Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Wed Mar 20 22:05:11 2002

>>> hi, jack....i'm glad to see you are talking to me again....would you care to respond to my comments/quesions of march 10 and march 15? thanks.... <<<

Hi grc

Below is our discussion on the 10th –

I stated:

>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"....

 grc <<<.

Your statement above made absolutely no sense to me. Please explain how you came to that conclusion.

Jack Mankin