Howe
Blowhard in training
- Aug 28, 2013
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The illustrations:I'll answer you and Howe here.
That torque happens later than you guys believe. You say it is immediate. I say it happens as part of the throwing action.
Epstein, I believe, calls the universal launch point a position just a bit before this;
So, a few things;
1. He says "quickly flattening out his hands as he launches his swing. That would mean later than you say.
2. I don't think Epstein is much of a bio-mechanist.
3. The flattening of the hands is done as part of the throw. Which Bonds has started right about here. (Picture above.) And, I have said many times, that there is some supination and turning of the wrists along with the throw, which is mainly ulnar deviation. And, all the wrist/forearm action happens after the back elbow drops.
The throw is starting at about the time of the frame shown above. The wrists do their thing from this point on. Ulnar deviation mostly, the wrists turn up pretty much on their own unless you swing like a wood chopper.
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