Posted by: Dennis W. () on Fri Jan 26 12:37:58 2007

Barry and Ted do not initiate rotation at this point. They seperate their upper/lower torso. In the stride, the upper torso takes an inward turn while the hips slightly open. At this point the upper/lower body is LOADED. Hip begin rotation when the lead heel hits the ground. The slot VERY IMPORTANT. It serves two purposes: 1) Staying inside the ball. 2) Slotting that elbow as the shoulders begin rotation and that rear knee hinges gets batspeed EARLY in the swing, breaking that initial inertia of the bat. Try it. If you observe Bonds and Williams do it, isn't it a good idea to try it.
We all watch baseball and want to be as good as the players we see, yet we do all we can to do the exact opposite than them..???