Posted by: georger () on Fri Jan 10 13:01:16 2003

> I would have to agree with Teacherman here.You will cripple many a kid if you enforce/encourage level shoulders/lead arm down.
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> You need to "drop and tilt","form and maintain the box",keep the(back) elbow in the slot,"work the(lead) elbow up",etc.This is done by externally rotating the back elbow into the slot while internally rotating the lead elbow which stretches/tilts the torso as the hip uncocks prior to heel down/launch.Forward motion at this time is the entire rotating body drifting/falling forward before this is finished by heel down/launch.
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> You can't get on plane with level shoulders(requires posture adjustment).Maybe some students figured out "what was really meant",but an absolute interpretation of these cues is death to a good swing.

DROP and TILT. What is dropping? What is the significance and relevance of the flexion in the back knee or "sitting"? How does tilting help the hitter get on plane vs. level? We need the scientific explanation of "sitting" and "drop & tilt" so we can teach and explain it to our kids. Lean back like Barry Bonds so you can hit the ball 400 + feet is good stuff but there needs to be some reason why leaning back or sitting is more advantageous in this rotational style than doing the linear stuff.

Which way do we turn for the answer?