Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Tue Nov 1 15:12:30 2005

>>> Well it's been proven that weight shift doesn't contribute to the power in the swing. I think we need to determine the reason for shifting the weight back. If you keep your weight centred and then stride, or lift up your front foot, you tend to lunge forward. If you have some weight on the back foot when you stride, it keeps you balance, then just before toe touch the weight comes back to centred, then the toe touches and the swing begins. That's what I see, and that's what I do since it works. If I keep my weight back and don't shift it back to centre, I'm off balanced, and I can't rotate around a good axis, plus I uppercut. If I keep my weight centred while I stride, I automatically drift a bit forward and lunge as I swing, meaning there's no stationary axis. The way I see it, the only purpose of shifting weight is to keep yourself balanced for the stride (or foot lift, if he's a 'no-stride hitter). But as Jack states, once the swing begins, the axis is stationary and there's no more weight shifting forward.But I think that you have to be balanced first before you swing, otherwise the axis won't be "stationary." That's just my opinion. <<<

Hi Dougdinger

I agree with your opinion. Weight shift, back or forward, is more to maintain balance to the launch position than it is to generate energy for the swing.

Jack Mankin