Posted by: Mr. Hustle (Midgeo19@hotmail.com) on Fri May 28 16:11:09 2004

Teacherman,
If you watch the film that you told us to watch you are a not correct in what you say. Why I do agree with you that you generate some bat speed before the front foot lands it is not were most of your power comes. What people mean, (witch is weird if you dont understand this cause you claim to have such great understanding)is you generate most (90%) of the batspeed after the front foot lands. now watch Bonds and Becket, look at how much more arm action and bat speed are generate after the front footlands (and for a pitcher, it is slightly before the front footlands but it is very close to the point when the hips are unlocked from being closed and that is something that you cant teach, if you can then you wouldnt be talking on here about it). Its weird that some of the best hitters talk about it. So are you saying Tony Gwyn and Charlie Lau are wrong?

I do agree that not everything is generated after the front footlands but the (hips that are generated before is something you cant teach).

We can talk about this all day if you want. You making hitting way to hard, I try to simplify hitting instead of making it harder.

Mr. Hustle
Teacherman,
> > Explain what you are talking about. Just dont come on here and say something is wrong without telling what you think. That is the dumbest thing i have ever seen in my life. And how are you going to say that isnt true. Nothing does happen in the "swing part" of an AB. Same thing with pitching...you generate arm speed after you land with you front foot and develop torque with your hips.
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> See above.
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> As far as the "swing part" of an AB, please define.
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> As for arm speed a very high percentage of arm speed is developed before footplant. See Beckett. He actually starts to throw the ball before his foot hits the ground. Just like almost every player who has ever thrown a ball.
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> Video doesn't lie.