Posted by: Rich () on Fri Dec 26 10:17:18 2003

The only issue I can't seem to resolve with using rotational mechanics is accounting for the fact that this methodology encourages a slight uppercut swing. This seems fine in baseball where the pitch is always traveling downwards, but in fastpitch, with a rise ball, an uppercut swing seriously limits the ability to coincidentally time both the bat speed and swing plane with the plane of the pitch and its velocity. This is especially a big issue at an elite men's level where many pitchers are strong enough to throw low rise balls.
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> Use a good quick rotational swing and match whatever you think the pitch plane actually is. Just be sure and use video to check yourself.
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> Exactly... and this can be done by keeping your hands back at the armpit level well into shoulder rotation. then the hands lower but not as much on the rise and the bathead will be on plane as the front elbow remains lower to accomplish this. Rich