Posted by: Teacherman () on Sun Apr 25 14:23:20 2004

You have said the path of the bathead is not a circle.This being the only objection you had to BHL's theory, could you please tell us what the path is if is not a circle? From launch to followthrough, I see the path as about 30 degrees short of a 360 degree circle. I have looked at side angles, behind the plate, in front and over the top. For the life of me, I can't imagine what it could be other than a circle.Your enlightenmight would be greatly appreciated. P.S. I am referring to the path of the bat of major league hitters.
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> Thanks for your polite response, Teacherman. Actually I have read the board, and it seems as though you think the bat travels in a straight line. I guess I was wondering how you reconcile this with all the video that shows a circular path. It would seem to me that if you advocate a straight line, that would also meam a "hands to the ball" technique rather than a circular hand path. And since Jack has demonstrated time and again that this linear method you advocate produces less bat speed than rotation, I was just wondering what your basis was for your theory, because it seems like your reasoning is out of the mainstream. Thanks

Thanks for your lazy response. I'll do the research for you. Under the Geometry thread Apr 22 20:25:55 2004, you'll see why the path is not circular to the degree that BHL's nonsense makes sense.

And, rather than fall in line with the other lemmings why don't you really read the board. No where have I advocated a linear hand path, except as necessary to make adjustments to unexpected pitch locations and speed. Which, by the way, is done every day by every mlb player. I have often disagreed with the details of Jacks's description but I have never advocated linear as your base swing.. I don't believe THT exists. I don't believe max batspeed is at the "L". I don't believe Arod is rotational (he's a combination). He clearly takes his hands to the ball in a much different fashion than most all mlb players, yet Jack always defies what is right in front of us all in video. But, I have never advocated linear.

Maybe it's the posts that are posted by an imposter (which Batspeed has been informed of, they have the ability to stop, yet don't) that is confusing you.