Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Sun Feb 25 20:40:50 2007

How do you help a 14 year-old eliminate "bar arm", and teach him to keep his hands inside the ball? We've tried everything, every drill, etc., but the muscle memory is truly difficult to overcome.”

>>> If front shoulder rotation is what throws the barrel into its path, how is it controlled and how is is directed. In other words, how is the barrel controlled by the shoulders?

Do hitters rotate the same amount with every swing? Do they throw the barrel into the same path with every swing?

If barrel control is an important ingredient to a good hitter, than what would control the barrel best in his swing? <<<

Hi Jimmy

Before we discuss a new topic, can we now agree that John’s and Griffy’s hand-paths and the mechanics they exhibit are very similar?

Jack Mankin