Posted by: Joe (joe.flowers@nofreewill.com) on Thu Sep 30 03:36:55 2010

Hello everyone,

A year and a half ago my son was in a hitting slump because he would hit a lot of grounders to the infield. It became such a problem that I started searching for a solution and rethinking everything I thought I knew (again).

In my study, I watched the 2006 World Series MLB DVD. The single most evident thing that slapped me in the face is that on every hit on that entire DVD the bat head is always below the knob of the bat at contact. There are about 2 hits on that DVD that are questionable, but on further review, the bat head was below the knob of the bat at contact for those 2 hits too.

I believe this is an important element and characteristic of the major league rotational swing of the best hitters, just like the Power V and the Power L.

Take a look at Justin's swings on Jack's Swing Analysis video. He has a perfect swing.

So, in my search to help my son I ran across this site, and yes, batspeeed.com does have the best analysis and instruction I have been able to find on the best major league swings.

I would like to hear any and all comments on the "bat head below knob at contact" characteristic. I believe it is a *vital* element of the best swings. Now, I hate the phrase, "swing level" (to the ground) and think it is one of the most detrimental instructions for hitting.

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