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Posted by: BHL (Knight1285@aol.com) on Wed Jun 15 21:07:54 2005

Hi All:

I have been twitching my lips quite a bit thinking of what to say lately, but could not articulate what I am about to give you until yesterday. Today, I thought that I would share with you the PFO model that only requires a hitter to pull a ball 340 feet to make that hitter a consistent power threat. Bear in mind that, in order to increase the probability of pulling all pitches, a hitter must have a model batting style that allows him or her to accomplish this task. For argument's sake, here's a description of how I would go about my goal:

LOWER BODY DYNAMICS

Open front foot 45+ degrees, and drop it straight down / bring the back heel up; rotate the foot, allowing it to turn 90 degrees; make sure the back foot just lifts up to its ball.

Straighten front knee, letting it move up and away; allow gyration towards the pitcher / allow back leg to bend, and rotate in the same direction; allow the knee to turn down and in.

At contact, the front leg will be on a 45 degree incline, and the back leg will be in a perfect majascule "L" shape.

MIDDLE BODY DYNAMICS

Move front hip up and away; move back hip down and in.

UPPER BODY DYNAMICS

Bar arm across the chest so it is at 45 degree inward turn in relation to the plate; keep rear elbow up, and back hand back.

PUTTING THE SWING INTO MOTION

Drop the front heel; flip back palm to the sky while keeping it back.

INTANGIBLES

Stay close to the plate so that the form at contact remains fixed.

The front arm will always be extended, expecting an outside pitch, with the its biceps against the chest; however, if the pitch is inside, an adjustment can be made by bending the elbow slighly.

The plane of the arms will be more vertial on lower pitches, and more horizantal on higher pitches.

Note: This material is ecclectic, drawn from Nyman, Epstein, Mankin, and BHL classics.

Best Wishes to All,
BHL
Knight1285@aol.com

P.S. This is my take on other's material, and does not necessarily reflect what they teach.

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> Hi All:
> 
> I have been twitching my lips quite a bit thinking of what to say lately, but could not articulate what I am about to give you until yesterday.  Today, I thought that I would share with you the PFO model that only requires a hitter to pull a ball 340 feet to make that hitter a consistent power threat.  Bear in mind that, in order to increase the probability of pulling all pitches, a hitter must have a model batting style that allows him or her to accomplish this task.  For argument's sake, here's a description of how I would go about my goal:
> 
> LOWER BODY DYNAMICS
> 
> Open front foot 45+ degrees, and drop it straight down / bring the back heel up; rotate the foot, allowing it to turn 90 degrees; make sure the back foot just lifts up to its ball.
> 
> Straighten front knee, letting it move up and away; allow gyration towards the pitcher / allow back leg to bend, and rotate in the same direction; allow the knee to turn down and in.
> 
> At contact, the front leg will be on a 45 degree incline, and the back leg will be in a perfect majascule "L" shape.
> 
> MIDDLE BODY DYNAMICS
> 
> Move front hip up and away; move back hip down and in.
> 
> UPPER BODY DYNAMICS
> 
> Bar arm across the chest so it is at 45 degree inward turn in relation to the plate; keep rear elbow up, and back hand back.  
> 
> PUTTING THE SWING INTO MOTION
> 
> Drop the front heel; flip back palm to the sky while keeping it back.
> 
> INTANGIBLES
> 
> Stay close to the plate so that the form at contact remains fixed.  
> 
> The front arm will always be extended, expecting an outside pitch, with the its biceps against the chest; however, if the pitch is inside, an adjustment can be made by bending the elbow slighly.
> 
> The plane of the arms will be more vertial on lower pitches, and more horizantal on higher pitches.
> 
> Note:  This material is ecclectic, drawn from Nyman, Epstein, Mankin, and BHL classics.
> 
> Best Wishes to All,
> BHL
> Knight1285@aol.com
> 
> P.S.  This is my take on other's material, and does not necessarily reflect what they teach.

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