Posted by: grc () on Sun Mar 10 19:34:00 2002

>>> Tolson wrote:
> "I just don't feel the backside can really do a lot except allow the front side to pull accross a wider arc"
>
> Jack wrote:
> "Throwing inside or outside forces the batter to concentrate on either bottom or top-hand-torque"
>
> I wonder also about the concept of:
> Inside you drive the backside hip directly through the front hip,
> and outside, you drive the backside hip directly through the opposite field location that ball contact is anticipated ? Please, comments. <<<
>
> Hi Somebody
>
> It follows the linear theme that the front-side just clears out to allow the back-side to come through. It also points out that shoulder rotation is seldom mentioned by most coaches, at least not in a positive light. Yet, driving or popping the hips has no effect on accelerating the bat-head unless that hip action causes the shoulders to move or rotate. The hips are not linked to the bat � the shoulders are.
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> So maybe your statement should read: �Inside you drive the backside �shoulder� directly through the front �shoulder�, and outside, you drive the backside �shoulder� directly through the opposite field location that ball contact is anticipated.� Driving the hips while the shoulder remains static accomplishes nothing.
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> Jack Mankin
>
> jack...you said " driving or popping the hips has no effect on accelerating the bat-head unless that hip action causes the shoulders to move or rotate."

you just described exactly why hitting the outside pitch effectively requires going "linear".....