Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Fri Dec 8 15:36:56 2006

>>> Therefore it is likely that Williams could swing a lighter bat significantly faster than Ruth could swing his heavier bats. So I conclude that as much as bat speed is warranted, Ruth's back to forward weight transfer must account for some of the difference in relative distance. <<<

Hi Guru

Could you expand on the reasons you came to that conclusion? What mechanical reasoning or physics principles would you site to support your conclusion that his weight shift was a factor?

Jack Mankin