Posted by: BHL (Knight1285@aol.com) on Fri Apr 20 23:26:22 2007

> The lateral (rearward) tilt of the shoulders begins at launch. Not before. It is part of the launch mechanism. If you're doing it before then you are out of sync.
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> AS you stride you should be loading the barrel (not before you stride) and this "loading as you stride" is a major part of the creation of separation. Both the forward linear movement of the lower body and the ensuing hip opening (do not stop this from happening by maintaining a closed knee or foot; let er go) coupled with the barrel loading at the same time, creates the separation of the upper body from the lower body and leads to the "launch and spend" or "stretch and fire" type barrel release.
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> The swing becomes a "release" as the hold the upper body has on the system gets overpowered by the aggressive hip rotation at "go".
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> The running start of the lower body is greatly misunderstood. There is the "start", involved in creation of separation, and there is the "go", the aggressive launch of the swing.

Hi All,

Actually, the tilt occurs a split second after heel drop. Doing so prevents proclivities such lunging, swinging down on pitches coming down, and creating too much eye movement on a given swing. The tilt, though, prevents these mechanical breakdowns.

Best,
BHL
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