Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Sat Sep 13 16:59:16 2008

>>> I think the shoulders/scap are loaded by “tilting the front shoulder down and in” early as you describe with the rear shoulder loading back and up as the hands cock. <<<

Hi Tom

As I described? Where did I ever say “tilting the front shoulder down and in”? It may happen with some hitters but I have never thought that to be a necessary move. --- And once again, as I did describe, what you refer to as back-shoulder tilt is just the lowering of the back-shoulder socket that occurs whenever the back-elbow is lowered.

Jack Mankin