Posted by: mark (wogdoggy@comcast.net) on Thu Apr 21 05:50:56 2005

I was watching an entertaining video called Hitters on Hitting .the young kids love it. anywhoose,it showed two clips of big mac's swing.One swing early in his career with the A's and later with the redbirds. the coomentator showe how earlier in his career he pulled his shoulder and his weight back and was hitting higher home runs with much less distance wheras when he let his weight and swing go toward the field he was hitting line drive shot homerund.I noticed when the shoulder pulls back it looks to me as more of a golf swing,and i noticed in my son as well he looses some power.Have you seen the video? have you compared earlier clips of Mac. because it is plain as day.I notice the loss of power in my sons swing as well when the body comes back too much with the shoulder,,,,any comments ? Thanks Jack.