Posted by: brumil (brumil2@hotmail.com) on Mon Feb 16 14:50:17 2004

>>> I'm confused over two area's of the rotational swing that has come up in some of the most recent posts. First, I thought that one of the big advantages of the rotational swing is that it allows you to crowd the plate and still hit the ball close to the sweet spot of the bat. Thus protecting the outside of the plate. But recent posts seem to indicate that isn't so since they talk about altering the swing for outside pitches. Please clarify.
> My other problem is when talking about chp the description is that the tip of the bat goes back to the catcher. It seems to me when you incorporate a pre-shrug that the bat tip is actually being taken back to the 3rd base dugout. Where am I going wrong here? <<<
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> Hi Brumil
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> Welcome to the site. -- Good rotational mechanics allows the batter to have great plate coverage including inside pitches. I think the post I made to D Anthony (Re: inside the ball) below may answer your question.
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> Good observation, you are correct about the bat-head accelerating more toward the 3rd base dugout. This is especially true for batters who start with the bat held vertically and sweeps it behind their head (pre-launch torque) into the swing plane. I was thinking mainly of hitters who start with the bat already in the plane when I pointed out the importance of first accelerating the bat-head back toward the catcher before thinking of accelerating it toward the ball.
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> Jack Mankin
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Thanks.I read that post before you posted and I can see where crowding the plate will derease bat speed while still trying to get the meat of the bat on the ball. Lets say you take up the position (or pose) just where you think the bat meets ball for a middle strike. To come up with the best place to stand in relation to the plate, where do you think the end of the bat should be in relation to the outside edge of the plate so you will get the most advantage (or best hit) out of the rotational swing for wherever the strike is located?
Sorry for these dual questions but here goes. Would you recommend adjusting the bat tilt to the speed of the pitcher? ex. a slow pitcher- at prelaunch tilt end of bat more towards the pitcher and if faceing a real fireballer maybe even tilting slightly toward catcher (or 3rd base) My daughter might be playing college softball and she has already seen some of them in travel summer ball and it is unbelievable the small reaction time that is required. I'm thinking it might be better just to setup the same way everytime and not have one more thing to think about.