Posted by: Coach C () on Thu Jan 9 21:35:14 2003

What about the back leg? Do you "SIT"? Epstein talks about "sitting" and he has the torque drill where the back knee is almost on the ground as the body rotates. What is the biomechanical explanation for why "sitting" is important? Does it help in rotation or enable the bdoy to rotate faster than someone who does not "sit" as much. Can you be a rotational hitter without "sitting" or creating that axis of rotation. In other words, is there a deep knee bend, creating a axis of rotation and a lean?
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> And Tom, you talk about the bat head uncocking before the torso turns, what CAUSES this to happen? AND what if you turn the torso while the bat head uncocks - - what is the problem with that or the disadvantages.
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> Lastly, Tom you talk about teaching how to teach the feel of the hip uncock and tht, what is the best explanation of that and how does one teach it (are there any drills other than just getting up and doing it) and while you are doing it - - does "sitting" have anything to do with it?


Sitting is the forward/lateral slide that I'm speaking of, the weight transfer that takes place (hopefully minimal), and as the weight transfers, the front leg will resist (locking), thus forcing the spine tilt and the hips to turn. This move......the magic move.....is something all great hitters get to, some more than others. A-Rod does this extremely well and so does Lance Berkman, among others of course. The back leg provides direction and stablity to the swing.