Posted by: () on Tue Nov 9 19:43:16 2004

Hey,
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> Just within the last couple of weeks my son (the batter) and I (the coach) have just discovered, (one of those things you know but then later a bright light from above goes on and you learn you really know now more than what you knew?) that front toe touch to heel not only helps with timing of the bat on the ball but however slightly, allows us to feel bottom hand torque. Is this way of thinking/feeling normal or are we discovering something that may cause problems understanding and implementing rotational mechanics? (We've been focusing on feet, leg, and hip mechanics lately, just fine tuning) Oh, I love this stuff. It's an addiction.....
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> If so, I disagree just a little bit. I'm no engineer but I think you can feel BHT, and the feeling comes from the weight at the end of the bat when toe and heel, leg, hips, shoulders, arm, and bat are pulled (pop) (torqued) through its path generating a punch at contact......
> I think that feeling from the weight at the end is a result of torque and rotational forces, not the other way around. Jack if I can clarify something, BHT starts just before the front shoulder starts pulling back toward the catcher (past 90 degrees)?