Posted by: Dennis W. () on Sat Jan 27 19:16:57 2007

> Note: George Brett may have taken a long aggressive stride. However, his linear forward movement slowed to a stop and he then rotated around a stationary axis. And even more important, Brett did not extend a “boxed” lead-elbow (a linear principle). He produced a circular-hand-path (CHP) by keeping his elbow at a fixed angle during rotation.
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> Jack Mankin

Great point here regarding Brett's long stride. Definately Linear. However, in his stride the lead hip is rotating slightly open, as his lead heal touches down, that linear movement is transferred into the lead hip. His utilization of linear motion directly into the rotational motion is f** brilliant. If he took his stride forward with the lead hip closed, the expedeture of the linear movement forward would have been wasteful, ubless it was used as a timing mechanism.

The Hitman