Posted by: mark (wogdoggy@comcast.net) on Thu Dec 15 05:00:26 2005

> >>> I wanted jacks opinion on the "SPINNING that the angels player talks about.I found my older boy spinninig out on his back foot and struggling with inside stuff.I noticed that when i took my swing from eras ago.lol..that my back foot naturally went forward and didnt stay and spin.I thought it would make for an interesting discussion .Thanks GUYS. <<<
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> Hi Mark
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> We could very well agree more than disagree on this topic. It all depends on how one defines "SPINNING.” I have never advocated the “squashing the bug” cue. I do not believe that spinning the back-foot while maintaining a straighter front-leg produces the most efficient shoulder rotation. If one calls this type of rotation spinning – then I am also against spinning.
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> However, some well known batting instructors have defined “spinning” as rotation about the center of the body (the spine). They maintain that for rotation to be effective, the back-hip must rotate about a posted lead-hip (similar to the rotation in the clip you provided). -- Many of today’s best hitters use the extension of the lead-leg to drive the lead-hip rearward as the back-hip rotates forward. This places the axis of rotation at the spine and the hips rotate evenly around that axis. – If one calls that “spinning”, then I’m all for spinning.
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> Jack Mankin


jack,look how far the back foot moves and how much their head moves too.What causes the back foot to move up so much,is that a signal that at some point you are no longer spinning on that axis?Or does that motion happen after all the rotation is completed? hers the clip



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