Posted by: RQL () on Fri Oct 12 12:27:57 2001

I have experimented with both linear and rotationl hitting and have found myself at 42 y.o. to be seldom sore the next day after hitting linear but usually sore sometimes very sore after rotational.Neck, shoulders, between the scapulas,lower back and groin areas are the big areas of concern.So I would like to recommend that young hitters though you are more resilent than I am now need to stretch alot more than normal to help prevent injury.I could see how big men like Canseco and McGwire can injure lower backs as well as other parts with the energy they apply to their body in rotation.Just be aware your using more muscles and more energy to the body and of course this coincides with it creating more batspeed.