Posted by: Kevin (americzech@comcast.net) on Tue Mar 15 06:48:37 2011

Hello All,

I've always been interested in swing mechanics and have seen some discussion on the back foot when coming to the point of contact. What I've notice with most major league and real power hitters is how the weight comes off the back foot and in some cases (Micky Mantle, Hanley Ramirez, etc.) off the ground as they make contact. Is this strictly because of the rotational mechanics and specifically the rotation and power of the hips?

Please keep in mind I know I'm not an expert and my thoughts are probably somewhat seeded through all my reading etc. but my personal thought in looking at these swings is the back hip pulls the back foot with it but the body is always balanced (over center) or slightly back with the load until the front foot is planted, head always on plane (very little movement up or down, left or right) with very little, if any, weight shift past center.

Just wanted to see what the thought process is on the board.

Thanks for any feedback!