Posted by: Daniel () on Wed Jul 11 12:46:51 2001

If I "pull" the bat back toward the catcher at the beginning of the top hand torque(with raised back elbow) - my top hand must rotate around the handle to be in a hitting position by contact. With a wood bat - this is possible. With an aluminum softball bat with a leather grip - it's rather difficult because my hand doesn't slide and rotate very well on the leather. If I hold my top hand in a hitting position from the start (with a low back elbow), I can initiate top hand torque by pushing the bat back toward the catcher with my palm (toward the base of the thumb). This seems to be a better way to go with a "grippy" handle. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there some mechanical reason not to do this? Am I breaking a kinetic chain or losing power that I don't realize? Thanks, Daniel.