Posted by: Terry Shaw (terryshaw1959@yahoo.com) on Sat Mar 17 20:19:48 2001

Hello Jack,

On March 12, 2001 you posted a reply to a post I had made in which I placed an URL of A-Rod from a front view.

I thought that a front view wouldn't be that great of a vantage point at that point in time.
In your reply you mentioned "In fact, if I could only have one view I would choose the front." and you also mentioned "I did find traits in upper-body mechanics that that were only found with the best hitters. Some of those traits are better viewed from the front."

Tim Olson has placed a clip of A-Rod on his web site from a front view (coupled with a side view) and if you would be willing to share the traits that you have found that are better viewed from the front I think we all could learn from it.

The URL at Tim's site is http://pub44.ezboard.com/fdigitalsportsanalysisfrm3.showMessage?topicID=50.topic

Thanks, Terry Shaw

P.S. The post that contained the information I constructed the post above from is below the dashed line in it's entirety.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: A-rod...

Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Mon Mar 12 21:14:06 2001

Terry Shaw wrote:
"I'm sure Tim Olson is putting some stuff together as I type this message (which means he has a day and a half as slow as I type) so I figured I would give you another URL to copy and paste (just to keep the juices flowing, hopefully). The clip will show A-Rod from a front view which may not be the best angle for observing the swing but on the other hand the front view may offer some tidbit of information for you."


Jack replied:
Hi Terry
"I have found that you need both views (front &side) to really evaluate a hitter’s mechanics. In fact, if I could only have one view I would choose the front. I think the reason most coaches like the side view is because their main interest is in the batters’ lower-body mechanics. Data obtained from my charting of swings showed that the best hitters had far greater differences in their lower-body mechanics than with their upper-body mechanics. I found nothing conclusive with lower-body mechanics that would separate the average hitter from the great hitter. I did find traits in upper-body mechanics that that were only found with the best hitters. Some of those traits are better viewed from the front."

Jack Mankin