Posted by: tom.guerry (tom.guerry@kp.org) on Fri May 14 13:33:19 2004

My personal answers.I will butt out if requested.

Q1-

All mentioned players are rotational in absence of significant late correction.knob swings in arc via tight connection to turning torso via CHP,then by hooking of handpath during approach.

Q2-Hips turn open before front toe touches synchronized with back elbow dropping into slot (hands/torso "stay back" as you rotate into toe touch).This is way before front knee gets rigid.In some players(LUGO and GLAUSS at youthbaseball coaching for example and often Nomar)you can see the back foot reactively turn back while the stride foot is still in the air as the hips start turning open to coil the body.

Q3-handle forces are tricky.My guess is that the bat uncocks prior to the torso starting to turn forward by torque between the hands only.Rotational action then begins to play a role as the torso turns the shoulders forward and torque is no longer much of a factor once momentum transfer from the lower body to the torso is nearly complete ,about when the bat is around the "lag" position.