Posted by: dougdinger () on Fri May 21 15:11:32 2004

does a rotational hitter keep the weight back all the way through the swing or does the weight transfer to the center of the hitter as the barrel of the bat moves into the hitting zone? thanks.
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> > > From the responses, I guess that the answer is that the weight starts back and transfers forward - but does it transfer forward to the center of the batter or someother point. thanks 4 the help.
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> > Actually it starts at 50/50 and should end up at 50/50 during and after the stride. Dont' think in terms of staying back, think in terms of not striding to soon. Going back to front can often be a power loss, not to mention a V-shapeing of the swing plane. Think of it this way....if you go back, where will you likely end up......forward! 50/50...the swing happens between the legs from beginning to end. Hope this helps. Staying back often leads to reactive swings, when the swing should be designed to be proactive.
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> Sorry Coach C
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> The weight can not stay 50/50 throughout the swing if you take a step. This is physiclly impossible. There has to be weight shift by the hips initiated by the step or other type of weight shift to the front leg. How can a major league ball player keep their weight even on both feet and still keep their hands back and create a rotational swing???
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Okay so the hitter doesn't exactly keep it 50/50. Ted and Coach C mean that you keep it centered, balanced. 50/50 might actually be 54.2/45.8? The point is don't keep to much weight held back, and don't commit too far forward.