Posted by: tom.guerry (tom.guerry@kp.org) on Fri Feb 4 07:52:08 2005

Dave-

I think of the weight needing to finish going forward AND down before the axis is set and the torso gets energized by the decelerating hips (which require weight on the front foot as a base).In this way the momentum can be prferentially sent up and transformed into bathead acceleration (if "transfer mechanics" are good) instead of dissipating in the ground.This would be a few frames after the heel starts dropping/drop and tilt,even after the front heel is down,approximating what is traditionally sometimes called the "lag" position,or when the batter begins to "get out of the chair".