Posted by: Bryce (bsummers06@wou.edu) on Wed May 5 22:36:02 2010

Firstly- Jack, you are the man. I discovered your site mere weeks ago,
and it has already cleaned up my swing to an amazing degree. Just
after reading through the site, letting it marinate for a bit, then
reading again and applying, I have gone through a remarkable change.
Your research and lucid explanation of the results cemented some
things that I already thought I knew and added so much more. Prior to
reading your work I had played baseball for three years in high school
and then spent several years playing recreational slowpitch softball.
Before this site, I had never hit a home run and always felt that the
ball was sluggish coming off my bat. There was one moment, in high
school, where I had the quintessential "easy swing" that produced a
bomb - but the field had no fence and the outfielder ran it down. So
to say I was frustrated with my swing is an understatement. Now, I
have hit one home run against live pitching and hit several balls 300+
feet off of a tee (with a light wind to help). In slowpitch, there is
no faking bat speed, and the ball is now exploding off of my bat. So
for all that, you have my sincerest thanks.

Now on to my question/point of clarification/what works amazingly well
for me: I understand well the PLT, THT, CHP, and BHT concepts, but
what really separates the men from the boys is the timing of those
elements together. In my mental process, following the load, just as I
start to fire my hips, I try to apply maximum THT to get the bat
moving rearward. At the exact same time, I try to pull my front
shoulder around hard - trying to "uncock" it as fast as possible. When
coupled with my body's rotation, this technique seems to get my bat
around blindingly fast. From how I understand your research, it seems
like your opinion is that most players get their shoulders turned
before they untuck the front shoulder. Can you think of any problems
with the way I'm doing it? Because I seem to be getting amazing
results any way you look at it.

Thanks once again for everything you've done. There is nowhere else on
the web with as much quality information on swinging the bat as this
site.

Bryce