Posted by: mb () on Thu Nov 25 17:46:58 2004

Hey Teacherman,GRC,Jeff and other skeptics, I think we all understand top hand torque, even if you don't. I think it's time to move the discussion forward to bottom hand torque.
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> > Do the hands really torgue at all in the swing???? Or are they simply strong clamps that hold onto the bat???
> >
> > Definition: Torque, n. [L. torques a twisted neck chain, fr.
> > torquere to twist.]
> > 1. A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as
> > worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans,
> > and Britons.
> >
> > 2. [L. torquere to twist.] (Mech.) That which tends to
> > produce torsion; a couple of forces. --J. Thomson.
> >
> > 3. (Phys. Science) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn,
> > or cause to turn, about an axis.
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> >
> > What is your point?
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The point is the hands do not torque the bat.