Posted by: rql () on Sun Oct 5 18:12:45 2008

> John said: Casting is ok now?
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> It depends on what you mean by casting,
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> See, for example:
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> http://www.batspeed.com/research09.html
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> "Delay in applying forces to overcome inertia until later in the swing will not lessen its
> impedance to bat speed development. Great hitters initiate the swing with torque and
> rotational forces to develop as much bat speed as early in the swing as possible."
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> So it's important to get the bat moving in a way that overcomes inertia, but at the same
> time does not interfere with the load/unload sequence of the swing.
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> That can be a tricky thing to teach/learn.
...Tom I think of casting as disconnecting in the swing and reaching,different than a loaded rotational swing that extends the radius of the bat to reach the outside pitch.