Posted by: Donny Buster (donnybstr@aol.com) on Sat Dec 11 04:04:35 2004

You think I would know the answer after a few years.

I have been a proponent of preload and little arm action for bat quickness. Recently we have experiemented with tipping the bat to the pitcher in a more vertical plane as we stride to balance. My son has gottem much stronger now and able to do more things. It seems to force a better dynamic shoulder load and gets the hips ahead of the hands since the hands have to move inwardly to get on launch
plane( knob to catcher). It also seems to get the bat barrel projected perp to the pitch instead of dragging straight line.... as shown in your tape with the little knob added bat for CHP.

Question....Is this part of what you call THT and a good way to initiate it. The increased batspeed is definitely there and a better disribution of line drives from oppo and back to pull side