Posted by: Doug () on Tue Nov 23 11:05:05 2004

Doug...NO, hands and hips....if the hands and hips are correct....just as the head leads the body, THE HANDS AND HIPS WILL LEAD THE SHOULDERS. Doug, 2nd....in relation to a rotational swing, the hands are in front of the barrel in relation to the body. ONLY when PALM UP EXTENSION HAPPENS, which is after contact, DOES THE BARREL MOVE AHEAD OF THE HANDS. The relation to the hands must change just like you must hit the ball in different areas in relation to an inside pitch a pitch down the middle and a pitch away. DOUG>>>if the barrel was in front of the hands it WOULD ALWAYS BE A FOUL BALL....make since.
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> > Jeff, Watch some clips of the best hitters at 60 frames per second. You can argue until you are blue in the face, but my clips say you are wrong.
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> Doug,
> The bottom arm, hand, bat handle and bat head are "inline" at contact.
> The bathead can not be ahead of this inline condition or will will slow down to try and maintain the inline condition. It is physical law. Check the links to photos of Bond's home runs I posted and re-check your clips. Or post some photos links to prove your point.
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mb, Yes, now I agree since you brought up the "arm". When you just mentioned the hands and the bathead, it is a different story.