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False. Because if just that one moment in time was all that determined it, than there'd be no explaining the various ball spins as Eric mentioned, that cause the different movements of the ball in flight after contact that I stated above.What I'm asking is whether the following scenario is true or false:
If you find the exact point that the bat makes contact with the ball, and then, starting at that point, draw a line through the center of the ball and then out the other side of the ball, the initial direction of the ball flight will be along that line, regardless of which direction the bat and ball were moving at the time of contact.
Is that true or false?
The only way I can explain the various after contact movements of the ball...is that the ball doesn't always, instantly leave the bat at contact, but rather in some instances, the bat continues to move in its predetermined path with the ball still making contact with it, and thus accounts for the various spins that can/will result from that add time of bat of on ball. JMO obviously...OMMV.