Posted by: dougdinger () on Fri Dec 9 21:05:51 2005

I'm still trying to find out what the best launch position is for the hands. I'm quite familiar with the term "hide the hands from the pitcher" but how hidden, or how far back are they supposed to be? By 'back' I mean are the hands supposed to be out of view from the pitcher, blocked by the head? Or are they supposed to be further back where the pitcher can see the hands a little behind the head-to the point where you can feel a stretch in the back pectoral (chest) muscle? Cause I find that stretching the back pectoral muscle gives a tad bit more of bat speed at initiation due to the contracting of the muscle that way, and that pec muscle is a big muscle in the body. Any opinions? Jack?