[O.B.Left]

Nice one AC. And congrats on Tri Krona's fine showing in the junior world hockey championships. I like Hedmen on defense , he'd look good in blue and white with Borje's number 21 on the back. Time for our next Viking God now that Mats has left.

Thruster implies to me that Brian actively extends his right arm through the ball. Me too by the way, after Yoda converted me to hitting last month.

In the swing sequence photos I took of Yoda in the "pivot center" thread he was hitting or perhaps I should say performing what is for him, his preferred form of hitting. It is a personal preference thing. Yoda showed a variety of procedures but most often seemed to start at adjusted, lagging takeaway, angled hinge, drag load start down, random sweep release that was kinda late when he wanted to flight it lower (almost snap) and then POW with the thrusting right arm. The photos dont show what the eyes saw and ears heard. There was a yardage post about 175 yards out which he hit at least three times that I saw.

I may have some of his components misidentified, my apologies but to the eye those photos could easily be mistaken for a swinging procedure. To the ears and eyes of a person standing there, there was some major effort being expended in delivery. POW with the straightening right arm.

Oh, and when we were talking about all this stuff. He recommended I check out the premium video of Brian Gay's. He never did say Brian was a hitter however. I didnt ask. Homer, however he said was a "hitting efficienato".Ill leave to you to interpret why hitting is listed before swinging in the book.

Although a wise man once told me that most hitters, given enough time, would return to swinging. Why? I asked. "Because its easier" said he. Although that same wise fellow seems to be doing a lot of hitting still.

Its all about personal preference based on your results. Find your own way, your own procedure. But start as recommended by Homer in Chapter 12 before you move on.

OB