Posted by: George () on Thu Apr 12 13:49:58 2007

> > > Hi Jack:
> > >
> > > I am challenging you to a debate whether the "L" in the back arm or the "L" in the back leg is more important to the swing. Personally, I believe that both constitute commensurate importance, and am concerned that you place too much emphasis on upper body mechanics. Do you accept the challenge?
> > >
> > > Best Wishes,
> > > BHL
> > > Knight1285@aol.com
> >
> > I would answer this by adding 'what do you think is more important: The engine or the steering wheel'?
>
> Hi Dennis W.,
>
> Let me address your analogical concern. I believe that, no matter how adeptly one handles a steering wheel (i.e., the parts of the body that control the bat), that individual can only provide that the engine (i.e., the lower body) will allow. Inversely, regardless of how much power the body generates with the engine (i.e., the lower body), only proper application of the steering wheel (i.e., the parts of the body that control the bat) will allow the hitter to transfer the power that he or she developed from the engine to the steering wheel. Therefore, when comparing the engine to the steering wheel, I would hesitate to use the term "more important," since both parts are of conmessurate importance to the swing.
>
> Best,
> BHL
> Knight1285@aol.com


BHL. I don't know if what you say is really debatable, though I did see JD. Drew lunge and hit a ball over 400 ft to center to days ago against seattle. Also Barry Bonds hit one out to left center 390 ft for a homerun with a half swing on monday.

As such one could argue the lower body supplied all the power since both hitters we out in front. But an argument remains that the swing mechanics in the batter's swing still generated almost maximum power by generating batspeed early in the swing that was trnsfered to the ball effecienlty and since, since batspeed after contact contributes littel to the batted ball, how one looks after contact is not very relevant.