Posted by: Jimmy () on Thu Feb 22 00:22:19 2007

> >>> Jack,
>
> I'd like to point out that if the hitters hands would have traveled more linearly just from
the point before contact to the point after contact, instead of taking a hard left turn away
from the ball, the swing would have a better chance of contact on the sweet-spot on an
actual pitched ball.
>
> We are not talking about plate coverage, we are talking about the barrel staying on the
linear path that the ball is pitched on in order to give better odds of solid contact, and
stronger contact.
>
> You show a line of the pitched ball and a line of the bat path with your side view, but the
overhead view shows a bat path that does not match the path of the pitch. The hitter has
poor chances of solid contact. <<<
>
> Hi Jimmy
>
> Well, maybe we are making progress after all. Are you now saying the hands should take
an angular path (rather than linear) until just before contact? Is it your present position,
that straightening out the hand-path just prior to contact, keeps the meat of the bat inline
with the flight of the ball longer to produce better contact?
>
> Jack Mankin

Jack,

If "STRAIGHTENING out the hand-path just prior to contact, keeps the meat of the bat
INLINE with the flight of the ball longer to produce better contact" than yes that is my
position on this topic.

But why do you deny that "STRAIGHTENING to stay INLINE with the ball" should be
considered a linear concept? Why call it "angular"?

Jimmy