Posted by: Jimmy () on Tue Feb 20 21:50:18 2007

> Hi Jimmy
> I am going to interpret your definition of linear from your previous posts to mean that
the hands move prior to contact. If this is wrong please correct my assumption. There is
no evidence to justify that the elite hitters use this technique. Even if they dont realize it.
The more we deal with the reality of what we do to be successful, that is the more we
understand what we are trying to acomplish the easier it is to master. I know not every que
works with every athelite, but my example of the softball player now a head coach that at
one time was a linear hitter and was given ques and drills to become a rotational hitter
credits that having a clear understanding of the differance helped her become one of the
elite hitters in the game. Again lifetime BA of .402 and slugging % of .779 is nothing to
sneeze at in a game where pitching dominates.

Coach,

Again, the softball player may have been taught a poor, strictly linear swing as I do not
promote. Strictly linear mechanics do not work!

What I do suspect is that since she had a strong background with linear mechanics, then
was intruduced to rotational mechanics, she probably did not intend to, but naturally
meshed the two into what I believe is the most efficient approach to hitting. A combination
of rotational and linear concepts.

And yes, the hands are a huge ingredient in the swing prior to contact.

Jimmy