Posted by: BHL (Knight1285@aol.com) on Tue May 10 01:00:26 2005

Hi Jack:

You are correct about Bond's back leg contracting from initiation to contact. In fact, he is the "poster boy" for hitters that keep their weight back, extend the front legs, squish those bugs, and have their back legs in L's at contact.

However, I checked his rear arm, and it is not in an L position at contact. Most likely, this is because Bonds likes to pull every pitch (a concept that I discussed earlier; perhaps my greatest contribution to this site).

Based on this observation, I'll leave Jack and others with a topic for discussion: which L is the most important? Which should the hitter focus on the most:

A) Making an L with the back leg at contact?

B) Making an L with the back arm at contact?

C) Making an L with the leg at contact and making an L with the back arm at contact?

Although I am curious as to how Jack will answer, other input is welcome.

Best Wishes,
BHL
Knight1285@aol.com

P.S. Remember, Bonds achieved a home run frequency of one hume run every 9.80 at bats (i.e., 480 at bats, 49 home runs) a year before anyone noticed any "bulk" on him. That should remove all doubt that he, without question, has the best hitting mechanics ever. We should all strive towards copying great swings (i.e., Mac and Bonds).