Posted by: Chris O'Leary (chris@chrisoleary.com) on Fri Mar 2 08:24:27 2007

"The front leg is in a lower-case "l" position at contact, with the front foot open 45+ degrees. Erstwhile, the back leg is in an upper-case "L" position at contact, with the calf pointing fowards towards the pitcher, and the thigh pointing backwards to the catcher. The back leg should pivot on its ball . This is this the position that Bonds used to get into when he was enjoying one 30-40 home run season after another. (This was Bonds’ form even before he bulked up.)"

Some of this is true, but some of it doesn't jibe with what you see in these photos of Albert Pujols...

http://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/Baseball/Hitting/Images/AlbertPujols/AlbertPujols_2006_HomeRun_017.jpg

http://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/Baseball/Hitting/Images/AlbertPujols/AlbertPujols_2006_HomeRun_019.jpg

First, in the above photos the back foot is off the ground, not on the ball of the foot. Second, the front foot angle isn't quite right at the point of contact. Third, where the legs point isn't quite right.