Posted by: Phil () on Mon Aug 26 19:13:06 2002

Hey
> Lately it seems as If Bonds is hitting too much off his back leg. It seems as if he is squashing the bug rather severely, I hate to sound so critical because Barry is hitting .355, but hitting off your back leg can't be optimal for power. Of course there are advantages for hitting off your back leg because u have more time to watch the ball and it gives u a better chance to get the sweet spot to the ball. I just didn't know if this was something Barry has always done or something that is recently occuring?
> The Hitman

Hitman, how lately? I have clips of the home run in the all star game (front view and back/side view), as well as a clip of the "stolen" home run, and he is doing with his back foot what he has always done...which is coming up on the back foot earlier than any hitter I have ever seen.