Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Wed Jul 16 07:43:22 2008

>>> Anybody watching this guy in the HR Derby? Unreal.

But I just noticed in one of the super slow motion replays how the bat head LAGGED BEHIND his hands.

His swing looked very rotational, EXCEPT for the bat lag and wrist turn/snap.

Any thoughts on this from the experts?? <<<

Hi Carlos

I am not quite sure what you mean by, “how the bat head LAGGED BEHIND his hands.” The bat-head remains the same distance from the hands throughout the swing. I suspect you are referring to what you observed from a frontal view of his bat’s movement at the lag position (knob pointing toward the pitcher). From the frontal view, it often appears the bat is sliding knob first toward the pitcher with little angular movement of the bat-head. This can be deceptive as an across the plate view of the same swing reveals. – Below is an across the plate view of Hamilton’s bat passing through the lag position.


Hamilton – Across the plate view

Jack Mankin