Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Mon Aug 20 10:39:35 2007

>>> I like to emphasize the importance of the prelaunch THT which is where "arm action is king" becasue this is how the timing of coil and load and setting of swing radius happens. The lower limbs will synch with the upper limbs to permite tootal body control. <<<

Hi Tom

I agree that "arm action is king" during the prelaunch phase as exhibited by most of the game’s top hitters. As I have stressed before, this arm action must induce a bat trajectory that sweeps the bat-head cleanly into the plane of the lead-arm as shoulder rotation is being initiated. Otherwise, flaws in the swing plane occur as we see in the A-Rod clip.

Jack Mankin