Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Mon Jan 20 11:46:37 2003

Hi Gentlemen

Good discussion. – From our prior discussions on this topic I think we agree that forward movement (weight shift) slows to a stop before rotation starts. Since there is no linear momentum factor with a mass that is at rest, the benefit derived from the weight shift is to load the muscles that generate rotation. --- But must there be a linear weight shift to load those muscles? Suppose the batter loads by having the proper weight on the front toe in his stance as he prepares the launch position. Suppose his trigger is a little knee cock during the inward-turn instead of a linear stride. --- What would he lose with this approach?