Posted by: Jack Mankin (mrbatspeed@aol.com) on Tue Jan 13 21:28:55 2004

>>> 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. <<<

Hi Shawn

I can find no laws of physics that support the contention whereby linear momentum is converted into rotational momentum in the baseball swing. But for the moment let us assume it was possible. The longer and more forcible the stride, the greater the momentum that would be covered into rotational momentum. – Then why do so many of the top hitters use only a soft stride or no stride at all? Why wouldn’t all hitters find it more powerful to take more powerful strides if linear kinetic energy was converted into rotational energy?

Jack Mankin