Posted by: grc () on Fri Aug 6 07:45:04 2004

jack,the concept of tht has repeatedly come under attack and it's your own fault for not clearly articulating what it is and what it is not...

it is NOT a direct source of power...

it IS one of several steps in proper positioning of the hips, hands and bat....

the knob-to-the-pitcher thing is simply ("simply" but important) a technique (along with other techniques) to facilitate the hands getting started in a circular path, as well as giving the hips a headstart ahead of the hands...