Posted by: BHL (Knight1285@aol.com) on Fri Feb 20 07:03:59 2004

Jack, Thanks for showing class and answering all the questions. People can come here and give their opinions, and you even let them brag about the other gurus and what they teach. You have an open mind, and lots of patience, and teachers without patience struggle to help more than just a few hitters. The goal should be to help many, and I have been around a lot of them who have knowledge, but have trouble holding a young hitters attention due to their egos and lack of patience.
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> Thanks again, Doug.....

Hi Doug,

If you peruse through my latest post--"Please Respond Jack--Perfecting Dreams"--you will see that I actually commend Jack for his visionary findings. I actually believe this site is de rigeuer for any single hitters dreaming of hitting 35 home runs one day. One cannot argue with physics, and Jack certainly has physics on his side.

However, while Jack's information describes the scientific reality to the swing almost perfectly, I disagree with some of the "cues" he uses to attain it. A prime example is his insistence on rotating the front heel. I found when rotate the heel, the hips do not move, and I cannnot get a good CHP. Yet, if I open my front foot 45 to 90 degrees, drop it, then flop the front foot over to the outside part of the heel (something that Jack disagrees with) I can get a great deal of CHP. Even when doing my CHP drills, as perscribed in The Final Arc II instructional booklet, I find that I get better hip rotation by "opening and dropping," rather than "spinning." Seen in this light, his front foot "cue" needs some work. But, if it works for others, I am not against it.

So, to answer your question, I agree with all of Jack's information. I just disagree with the "cues" he uses to explain his biomechanical movements (I believe Epstein is better in the "cue" department), why I think that Epstein complements Mankin rather nicely.

Sincerely,
BHL
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