Posted by: billym () on Fri Jan 10 13:14:50 2003

>>> (1) “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.....” --- This seems to me much like the “back to center” theory Dave Huggins and others have taught for years. Only Dave would have the batter stride to a posted front leg. – With your style, when during the swing would you have the batter start (locking) the front leg for resistance to cause hip turn?
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> >>>>” --- There is a vast difference between striding to a straight leg and striding to a well flexed front leg and using the straightening of the leg to drive rotation.
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> > (3) “Getting into that all too familiar "sit to hit position" is the art of a great athlete and generally a great hitter. In viewing Jacks video I see the kids just straightening the front leg, with never the notion of sitting to hit.” --- You are correct, although I believe the hitter should have plenty of flex in both legs at launch, I do not believe in what you call “sitting to hit.” Sounds very similar to “squashing the bug” to me.
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> > (4) “Normally it is young hitters that create this excessive leg action that never really feel the torso power. In other words they combine the torso turn with the leg thrust.” --- I would say that leg thrust SHOULD combine with torso turn to maximize shoulder rotation. What purpose do see for hip rotation if it is not to aid torso turn???
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> > Well Coach C, there is a lot of points for a good discussion here, so maybe you can return a little earlier than planned.
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> > Jack Mankin
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> I am confused again. What is "sitting"?
> Are you suppossed to sit or not?
> Biomechanically, how is this "sitting" accomplished?
> When do you "sit"?
> Why do you "sit"?


My question is do you "tilt" first or do you "drop/sit" first? It seems like the dropping has to have something to do with the tilting? And the "sitting" creates the axis of rotation for the circular hand path - that's my best guess. Why this is good or something we should be teaching, I do not know. It would be nice to hear a "scientific explanation" from TOM since he explains so good and writes so clearly and logically. Are you there TOM?