Posted by: DJH (dennisharrison@writeme.com) on Tue Apr 5 11:26:32 2005

Jack,

Got your DVD and it makes so much sense. My 14yo son has played 2 games since we started working the CHP and has gone 4 for 6. He is hitting the ball with great authority and actually knocked down a third baseman with a ground ball in the last game.

He doesn't get great elevation on his balls, but hard ground balls and line drives aren't all that bad.

My question has to do with the concept of torque. Would a small separation between the hands be beneficial? It would increase the force that the hitter can apply through THT and BHT, but are there any drawbacks? We've always taught kids to keep their hands together, but you've got such novel ideas, that perhaps this needs to be re-examined.

Thought?

and thanks again.. I'm starting to teach CHP to the rest of his team and one of our first other converts who had been hitting weak singles all year lined the first pitch he saw to the fence in our last game.

DJH