Posted by: mjb (mb6606@hotmail.com) on Mon Jun 27 08:46:40 2005

> >>> May work for Bagwell but how do you explain Arod?
> How about Henry Aaron? I have clips showing his back (right) foot off the ground at contact.
> Again there are two ways to hit a baseball. Spin the rear shoulder like a flywheel or thrust the right arm shoulder. One size (swing) does not fit all. <<<
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> Hi Mjb
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> Those lower body mechanics not only works for Bagwell, it works for many of the best hitters including Bonds. I teach that style, but that does not mean that there are not also good hitters that stride to a more firm front side. I have stated before that my study found no absolute lower body mechanic. Hitters use a variety of lower body mechanics to generate shoulder rotation. The absolutes are found in how that rotation of the shoulders is transferred into bat speed.
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> You stated, “Again there are two ways to hit a baseball. Spin the rear shoulder like a flywheel or thrust the right arm shoulder. One size (swing) does not fit all.” – I am having trouble visualizing what you are saying. It would be helpful to the readers (and me) if you would name some clips and point out what you mean.
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> Note: There are 50+ clips at youthbaseballcoaching.com. If what you described is as prevalent in good hitters as you indicate, you should have no problem pointing them out to us.
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> Jack Mankin
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Compare Chipper Jones to Soriano
http://www.youthbaseballcoaching.com/mpg/Chipper01.mpeg
http://www.youthbaseballcoaching.com/mpg/sorianoside.mpeg

One pulls the bat through the hitting zone the other thrusts the bat through the hitting zone.
Check your Arod, Piazza, Puhjols, Molitor clips (not available on youthbaseballcoaching.com).