Posted by: ray porco () on Mon Nov 8 19:08:05 2004

JJA,

Your welcome.

Snapping a towel, casting a fishing rod, cracking a bullwhip - all are examples of whip. Upper arm, elbow, forearm, wrist/hand initiate and pull-off these feats. Torso and torso rotation is not involved. Momentum is not transferred from the hips/torso.

An experiment:

Equipment needed - baseball bat and baseball.
Procedure - Toss the ball up and hit it simulating a “TENNIS SERVE”. Yes, throw the ball up (high) in front of your face, raise the bat (tomahawk fashion) and strike the ball with the bat in a near vertical position (aim as though intending to hit the ball deep to the outfield).