Posted by: Donny Buster (donnybstr@aol.com) on Mon Oct 25 10:24:12 2004

>>> I really do not know what Mr Nyman means by some terms but in my opinion [1] I believe in tht
> [ 2]I do not believe scap load is tht though some believe that it keeps happening through tht.I feel it is a way of loading certain muscles to more completely apply tht
> [3]I believe in the chp I do not like the term flail,just my opinion.
> [4]I believe the bow in bow arch happens during the load phase before bht ever begins ,I believe in bht and I belive the arch of bow arch happens to help bht by use of the lower back muscles as the lead shoulder pulls back in bht.
> I am not saying I think anyone else thinks this but this is my opinion I have come up with from viewing the ideas of the 2 men in question and I thank them both for the work they have done. <<<
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> Hi Rql
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> I am sure you have more thoroughly read Paul’s material. I therefore bow to your interpretations. My questioning of ”scap loading” came mainly from his animated drawings. It shows the bat-head accelerating back toward the catcher as the forearm was being pulled back from loading the scap. I asked several times if “scap loading” was just to the load the muscles for the swing? Or, was it also to accelerate the bat-head, as with Pre-Launch Torque and THT, which Paul claimed, did not exist. I never received a clear answer.
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> Jack Mankin
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. Hello Jack...while I know I have a love for the terms and the science I favor application and taking it to the fields in an understandable useful set of cues and demonstrations.

If BHT is the arch that applies the bottom hand pliometric leverage that yields that amazing launch power then it does exit. Without the upward big muscle leverage, I have a hard time making the hands do it.
If tht is scap loading or as Bonds calls it "getting in the punching position ...it too is a very necessary action to get the upper body loaded to be in position to have a CHP.

I see different terms for similar actions. I must admit I could not see/feel BHT until I bent to toe touch and lift /rotated out getting more pull through big muscle leverage for my bottom hand. For me it does take the big muscles to best execute that bottom hands feel. Also getting to the "punching psoition " cannot be done with a dead rear shoulder ( again is it hand THT or shoulders)

Your explanations and comparisons were excellent. To let you know ...I have been reading this for ( well you know how long) and I just now really "get it" in terms of terms.

Thanks,
Donny