Posted by: Mark H. () on Sun Aug 12 21:40:18 2001

First, I want to compliment Jack on developing this site for people to seek and share information on hitting. Although I have not seen Jack's video, much of the information I have read on his site about his theory makes good sense. My name has been mentioned on this message board periodically becasue I published an article in 1996 about a technique that includes the power of "torque" in the baseball swing. Reprints of this article also appears on several websites. The reason for my message today is to respond to some of the feedback regarding the hitting technique that I have been teaching for the past 10 years. As noted in a June posting, my technique employs the use of a "flat bat" or a bat that rests on the bicep muscle (not the shoulder. The key in my approach is that the bat does not just rest on the arm, it is pressed on the arm creating torque. The results are more line-drives, more power, and fewer strike outs. The reason I like this site is because Jack also employs torque and rotational theory as an effective approach to hitting at all levels. Keep up the good work Jack!
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> > > > > > > > Hey Paul
> > > > > > > > Where can I read your article? Sorry. nevermind
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> > > > > > Whom ever,
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> > > > > > As described in the post above, "the bat rests on the bicep muscle."
> > > > > > Now people who come to this site know that I am not one to be overly critical, but what is this about? There must be more to it or something I don't understand?
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> > > > > > I took this to the lab and I have some questions. What part of the bat rests on the bicep muscle? Are you holding the bat with two hands when you do it? Every time I try to tilt the bat back to put it on my upper arm my elbow goes down and it moves the upper arm away. Did anyone else try thig? What happened?
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> > > > > > Is this guy putting somebody on? Why didn't he give the address of where the article could be found. Did anyone read this article?
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> > > > > >Joe A.......the article is at www.webball.com.........
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> > > > Whom Ever,
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> > > > GRC, thanks for the information.
> > > > I looked at this web site. I could not find the article but, in looking for it I read some of the stuff. I never did find it but there is so many instances of bad information that I think the site sould have a warning label on it: Reading This Will Be Hazardous To Your Swing"
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> > > > It's no wonder that so many kids can't hit.
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> > > >joe, the article is there....when you click on the red dot representing the batter it brings up a screen for "basics" and "coaches corner".........under "coaches corner" is paul's article, "torque technique"
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> > I read this article. This is just another attempt to come up with something new. You can't sell the old stuff that someone else is saying so you have to create new stuff.
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> > Remember the guy who said people should not take a golf stance with the clubhead behind the ball? He said you should take a stance position that is the same as your position at the top of your backswing just before you come down with the club. This is the same type of ploy. Say something new so people will buy. It dosen't matter if it works.
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> Remember the guy who thought that he could jump higher in the high jump by going over backwards? This is such a great message board and I think when people like you take cheap shots without trying to understand a new concept fully, the quality of this site suffers. As I have stated previously, I welcome feedback and I don't think I have the perfect technique. I have helped many many hitters and that's all the proof I need to keep working hard to help hitters improve.
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> Paul Petricca
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Tim Timmons used to teach something similar in the Houston area a few years ago. Using this technique, you could take girls and boys who were clueless with no chance to hit the ball and take them to effective contact very quickly. The weakness in my experience was in dealing with lower pitches, especially low inside pitches. But it was a great shortcut for the LL kid who couldn't hit the ground if he fell. I've seen it work several times, but I wouldn't recommend it for the serious hitter who wants to play at the highest levels.

Mark H.