Posted by: () on Tue Jan 6 13:25:04 2004

Hi. I have a leg-related question, but I wanted
> to be seperate from the huge multi-headed
> thread going on now.
>
> Anyway.
>
> So I bought the video, and am trying to
> implement Jack's techniques (I'm 36 and play
> in a 28+ league on the weekends). I've
> noticed some improvement, but I haven't been
> all that dedicated yet. My biggest problems
> seemed to be not getting my legs involved and
> turning my hips enough; I'm much better with
> that now. I still stride too much, I think, and
> tend to swing down on the ball when I'm tired
> or not focused. I'm getting there.
>
> Anyway, yesterday at the cages, I
> experimented with something I don't normally
> do- lifting my lead leg about a foot when I
> stride (usually I sort of "slide-step" stride).
> Holy cow, what a difference! After a couple
> pitches, once I got the timing right, I was
> hitting the snot out of the ball! I had to have
> added a good 10 mph onto my swing, I'd
> guess; I pinged a couple off the fence-pipe of
> the cage that really rang!
>
> My question- why would that make so much
> difference? Does that help force the hips to
> open? Does it help transfer energy from my
> legs that was getting wasted before? Have I
> just found my natural swing? Was it just a
> coincidence?

slowpitch, or what?