Posted by: Gym Teacher () on Mon Oct 30 20:26:15 2006

> The balance point is the zipper if you have no bat and extend both arms in opposite directions.
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> When you put both arms and a bat to one side then the body is out of balance. When you turn the barrel around and turn the shoulders the inertia of that apparatus exerts an out of balance pull
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> You must shift the cog to the inside of the lead leg nearer the lead hip to ge balanced at launch IMHO
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> The shift should occur as the barrel turns back on plane ane the lead leg opens to accept the weight.
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> It is hard to TEACH shift. It seems to work to tell a kid to move the hinge angle forward during the rotation and they shift to accomplish this goal rather than think shift.

Okay,

I agree with Donny more. I just don't see the L thing...what I do see in Pujols is rotation + weight shift at the proper time. I'm NOT saying GO BACK, LUNGE. I AM SAYING SHIFT ALL THE WEIGHT ONTO A RIGID FRONT FOOT, HOLD IT, AND LET THE BACK SNAP THE WHIP. Cue: Spread out the stance, and rock back, rock forward HARD--SHIFT AND HOLD--BAM!--allow the bat to snap through.