Posted by: donny (donnybstr@aol.com) on Sat Jan 3 19:02:17 2004

hi all
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> i experimented with my legs. i started with legs first and then the whole kinetic chain. and it worked! tremendous bat speed and power. at the beginning it was hard to time the pitch and it looked weird but once you get it down you start hitting like jeter. it is amazing. i cant wait to try against live pitching. i dont know if i will be able to time pithes this way but i have to try it. it feels good and connected now. i still struggle at times with keeping hands back as my body rotates.

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Worked with my son today on same thing. Loading the shoulders (independant of arm and hand muscles) into a weighted, bent knee, toe touch, opening the hips/toe and firing the front side open at heel drop launching the bat. Keeping the hands passive until the hip turn brings them out naturally. Got a great tip about keeping the top hand in front of the rear elbow as the elbow goes to slot position. It all works well when you can pull it off. Had him focused on getting the bat barrel out into the contact zone rather than swing toward the pitcher. I too thank all for the imput. I feel like we are getting there too. Special thanks to Jack and a Happy New Year
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