Posted by: The Hitting Guru (hitman3527@aol.com) on Wed May 24 22:26:14 2006

> I was just wondering if I should be concentrating on turning first and then swinging. It would seem that if I could get my timing right then I could get the fastest possible bat speed because the power (from ground up) starting with my legs, hips, and then shoulders is really what produces all the power. So if I start my swing too early then I don't lose some of the possible power that I can generate. If I turn first and then swing I am more or less swinging the bat with my entire body behind it and then my hands are just guiding the bat to where I want.

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It should all flow together. When your lead foot hits the ground, you should be in the launch position. Then you explode your hips in unison with the swing.