Posted by: Joe A. () on Fri Sep 28 17:18:30 2001

>>> You say the the mechanics for hitting a baseball and softball are the same so all the methods taught on this site about the swing are the same. This is in error.
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> Fast pitch softball has less reaction time so their swing must be a little more compact/quicker. The frame-by-frame says that in the begining of the swing the batter should slightly turn his/her back to the pitcher and extend your front arm across the body should not be taught to softball hitters. These actions make the swing longer and it takes more time. <<<
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> Your statement is incorrect . The linear mechanics you are referring to will not bring the bat to contact quicker than the rotational mechanics exhibited by Barry Bonds or other great baseball hitters.
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> Jack Mankin
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Jack,

Are you saying that pushing the bat away from the pitcher by straintening the forward arm backward and turning the shoulders away from the pitcher does not make the swing longer?

This is not longer then not straightening the foward arm and turning the shoulders away from the pitcher?

Are you saying that if the hitter does not push the bat away from the pitcher and keepoing the shoulders square to the plate is not a shorter and therefore quicker swing.

For comparison purposes we must assume that the two different swings are being performed by the same batter.

You are stating that one swing is NOT longer therefore takes more time then the other?

Joe A.