Posted by: PatA (headsupsoftball1@aol.com) on Fri Oct 4 09:51:31 2002

I think this is yet another term that means different things to different people. It dawned on me today that actually the term does have some useful meaning if understood properly. It has to do with Nyman's top hand "rabbit punch", except that knob to the ball would be more accurate.
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> Knob to the ball, if incorporated very early in the swing (like at toe touch) will enhance elbow-in-the-slot and for that matter it will facilitate the technique that I think you all refer to as top hand torque.

Lau Jr. uses this cue also, you are correct Bart, I think this is one that you have to be careful with. My question is this, should the cue be, "knob to the ball", or should it be knob to a fixed point, more or less directly away from the catcher, or directly at pitcher?. As torso rotation is initiated, and bat is planed, (lagged?), should knob always be consistently pointing straight out, or aimed/pointed to the ball, (pitch location).