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Re: Thoughts on weight shift & momentum


Posted by: SteveT () on Thu Dec 16 20:09:37 1999


> Gentleman, all moving objects have momentum. But you can’t store-up momentum to be used after a body comes to rest. Once a moving object comes to a stop its momentum (or weight shift) has been expended. The same is true for a batter --- The energy developed during weight shift is expended before the swing starts.
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> Jack Mankin
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> Hi Jack,

I disagree with this last statement. The human body has the ability to "store" linear momentum as elastic energy (this is a fact.) And what about momentum conversion? For instance, is there any question that forward momentum contributes to a pitcher's velocity? I'm interested in your thoughts. I already know what Dick Mills thinks, but I believe he can be easily proven wrong.


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