Posted by: jima (andyii@cox.net) on Wed Jun 14 10:25:39 2006

Jack, I think that you are probably right when you state that the hands can't work independently. I guess what I was trying to say is that there is some semi-independent movement of the arms/hands to the ball...this movement provides about a 2 or 3 inch or less "linear lag" (for lack of a better description) where the eye/brain can transmit to the body pitch location and speed. Then I believe that the degree of force is applied to the swing is based on pitch location. The degree to which a batter can incorporate balance and tempo the more force can be applied while still making solid contact. Its my belief that many hitters (not all)practice hitting to right field in an attempt to let the brain/eyes and body react in this chain. Its also clear to me that the majority of great hitters use rotational mechanics but to my way of thinking consistent solid contact is the most important part of hitting and separtates the good hitter from the rest of us. I just believe that the timing of the rotation is a bit different than some of the posters on this site. Thanks. jima