Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Thu Nov 17 22:04:04 2005

>>> Jack, cannot admit/consider/define these rotations as the start of rotation, because then, rotation would overlap with weight shift. An overlap that could be considered the transfer of linear momentum to rotational momentum. <<<

Hi All

If forward weight shift develops linear momentum that is transferred to rotational momentum, you would think the best hitters would be taking longer strides and shifting more weight. But if linear momentum is not transferred to rotational momentum, the better hitters could take softer or no stride and still generate great rotational momentum. -- Let us suppose for a minute that the amount of weight shift is not a factor in generating bat speed. Could that not explain why some good hitters take longer strides while other equally good hitters do not?

Jack Mankin