Posted by: BHL (Knight1285@aol.com) on Wed Apr 25 11:37:04 2007

> >>> Repeated studies have shown that, at the point of contact, the hands are exerting very little force on the bat <<<
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> Hi BHL
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> I have most of the bat companies “bat/ball collision” test reports and have discussed their findings with a couple of them. I think you (like Adair) have completely misrepresented the test data from these bat companie's studies.
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> You state, “as batspeed increases, the hands are exerting very little force (or torque) on the bat.”
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> Please post the bat company study you are referring to, and point out where in their report you think it supports your statements
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> Jack Mankin

Hi Jack,

Here is my evidence: http://www.kettering.edu/~drussell/bats-new/grip.html. As the research studies suggests, the findings are just not exlusive to Adair, but the scientific community in general. This begs the following question: if the grip at contact is very light, how can one apply torque during that point of the swing? Although you argue that a batter must apply torque from initiation to contact, very little or torque can be applied at that stage of the swing for reasons precisely what I contend. Follow the Kettering link, and tell me what you think.

Best Wishes,
BHL
Knight1285@aol.com

P.S. Jack, is it more important whether a hitter possesses a linear (A-Rod) or rotational (Bonds) style, or whether that style produces home run power? Again, please do not misunderstand me, as I am sure you dynamic system can create tremendous batspeed. However, there are other ways of creating it.