Posted by: Shawn () on Thu Aug 12 15:46:47 2004

Does any actually know what happens in the swing?
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> While taping today my swing looked very good from the side. Similar to ML'ers. It looked like the hands stayed in and rotation brought them forward.
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> After taping from a slightly different angle, side/front, the elbow seemed to be getting away from the body and the hands. I thought I was doing something wrong until I looked at Barry Bonds from the same angle, and his swing was very similar to mine. After that I looked at some front shots of Alex and could see the same thing once I knew it was there.
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> Side shots just don't tell the whole story. Only a side/front view can tell excatly what the elbow and hands do in the swing.
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> I thought I wasn't keeping the hands in enough during rotation until I looked at Bonds from the same angle. Which I happened to have a side view of the same swing that made it look like the hands stayed in more during the swing.
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> We just don't have enough angles of swings to properly break down the swing. I believe the hands stay in more for an inside pitch, but what I saw today changed my view on middle/out.
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> Shawn

Jack,

This has something to do with what you say about the swing, on the hands and bat being projected out toward the plate. Compared to keeping the hands in.

I believed in keeping the hands in during rotation and initiation. But' video shows something different happening with the side/front view (45 degree angle).

It's not the same as keeping the hands in like on an inside pitch.

I can see your point after looking at more video. I have a nice clip of Sosa doing everything you claim.

Shawn