Posted by: Charley Lau Jr. (Lauhitting@yahoo.com) on Wed Mar 14 18:54:13 2001

http://members.home.net/blackhawks12/A-ROD-View.gif
>
> On display at http://forums.digsports.net
>
> Here's a visual aid. I synced it as good as I could and added frame numbers. It appears his weight did shift more (earlier) in the one on the right. His stride leg was coming down sooner in relationship to the start of the swing.
>
> It was synced at the point of front foot rollover. It appears the swing started at the same time but the stride started earlier on the second clip. Lunged a bit more and didn't stay back as long. Fooled a little yes.
>
> I personally think he is generally rotational with a softer landing. However, he does use his weight to power rotation IMO.
>
> He "sits to hit" and many confuse the "ground-loading" of the lead leg/knee with lunging. These types of hitters IMO do this intentionally and use this as a rotational power source (from the ground up).
>

Jack, Regarding my father and what he said in his past books"The Winning Hitter and the more revered title, "The Art Of Hitting .300. I am entertained by your message about the front leg firming up and the assumption that I haven't memorised his contributions. If you would go back to page 75-76 in "The Art Of Hitting .300, He clearly states how this act of the swing occurs. You must also remember that it was written 20 yrs. ago. If you would read my new book "Lau's Laws on Hitting", I know you would clarify your missinterpretations on many aspects of the swing.
Respectfully,
Charley Lau Jr.