Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Wed Jan 2 12:08:05 2008

>>> The other thing to check is if his axis of rotation is like a revolving door, or like a swinging gate. The revolving door would mean he is just spinning and the bat is along for the ride cutting across the ball. Many youngsters turn rotational hitting into this. In order to correct this, there needs to be a weight shift onto the front leg, then the axis of rotations is head - spine - through the front leg. The back side rotates around this forward shifted axis = swinging gate & NOT a revolving door. <<<

Hi Coach

Your contention that batters should rotate about a posted lead side, “like a swinging gate,” may be true for batters who were taught to make a strong aggressive stride (Charlie Lue style). However, video analysis shows that it is not the case with today’s batters who move forward very little. They rotate about the center of their body (the spine) more like a “revolving door.”

Jack Mankin