Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Mon Sep 5 13:59:00 2005

>>> OK, Jack, now we are getting places. I look back now, and I apologize for not seeing it earlier (where you wrote "at initiation").

Can you visibly SEE top hand torque being applied? Or are you just assuming? You say it is difficult, but I suppose that means it CAN be done. <<<

Hi BB

I am not just assuming. Pressure sensors placed on the bats handle shows that during rotational transfer mechanics, the pressure exerted on the handle during initiation is from the fingers of both hands pulling in opposite directions. The bottom-hand is pulling (with the fingers) forward as the fingers of the top-hand are pulling rearward. That is a definition of torque being applied. I only refer to it as top-hand-torque because you can see the top-hand is circling around the bottom-hand during initiation.

Jack Mankin