[YodasLuke]

Originally Posted by davel

I s Ted using a strong left hand grip? Dave

From another post in the Emergency Room - Hitters section (thread title is Max hitting distances I think) :

Originally Posted by YodasLuke

Would you identify your component variations for component #1 through #9? Sure... 1. 10-1-A, Overlapping 2. 10-2-B, Strong single action 3. 10-3-A, Punch 4. 10-4-D, Four Barrel 5. 10-5-B, Square-Open 6. 10-6-B, Turned Shoulder 7. 10-7-A, Zero or No Shift 8. 10-8-B, Special 9. 10-9-B, Impact

When I practice, there are times that my left hand will revert to my original turned position. If and when the left hand gets turned and I want to leave it that way, I simply focus on keeping the left arm flying wedge in tact. In other words, the more turned the left hand becomes, it equates to a left wrist bend at the top. This is reason for quotation marks around "flat" when he describes the "flat" left wrist as an imperative. It should be a flat left wrist or it's equivalent. When you truly understand the orientation of the flying wedges, this puzzle starts coming together. 10-2-B is the suggested grip for both hitting and swinging. If you vary, you simply need to know the implications. Once you master a pattern, changing a component is possible without the stroke going to hades in a handbasket.