Posted by: Tom (mentzert@hotmail.com) on Thu Jun 19 05:28:23 2008

Jack,

That is a great link, for some reason that is one that I hadn't read before and maybe should have read before I posted to the lady asking about her 11 year old's swing. Without the benefit of watching each kid I encounter swing on film it appeared to me that generally the front shoulder was the problem, but it is certainly plausible that the root would be the back shoulder pushing the body forward and back away from the plate. Either way I think that my rudimentary teaching point prevents either from happening. I can't of course claim it as my own as I'm sure I adhoc'ed it from some coach somewhere. Keep up the good work.