Posted by: Shawn () on Tue Feb 17 09:50:42 2004

Hi BHL
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> I used to read the discussions on Mike’s Board. His principles of transfer mechanics were more linear than rotational. It became a “Support Forum” only when he started feeling heat in the kitchen.
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> Jack Mankin
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Hi Jack,

I don't want to preach Epstein here, but you and he define linear much the same way. You just think his hands following rotation involves linear mechanics. The main difference is he wants the hands to follow the lowerbody. And thinks trying to do something with the upperbody prevents them from following the lower body.

I don't think staying inside the ball, which isn't just inside outing the ball, breaks your principles. It depends on how you look at it.

You often say the batter must bring the hand in toward the shoulder. Why? Why is that important? Is it to harness the rotational forces and momentum? To me that is just another way of staying inside the ball.

I'll let you comment.

Shawn