Posted by: Bill (bbcb2@bellsouth.net) on Thu Jun 13 12:06:15 2002

On Jack’s video tape, he demonstrates a swing that places the bat on the batter’s shoulder. Are you advocating keeping the bat on the shoulder during the loading of the swing? And basically letting the bat just sort of rotate off the shoulder?

I’ve noticed from the better High School players, to the Majors, that in general, the bat ends up
at the shoulder with a bat angle the same as the lead arm during the loading period. Irregardless of the placement of the hands and bat head prior to loading. For example, even if the batter holds his hands/bat very high while waiting on the pitcher, the batter will lower the hands, and change the bat angle, as he is loading starts,
just prior to when the bat starts it’s rotation.

It makes sense to me to start the whole process with the bat touching the shoulder while waiting on the pitcher, and then load, and just let the bat rotate off the shoulder.

Is my thinking correct? Could someone please clarify this for me?

Thanks,
Bill