Posted by: Matt () on Thu Jan 3 19:51:56 2002

Jack, I have been introducing one of my teammates to rotational mechanics. I have noticed how he lets his hands drift forward during his swing. In my opinion, and from what I,ve learned from this site, letting the hands drift forward causes the hitter to get ahead of the power curve and try to apply torque out on end. I also noticed he has pretty good lower body mechanics but I've explained to him how if he doesn't keep the hands back his rotation isn't worth a plug nickel. Also, I noticed in your video how you said that if the hands aren't near the rear armpit when top hand torque is applied and rotation begins, it can cause wrist bindings. Before I noticed that he lets his hands drift forward, I talked to him about pulling back with the top hand. He mentioned to me that he hurt his wrist on one of his swings and I thought that maybe it was because he applied torque with his hands in the middle of his torsoe instead of at his rear armpit. Do you think that I have been accurate in my teachings? If not, what should I tell him? Thanks, Matt.