Posted by: Major Dan (markj89@charter.net) on Tue Jul 10 05:36:39 2001

HAS ANYONE SEEN THE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS BY TOM EMANSKY, MECHANICS OF THE MAJOR LEAGUE SWING1 AND 2, IF SO WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THEM, I FIND THEM VERY INTERESTING BUT I DONT KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT HITTING AS SOME OF YOU GUYS.WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Emanski's tapes are interesting. He is not controversial - he doesn't argue any of the points you see debated on these websites.
He shows pictures of Major League hitters and says "they are the best in the world. If they do it, it must be right. Do it that way"
He never explains why.
For instance, he likes the bat 'in the slot' - tilted forward, bottom hand wrist cocked, at stretch/hands back point. He never mentions top hand torque or why anyone does this, but suggests that is what the top guys do, so do it that way. Its a tease for the theorists.
If you look at his hitters, they seem to sit back on the back foot a lot. His style is a straight front leg, squish the bug lower body action. If you watch the commercials, you see the hands cast early on some of the swings, not on others.
Emanski's tapes are fun to watch and a lot better than anything else you'll find advertised on TV. If you want to UNDERSTAND more, Jack's tape and Mike Epstein's (for lower body stuff) will teach you more IMO.
I started on Emanski's tape and then Dusty Baker's book. Then 'graduated' to the wonderful world of the internet. The foundation I started with gave me a good foundation to grow from.