Posted by: 549 () on Tue Sep 18 18:28:00 2001

Joe A.
In case you havent had the chance to run through the whole sight, this is where Mr. Mankin gets his information.

To whom it may concern:

I have had the opportunity to view a 100-minute video tape by Jack Mankin, summarizing his findings on the mechanics of baseball batting. I have also read some of his writings on this subject and have spoken with him on several occasions. Jack Mankin has spent an enormous number of hours analyzing professional batters, using frame-by-frame observations (at 1/30 second time intervals). He has painstakingly developed a clever categorization scheme containing dozens of batting characteristics. Of these, he has identified a handful of the most important batting elements. Although he is not a scientist, Jack Mankin has designed and followed a thoughtful, careful, objective, science-like approach that is very impressive.

Batting entails a good deal of rather complex physics. To my knowledge, the research that has been carried out in the scientific community lags behind Jack Mankin's path breaking work.

Sincerely,

Harvey S. Left, Chair Physics Department

Do you see the part where it said an enormous number of hours? Where he has designed and followed a thoughtful, careful, objective, science-like approach that is very impressive? Where he has identified a handful of the most important batting elements?
Sound like a great source of info to me. Give science time and all the literature will support his findings. Until then have faith in what you read at Batspeed.com. sincerely... 549