quote:Because that is the position from which you can take the shortest and most direct path to the plate while remaining "behind the ball" applying force
Maybe if you are strickly linear in your delivery. If you rotate in delivery it is no closer or farther than equal to.
Here is King Felix in slo-mo, at the 14 sec mark he's at the power position
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EB6qsC_Mdg