Posted by: Donny () on Sat Sep 9 08:42:24 2006

"The front foot should remained turned in toward the plate if at all possible to keep the hips and shoulders from opening up too soon with the knee almost stiff to keep the rotational axis"

I strongly disagree with this statement. The front foot is not what keeps the front shoulder in. The resisance applied behind the batter by the bat turning back on plane and accelerating back to the catcher keeps the front side it.

Attempts to keep the shoulder in with a closed front foot reduces mid section torque