Posted by: Donny Buster (donnybstr@aol.com) on Fri Jan 16 14:20:03 2004

Hi Jack,
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> Nice to debate on this site again. I read some posts near the end of December 2003 where you stated that the heel drop--and not the turning of the front foot--was primarily responsible for initiating hip rotation. If this is true, why does a person have to begin with their front foot closed, and pivot it? Would it not make more anatomical sense to just open it 90 degrees, and drop it straight down (we are assuming that a person has also tucked the front shoulder under his or her chin) to initiate hip rotation?
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> Please answer ASAP.
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> Sincerely,
> BHL
> Knight1285@aol.com
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>It is harder to keep the hands back opening the front foot 90 degrees before launch. Trying applys so much torque that the balance is affected. There is a point of diminishing returns where to much hip/shoulder separation seems to lock up the transfer mechanics. Over turning the shoulders or over opening the hips early is overkill.