Reply to "A Swing To Emulate"

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Originally posted by Quincy:

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Originally posted by Quincy:

After seeing this film as a kid I used that grip. The skin between my thumb and index finger would be pulled and wrinkled during batting practice. Always raw and never could form a callous.

I got better results and less hand damage with the knocker knuckle grip and more bat speed.

Just as with Mantle and the other great hitters before the Charlie Lau and George Brett school of hitting became popular, the swing through the zone is palms facing side/side rather that palm up/ palm down a la Lau.

If you can do a side by side of Mantle (or Mays, Aaron, Ruth, Cobb, Musial, Wiliams, among others) and George Brett the differences would be glaring.

Willie Mays

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euPx_t142PU

Mickey Mantle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO_MMVkSsBY

Yogi Berra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRW6FNjyZOc&feature=related

Joe Dimaggio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMP5qqacvMk&feature=related

Mel Ott

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUTnTtTZcwo&feature=related

Ted Williams

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cwJAYZEfU4&feature=related

Stan Musial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2fTNnWXy-0&feature=related

Rogers Hornsby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBf5vQZO0QY&feature=related