Posted by: Shawn () on Tue Jan 13 19:48:34 2004

I was wondering about what kinds of weight shifts the body goes through while swinging a baseball bat. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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> > Any momentum must be converted into rotation momentum, up through the body. Weight shift can mean many things, how the hitter is swinging a bat. It's commonly looked at as shifting the weight from the backside to a balance position. For example, if I'm all coiled up, I must come forward some to uncoil (backside hitter).
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> ,>.Shawn when you say up through the body,would you say the idea of sit to hit would come 1st so the drive works upas the body rotates

Yes, you assume the position to launch the bat. It's easier said then done, but when rotation is just starting all forward momentum is converted into rotational momentum. I would even say some of this momentum goes backwards, but up through the body sounds better. Trying to convert momentum is tough to do. It's just on aspect of swinging a bat.

Shawn