Posted by: ray porco () on Wed Apr 14 14:18:57 2004

April 14, 2004 5:19 pm EST

Jack,

on Fri Apr 9 03:41:34 2004 in the “top hand wrist” thread, you said:

“P.S. I would like to focus this thread for Ray’s replies only. If someone wishes to comment on this subject, please do so with another thread.’

I have replied. You have now responded to two threads with posting times after mine.

I believe I answered your questions, I believe I explained what happens to batspeed when you extend to reach a pitch outside , and I believe I gave as much detail as possible.

You said/promised, “…and give as much detail as possible. I will do the same.”

When?

And since I answered your questions, please answer mine:

One way or another a rotational or a linear hitter taking a stance so as to contact the sweet spot of the bat with a pitch over the center of the plate, must get the sweet spot of the bat out 8 ½ inches to properly contact an outside pitch in the black. You said, “With rotational transfer mechanics, generating a wider hand-path for outside pitches is NOT governed by using the arms to extend the hands.” I am at a loss. How can you extend the hands without extending the arms? The logical question is then, “are they not attached to each other?” AND “if you do NOT extend the arms then how do you get the bat out 8 ½ inches more???

Whether your hands are linearly thrust to a spot 8 ½ inches further, or follow a wider arc 8 ½ inches further, they are still 8 ½ inches further away from your body unless you tilt (which a linear or rotational hitter would do). And while you may say that increased THT will blow away a linear hitter, let us only consider a rotational hitter:

In a rotational hitter is the potential for rolling the wrists increased the further the hands are from the body?

In a rotational hitter at what contact point (with an outside pitch in the black) is the top hand wrist at it’s weakest position to prevent wrist roll, - late (opposite field), even (center field), early (pull)?

In a rotational hitter at what contact point (with an outside pitch in the black) is the top hand wrist at it’s strongest position to prevent wrist roll, - late (opposite field), even (center field), early (pull)?


ray porco