Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Fri Sep 29 14:29:59 2000

>>>Just my 2 cents, but I'm sitting in my office trying the high elbow thing- if you lift your back elbow slightly above level (high) and then let it drop again, your hand also changes position. At the high point, the top (thumb side) will tilt forward, pushing the bat into the slot position/tilted forward. When the elbow drops, the top of the hand tilts back. If you hold on to the bat, and use the elbow drop to make the top of the hand tilt back, the bat will be pulled backward by the top hand - top hand torque.
So maybe this is a different way (other than pulling back with the fingers) to get the same effect. <<<

Hi Dan

I agree with your description. Also note that as the elbow lowers, the pressure from the bat is felt in the "fingers" of the top hand - not the palm as would be if you were pushing the hand forward. Some of the better hitters not only lower the elbow, they pull back with the arm (similar to pulling on a bowstring) as the elbow lowers. -- Good observation.

Jack Mankin