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Hand and Palm position at contact

Posted by: SAM (coachking@webtv.net) on Thu Feb 17 12:36:09 2000

I've heard people(coaches) state that when you hit the ball in baseball your palms are up and down. But when we compare this statement to a golf swing and a return of a tennis ball(similar planes of trajectory) we notice that the palms(two hand smash or any golf shot) are facing forward and backwards. So, this brings me to my question: If the swings are similar then what is the proper palm position on contact?

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Re: Hand and Palm position at contact Jack Mankin [ Sat Feb 19 01:13:32 2000 ]

Re: Hand and Palm position at contact Skipper [ Fri Feb 18 00:11:49 2000 ]

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> I've heard people(coaches) state that when you hit the ball in baseball your palms are up and down. But when we compare this statement to a golf swing and a return of a tennis ball(similar planes of trajectory) we notice that the palms(two hand smash or any golf shot) are facing forward and backwards. So, this brings me to my question: If the swings are similar then what is the proper palm position on contact?

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