Posted by: grc () on Sun Dec 17 16:25:44 2000

>>>are you saying that "bottom hand torque" should really be called "arm torque"?
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> your quote: "--Example: Lead arm reaches full extension and acts as a pivot point for the back arm to push the bat around (torque).
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> how can the "arm" be the pivot point? aren't your hands or wrists, the pivot point for torque?<<<
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> Hi Ray
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> You raised some good points. As for your first point, it would probably be even more accurate if we termed it as “lead shoulder torque.” The lead arm is used mainly as a conduit to supply pull for the rotating lead shoulder to the lead hand.
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> You are also correct with your second point. It should read: “Example: Lead arm reaches full extension and the lead hand acts as a pivot point for the back arm to push the bat around (torque).
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> Thanks for the added clarity.
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> Jack Mankin
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>jack....you said "Lead arm reaches full extension and the lead hand acts as a pivot point for the back arm to push the bat around".......i believe this is true for hitting the inside pitch....example: using the ball as a clock, the pitcher being 12 o'clock , the catcher being 6 o'clock and we have a left-handed hitter, to pull the inside pitch the hitter will ideally contact the ball at aprox. 7:30....and the hitter does indeed use the bottom hand as a pivot point for the back arm to push the bat AROUND.......AROUND as in hitting the outside part of the ball....AROUND as in staying "outside" the ball as you alluded to in a previous post................but........for the outside pitch, would you agree that the left handed hitter would contact the ball at aprox. 4:30, and would you further agree that the hitter IS NOT using his bottom hand as a pivot point because he IS NOT pushing the bat AROUND?.......respectfully, grc.........