Posted by: Jack Mankin (mrbatspeed@aol.com) on Tue Apr 20 17:36:41 2004

>>> Finally, tack on additional 8.5 inches, and really cast, and the lever increases to 51 inches. Likewise, this means that the lever will also offset the distance away from the plate, and allow contact to be made 45 degrees from the third base line.

45 degrees is far from perpendicular. <<<

Hi BHL

When you state, �and allow contact to be made 45 degrees from the third base line -- 45 degrees is far from perpendicular,� are you not saying that when you pull a ball, the bat has rotated 45 degree past perpendicular, or 45 degrees from the third base line.

Jack Mankin