Posted by: THG () on Tue Jun 17 21:15:12 2008

> I read this sight constantly and truly believe in the concepts espoused. However, just about every night on the baseball highlights shows and team websites I see homerun blasts with mechanics which seem to go against everything taught here. One example, is the 3-run homer by John Bowker of the SF Giants (vs Tigers):
> http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080616&content_id=2942750&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf
> His bat speed seems very low, his arms are extended at contact, the swing plane is warped, and I don't see any bht since both arms are extended. How can such a seemingly effortless swing generate so much power?



Rocky. Consider that many hitters are fooled on pitches and or double clutch and still hit the ball out of the park. There could be several reasons:

1. Grip tightness on the bat which Babe Ruth advocated

2. Leg strength

3. Flat out brute strength

4. Hitting the ball on the sweet spot

5. Launch angle at contact

And many more.