Posted by: () on Tue Apr 22 07:35:14 2003

No Name,
>
> Perhaps it can't be seen (it can in slo-mo), and perhaps it can't be taught.
> Perhaps genetics play a greater role. Perhaps only a natural swinger has it.
> The question is:
> Can you not have both a circular hand path AND a top-hand that drives past the bottom-hand just before contact?
>
> ray porco
>

The circular hand path has very little to do with the hands. If you rotate your body, you will have some kind of circular hand path. In the correct swing, the hands do not change their relationship to the rest of the body. They just "hold on for the ride" as the body rotates.

As far as your question, I guess the answer would have to be yes. But, I don't believe that is the best way to do it. If the top hand drives past the bottom hand just before contact, that means you "roll over". As you roll over, you should notice that the bat changes its position and raises. This will most likely cause you to hit ground balls, because you will hit the top half of the ball. Most weak grounders to the left side (for a righty) are because of roll over. In the correct swing, roll over doesn't happen until way after contact, in the follow through.