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Posted by: BHL (Knight1285@aol.com) on Sun May 2 18:41:27 2004

> BHL as usual you come up with the most intriguing and great ideas.I wish we had more people like you at the site.

Hi Jack,

Before asking you questions, I would like to thank Tim for his kind words. Tim, I will everybody could look for the good qualities in other people the way that you do. You have a good heart.

Now, I would appreciate Jack's input on the following points:

Dear Jack,

I believe that right-handed hitters that throw righty may find it advantageous to perform Jack's drills while batting left-handed.

1. The primary reason for my suggestion is that many right-handed batters who throw in the same manner tend to drive the bat linearly, since they are top hand dominant. As a result, their natural physical attributes work against creating a good circular handpath.

On the other hand, if right-handed throwers were told to bat lefty, their power hand would be their bottom hand, forcing their lead arm to straighten, and their top hand to stay back, which is essential for a circular hand path, and bottom hand torque.

2. Also, many righties who bat the same way that they throw tend to be right-footed. On Batspeed.com, numerous individuals agree that straightening the rear knee is imperative to developing good lower body mechanics, but fail to understand that right-handed throwers that hit righty use their weaker leg--their left leg--to straighten to knee, making the rotation slightly slower.

However, if they hit lefty, they use the quicker, stronger knee--the right knee, to straighten the front leg, making hip rotation a little bat faster.

3. Finally, in both "Final Arcs," Jack argues that it takes a while to overcome poor muscle memory. While I agree, I believe that it would take an inordinate amount of time of right-handed batters that throw righty to forget their old linear mechanics, and learn new rotational mechanics.

Seen in this light, it would make much more sense if a right-handed hitter hits the opposite way he throws, and learns good mechanics from the start, than teaching a right-handed hitter who throws righty to convert to rotational mechanics, which will take twice as long.

Jack, please render an opinion on points 1, 2, and 3 as soon as possible. Thanks for your time.

Sincerely,
BHL
Knight1285@aol.com

P.S. I believe this thread is a great way to begin May, and will get better--and longer--as the month progresses.

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> > BHL as usual you come up with the most intriguing and great ideas.I wish we had more people like you at the site.
> 
> Hi Jack,
> 
> Before asking you questions, I would like to thank Tim for his kind words.  Tim, I will everybody could look for the good qualities in other people the way that you do.  You have a good heart.
> 
> Now, I would appreciate Jack's input on the following points:
> 
> Dear Jack,
> 
> I believe that right-handed hitters that throw righty may find it advantageous to perform Jack's drills while batting left-handed.  
>  
> 1.  The primary reason for my suggestion is that many right-handed batters who throw in the same manner tend to drive the bat linearly, since they are top hand dominant.  As a result, their natural physical attributes work against creating a good circular handpath.
> 
> On the other hand, if right-handed throwers were told to bat lefty, their power hand would be their bottom hand, forcing their lead arm to straighten, and their top hand to stay back, which is essential for a circular hand path, and bottom hand torque.
>  
> 2.  Also, many righties who bat the same way that they throw tend to be right-footed.  On Batspeed.com, numerous individuals agree that straightening the rear knee is imperative to developing good lower body mechanics, but fail to understand that right-handed throwers that hit righty use their weaker leg--their left leg--to straighten to knee, making the rotation slightly slower.
>  
> However, if they hit lefty, they use the quicker, stronger knee--the right knee, to straighten the front leg, making hip rotation a little bat faster.
>  
> 3.  Finally, in both "Final Arcs," Jack argues that it takes a while to overcome poor muscle memory.  While I agree, I believe that it would take an inordinate amount of time of right-handed batters that throw righty to forget their old linear mechanics, and learn new rotational mechanics.
>  
> Seen in this light, it would make much more sense if a right-handed hitter hits the opposite way he throws, and learns good mechanics from the start, than teaching a right-handed hitter who throws righty to convert to rotational mechanics, which will take twice as long.
> 
> Jack, please render an opinion on points 1, 2, and 3 as soon as possible.  Thanks for your time.
> 
> Sincerely,
> BHL
> Knight1285@aol.com
> 
> P.S.  I believe this thread is a great way to begin May, and will get better--and longer--as the month progresses.

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