Assume torso is rotating in all these choices.
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> > 1) Pull arms across chest, perpendicular to the pitch.
> > 2) Pull knob forward to reach the inside of the ball. (I'm gussing you're too smart for this one).
> > 3) Fling the bat head out.
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> > If you have another way..please say so, but I've given you three choices.
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> > Thanks Jack....I want to clarify this with you.
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> > Coach C
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> Coach C, If a hitter rotates his hips and gets his elbow into the slot and has his hands palm up and palm down, he is in position to not only hit the inside pitch, but keep it fair also. I don't know how to do any of the three choices you gave.
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> Best regards, Doug

My thought on it is as the swing is initiated with heel drop,you aim the knob at the ball as your lead shoulder turns,then a little before 1/2 way through rotation the hands are drawn in tight as bht is being applied,the hand path is now tighter still fueled by rotation and the lead shoulder pulls back now and creates a hook affect to the chp.This allows the ball to be hit further back with a bat angle that keeps the ball fair.If you took the same swing as you would on a ball down the middle either you would get jammed or you would pull it foul way out front.