Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Fri Nov 10 13:03:28 2006

Hi All

In a post below, I asked those that believed torque was not a major factor in bat speed generation to view a demonstration clip of how torque was applied in the swing and point out where it was misleading. There were 1583 that read the post and as you can see, there was very few to post their disagreement.

Well, lets us go one step further. How many of you believe that THT is not a major factor in the swing of a great hitter? I have often stated that the top hitters generate great bat speed because their mechanics (Top-Hand-Torque) first accelerates the bat-head rearward (toward the catcher) before directing their energy toward the ball.

To apply THT, the top-hand is pulling rearward on the handle with the fingers rather than driving forward with the palm as we see with the average hitter. Here is the address of a clip from the PathFinder DVD where I demonstrate how THT is applied in the swing - http://www.batspeed.com/media/THTHigh.wmv -. If you believe the clip is misleading, please point where. I will be happy to discuss it with you.

Jack Mankin