Posted by: Graylon (g_dunc@hotmail.com) on Sat Jun 28 12:57:12 2008

> Graylon, unless I'm not understanding your point but, I don't agree with your analogy of your second baseman reference.
> The sweet spot posts were made regarding a lot of dialogue regarding what part of the upper torso should be initiating the swing.
> As much as I will admit that there's room for discussion regarding the trigeer of hands versus shoulders, the rear elbow connection in the swing, being a vital constant, the same cannot be said ,of an infielder completing a double play.As we've all seen, infielders have to make acrobatic plays at times to get outs and, there bodies are at times not in sync or, working as a unit, as opposed to the hitters necessary attempt at consistent, repetitive, mechanics.
> Do some MLB guys think hands? Some think shoulders or, just dropping the rear shoulder? I guess you'd get two schools of thought.
> The end results, are all the same though;everything comes through as a unit.
> Again, with the kids, I think it's easier to teach a shoulder turn and, let the hands take care of themselves.
>
> Take care.
>
> John.


John,

I guess I should have stated a routine double play. Where the left foot hits the bag and the right foot drops back, the ball is delivered to the chest. If you watch this or try it yourself you will see the lower and upper body actions are very similar to hitting. Jeff Kent would be a good example.

Graylon