Posted by: dougdinger () on Mon Jan 23 15:45:13 2006

Not sure why I just thought of this now, but why do you say to land with the stride foot closed? How does the pivoting of the front heel assist in driving the front knee straight?
Cause I have a much easier and quicker time striding to a slightly open front foot. It feels more relaxed, and the pivoting seems like an unnecessary movement that wastes a split second of time to open the hips. I been studying some clips of rotational hitters such as Posada, ARod, Konerko, and even the cartoon guy in the Swing Mechanics strides to an open front foot and doesn't pivot, and the cartoon guy in the booklet shows the same thing on the Launch Position page. So I ask what purpose is there to the pivoting of the front foot? Is it something you came up with for beginners and newbies to the rotational method to provide some kind of cue to make it easier for them to grasp? Is it simply a matter of personal preference, or are Paul Konerko, Jorge Posada, and Andrew Jones doing it wrong?

Thanks again Jack!