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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: For Jack--An Idea


Posted by: Jeff M () on Mon May 3 09:42:56 2004


Dear Jack,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have promulgated some controversial ideas in the past, and the one that I am about to suggest might cause the most dissention among posters.
> > > > > However, I have thought out my recommendation rather carefully, and am ready to accept any feedback--positive or negative--from others. Specifically, I believe that right-handed hitters that throw righty may find it advantageous to perform Jack's drills while batting left-handed.
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> > > > > The primary reason for my suggestion is that many right-handed batters who throw in the same batter tend to drive the bat linearly, since they are top hand dominant. As a result, their natural physical attributes work against creating a good circular handpath.
> > > > >
> > > > > On the other hand, if right-handed throwers were told to bat lefty, their power hand would be their bottom hand, forcing their lead arm to straighten, and their top hand to stay back, which is essential for a circular hand path, and bottom hand torque.
> > > > >
> > > > > Also, many righties who bat the same way that they throw tend to be right-footed. On Batspeed.com, numerous individuals agree that straightening the rear knee is imperative in order to develop good lower body mechanics, but fail to understand that right-handed throwers the hit righty use their weaker leg--their left leg--to straighten to knee, making the rotation slightly slower.
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> > > > > However, if they hit lefty, they use the quicker, stronger knee--the right knee, to straighten the front leg, making hip rotation a little bat faster.
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> > > > > Finally, in both "Final Arcs," Jack argues that it takes a while to overcome poor muscle memory. While I agree, I believe that it would take an inordinate amount of time of right-handed batters that hit righty to forget their old linear mechanics, and learn new rotational mechanics.
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> > > > > Seen in this light, it would make much more sense if a right-handed hitter hits the opposite way he throws, and learns good mechanics from the start, than teaching a right-handed hitter who throws righty to convert to rotational mechanics, which will take twice as long.
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> > > > > In the end, these facts seem to support hitting the opposite way that one throws.
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> > > > > Cheers!
> > > > > BHL
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> > > >
> > > > I would guess 80% or better of the best players in the world throw and bat right handed. And, you see it as a problem??????????????
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> > > > Next.
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> > > Hi Teacherman,
> > >
> > > No, I do not. I just believe that linear right-handed hitters that bat the swing way will have an easier time if they just learn new mucle memory from the left time, instead of learning how to forget old muscle memory, and learn new muscle memory from the right side, whichwill take twice as long.
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> > > BHL
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> > BHL as usual you come up with the most intriguing and great ideas.I wish we had more people like you at the site.
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> BHL, apparently Teacherman is unaware that Williams, Boggs and Brett batted left and threw right...... it's not so much that right/right is bad, it's that throw right/bat left is an extra ADVANTAGE..... ask RQL what he thinks since he threw right/batted
left.....

This is a good topic...but as fate may have it...we'll probobly get off-track, and not really evaluate the "Hole's" logic.
BHL assumption # 1 = RH/RH is linear hitter, not rotational. This is subject to debate, as is the whole notion of linear mechanics, and what actually constitutes linear. Suggest we take a look at a model RH/RH and see if he is linear as decribed above.
BHL assumption # 2 = the power hand remains the right hand regardless of address. This is not the case in the baseball swing.
BHL assumption/mistake # 3/1 = "straightening the rear knee is imperative in order to develope good lower body mechanics". This is not the case at all...and needs to be revised.
BHL"s assumptions in general are full of holes, and need to be addressed one at a time...without straying to far from the target...less we find ourselves is the same position next month. Remember this...BHL maintains that the high OS 95 mph FB is and should always be pulled...need I write anymore???
Jeff M


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