Posted by: Vincent Sola (vincent.sola@pirate.park.edu) on Sun Jan 23 13:27:15 2005

In your order products section you claim that Albert Pujols subscribes to this theory of hitting. I was wondering where you got this information from? In fact Albert Pujols is a firm believer in the "whip theory" as that he what he endorses through the Dave Bingham Baseball Academy in Kansas City (which is the organization that he played for and took lessons from).

I think that the important thing to keep in mind is that reguardless of what "theory" you believe to true that the end justifies the means. As long as you are producing results that are desirable then it is fine. For every testimony that can be given that says changing from the whip theory to the rotational theory has done wonders, one can be given that says the opposite. The thing is with athletes, especially baseball players with all of their idiosynchrosis, that if you change anything and it gives you better result you naturally attribute your success to it.

If you aren't satified with your swing and you decide to change it you are going to have to work at it. Nobody take into consideration that there is an increased in number of swings that the person is taking due to changing something. How do we know that it wasn't the person's hand-eye coordination that has greatly increased. Everyone is so quick to say that they found something new and good for your swing and market it off.

I think that the most under-rated thing in a person's swing and performace is their determination and/or work ethic.

P.S.
In your research and formula's I didn't see that you took into consideration the run, tail, or rotation of the ball in any of your figures. Let's not forget that if you cast your hands, bar your front arm and commit to a location of the pitch, and then the pitch run's, tails, or drops, 1) your not going to hit the "sweet spot" of the bat anymore 2) not going to have the same rotation off the bat 3) not going to have the same distance that you claim in you statistics. Let's be honest, they throw a lot more then just straight, flat fastballs in the MLB or even college baseball.