Posted by: BHL (Knight1285@aol.com) on Sun Apr 25 06:00:04 2004

I've been watching Manny Ramirez swing this season and was wondering how you guys analyze it? ... tht? Anything informative?

Hi Michael L.,

The way I analyze Manny's swing is through the application of geometry.

If Manny Ramirez rotated his bat-head only 90 degrees, he would attain 1/3 of his current power, since the bat is not given enough time to accelerate.

Gyrating the bat an additional 90 degrees would add to his power; yet he would only accumulate 2/3 of the momentum he is capable of generate by contact.

Allow him to swing the bat-head 270 degrees, though, and he will attain the most force by impact.

This is because one can only achieve momentum by allowing an object to accelerate over time.

Hope this helps.

BHL