Posted by: () on Mon Dec 9 19:05:31 2002

> Question? --- Nothing that takes place below the armpits - not weight shift - not squashing the bug - not popping the hips - not the kinetic chain - not fast twitch muscles, etc., has any influence on developing bat speed -- other than their contribution to shoulder rotation. True or false?
> > False. True enough, bat speed will be generated from rotating the shoulders back and then forward, that is, 'cocking' the bat (hands) back before exploding forward. However, I have to believe that if my body, "from the armpits down" were somehow encased in concrete, I would generate significantly less bat speed.
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