Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Mon Sep 5 19:37:03 2005

>>> Thanks for the reply, Jack. What you're saying is that the purpose of the thumb drill is just to keep the hands stationary while the hitter strides? So, if I kept my hands stationary BEYOND the shoulder, would that essentially accomplish the same goal? No bat speed would be lost? <<<

Hi Yesisbest

No, the purpose of the thumb drill is �not� to keep the hands stationary while the hitter strides. That is referred to as �walking away from the hands.� The purpose of the drill is to keep the hands back during initiation and allow rotation to accelerate them � instead of using the arms to drive the hands forward.

I have no problem with the hands being beyond the shoulder � as long as it is shoulder rotation that accelerates them.

Jack Mankin