Posted by: Black Hole Lexicographer (Knight1285@aol.com) on Fri Dec 17 00:17:10 1999

> Dear Jack,

I have asked valid questions in my former post about the back leg, but you have yet to respond. I just want your input into specific inquiries I have about the back leg, since it is half of a hitter's rotational power.

> On your information page you argue that the front foot should be closed during the stride, and there should be "ample flex to drive the front hip back towards the catcher" in your "Mechanics of the Swing." In the process, the front knee should also rotate outward
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> However, you disregard the back leg, which, according to you, accounts for the other half of hip rotation.
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> Mechanically speaking, you mention the "L", but do not explain how it formed, which is just as important. Why did you leave this explanation out in mechanics of the swing?
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> Now, the questions I wish you to answer is
> a)Do you agree the back knee should rotate around and down and turn in at the same time (as explained by Hudgens and Mad Max on the Nyman site). In simplest turn, should not the back leg turn down and in to maximize rotation?
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> b) Do you prefer people pivot on the ball of their foot, or come up on their toe with their heel facing the sky?
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> Please answer these fundamental questions as soon as possible, and, if needed, add them to your "Mechanics" analysis. If there is any place to mention the "L", it would also come under mechanics. I noticed that you ignored my last post, when it is very much germane to the "Mechanics of Hitting."
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> And pardon double-posts. Sometimes I push the wrong button.
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> Keep up the great work!
> Regards
> The Black Hole Lexicographer
> Knight1285@aol.com