Posted by: Jimmy () on Wed Jan 17 21:49:26 2007

> I am so sick of backspin. Hearing about backspin. Reading about backspin. It's like the
weather - it's something talked about by people without the sense or imagination to talk
about anything else.
>
> Let's think about this for a second, you back spin brain scientists out there: Most young
players can't hit, period. Back spin, top spin, side spin, whatever. What they get is no spin.
>
> There is nothing magic about back spin. Golfers know this. On the tee box, they try to
apply equipment and swing technique to maximize ball speed and minimize ball spin.
Why? A slowly rotating ball goes farther. Less drag, Einstein.
>
> Back spin and downswing go hand in hand. Crutch of coaches who don't know how else
to deal with barrel drag and barrel throwdown.
>
> Take your back spin and go play with a yo-yo.

Melvin,

I didn't know that baseball and golf were the same sport. Show me any hitter in the
history of the game that could hit a ball off the bat with no spin two times in a row (or
even two times in 20 swings). And i think its safe to say that a line-drive with no spin has
much less of a chance of leaving the yard than a line-drive with backspin. Sorry.

Jimmy