Posted by: Jack Mankin (mrbatspeed@aol.com) on Tue Dec 23 12:17:31 2003

>>> It is impossible to launch from the position he launches from without having linear hands/arms. <<<

Hi Lamber

In regards to your statement above, there is an important question you must ask yourself. – If forces Arod’s hands/arms applies to the bat are linear (straight and inline forward) during launch, what is causing the bat-head to accelerate in an arc back toward the catcher?

This would also be a good time for you to answer a question I asked earlier that you failed to respond to. – “Can you (or Paul) explain how a linear force applied to a bat will induce angular displacement of the bat-head?”

Jack Mankin