Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatSpeed@aol.com) on Tue Oct 19 23:47:57 2004

>>> Hi, Jack and Raymond
Thank you for answering me.
I have changed the extensions of files. I wish you could see the clips.

A
http://www.geocities.jp/tokyomarlin/arm2aa.wmv
http://www.geocities.jp/tokyomarlin/armswingac.wmv
Bonds, Sosa, Griffey Jr., Ortiz are A.

B
http://www.geocities.jp/tokyomarlin/arm2ba.wmv
http://www.geocities.jp/tokyomarlin/armswingbc.wmv
Pujols, Beltre, Ramirez, Piazza(50% of MLhitters) are B.

I will mention my definition of typeA and B briefly.
Firstly,both of two types are 'top hand flail'.
Former hitters , for example Ruth, Williams and Aaron, pulled the bat with bottom hand. The hitters of typeA and B pull the bat with top hand.
Ramirez said that he pulled the bat, using abs. If he pulled with bottom hand, he would use muscles of the back.

http://www.geocities.jp/tokyomarlin/tophand.wmv

Bodily movement of typeA is throwlike. And that of typeB (if you do not take the bat into consideration) is pushlike.

http://www.pitt.edu/~jeregall/fmpdev_klp_pg5.html

I am glad if you could visit my site.
http://www.geocities.jp/tokyomarlin/etop.html <<<

Hi Marlin

I do not mean to be overly critical, but I see no definition of “bow-arch” or “top hand flail”. And, I see no “pushlike” movement of the bottom hand in any of the great hitters.

As these great hitters initiate their swings, every one of them (type A or B) use their legs, hips, back and torso muscles to initiate shoulder rotation around a stationary axis. This means that as their lead-shoulder rotates and un-shrugs around toward the 105-degree position, they are all pulling (not pushing) the bottom-hand (and knob end of the bat) around toward the third base dugout. --- Bringing the bat-head to contact by the pulling back of the bottom-hand is the key factor in applying BHT

Jack Mankin