Posted by: phil (philipland@aol.com) on Wed Aug 3 17:52:42 2005

> Phil,
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> One last question Phil (which really is the reason for our recent discussion):
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> All other things being equal, do you think that a batter with weak hands and arms can hit the ball as hard as a batter with strong hands and arms?
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> ****** No I don't. That's why I said before that the heavy ball drill, although rationalized to reinforce hitting through the ball, can be effective for building arm strength. In my opinion, it's the arms, and wrists "releasing" that provide the final forces that increase bat speed beyond that generated by the hips and shoulders, but it compliments the sequential levering of the hips, shoulders, and arms during the rotation of the body. By release I mean the movement of the bat in the swing from the cocked wrist position to the 90 degree palm up palm down wrist position at impact.******

> And your question:
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> “I've found this site interesting, but have not seen others like it. Do you know of any other interesting sites that deal with the baseball swing?”
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> Yes, too numerous to post. My ‘favorite places’ takes 5 minutes to scroll.
> If you mean discussion forums, at one time there were many good ones and it was actually exciting posting (the exchange of ideas was very stimulating). But then, the ‘intellectual property’ wars occurred, and one-upmanship, clans, and censorship now rule the land. And also being ignored.
> I’m sorry but, I can’t recommend.

****How about some good instructional sites?******