Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Thu Feb 8 20:50:40 2001

>>> Jack do you think this is the same as a "self-feeding extension of the bat head as the center of mass leaves the handpath" ?

See Max's reply to Jack from,"Best of Max #1. http://setpro.com/NEWWEB/best%20of%20max00.htm tom.guerry <<<

Hi Tom

I am sorry for the delay in my reply. I have been away on business. --- Tom, I think the "self-feeding extension” Max is speaking of is the transfer of the body’s rotational energy into bat speed via the angular displacement of the hand-path. I think we (Myself, Max and Professor Adair ) basically agree on this concept. But as Max points out, this can only account for about 50% of the bat speed generated. -– It is how the balance of the bat speed is developed that Adair (probably Charley Lau) and I disagree.

I think the importance of these differences warrants a new thread. I will try and post it tomorrow.

Jack Mankin