Posted by: Brian (support@batspeed.com) on Mon Feb 19 00:21:03 2007

<<<You are making claims that you can not prove unless the hitter himself states that he is trying to do or feel what you claim. >>> > Respectfully,
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> Jimmy

Jimmy:

To follow your logic, if a 10 year old kid said that he was "trying" to swing down on the ball, but video analysis clearly showed that he had an upper cut, we could not "prove" that the bat was on an upward travel because video analysis did not correspond with the kids "feelings."

To use another analogy to demonstrate the absurdity in your statement, if an auto mechanic said that he felt that an engine was running properly on all 8 cylinders, but mechanical equipment clearly showed that it was missing on two cylinders, we could not prove that the engine was not running properly because the mechanic did not "feel" the same thing that the equipment was proving.

You can worry about a batter's feelings all day long, but video analysis proves that the best hitters utilize mechanics that cause the bat to be traveling upward at contact. That is a fact, and players of all ages can use video analysis to see whether they are also using correct mechanics that will cause the bat to be traveling upward at contact in order to match the downward flight of the ball and keep the bat in the hitting zone longer.

Let's briefly address another comment you made ("I never denied that the ball is struck on the upslope, what I do deny is that all good hitters actually try to swing on an upslope"). Whether the best hitters are thinking about the slope of their bat or their $10 million contract, what does it matter? The fact is that they are using mechanics that cause the bat to be on an upward slope at contact.

Despite your circular comments, it appears that you admit (and agree with Jack) that the best hitters have the bat traveling upward at contact. If not, again point out videos that prove it.

Brian