Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Thu Jan 13 14:59:16 2005

>>> Not all of us have agreed that there is counter rotation. However, even if you believe there is, it still isn't the same as "sudden change of direction" by the center. <<<

Hi Teacherman

Once again, drop the "one liners" and give us an analysis of what is different with "sudden change of direction" by the center from what I outlined below.
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> How does what you describe above differ from what has long been held to be true with rotational transfer mechanics? I think we have all agreed that there is a counter rotation of the body during the in-ward turn and loading process. We have agreed that there may be a forward movement of the body during the stride but this forward movement ceases before the swing is initiated and the body rotates around a stationary axis. We have all agreed that the hips rotate 30 or so degrees ahead of shoulder rotation.
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> And finally, Absolute #9 states, They will all have the lead-shoulder pulling back toward the catcher (un-shrugging the lead-shoulder) to the 105 degree position at contact. This is to generate BHT and the "Hook" in the hand-path to maximize bat speed. Shawn, I fail to see why calling these principles a "change in body direction" explains anything different than what has been previously defined.

Jack Mankin