When you guys study elite hitters, do you find the same thing Chris did or no?
Don and I did a video conference where he could telestrate from his home in Rolling Hills via his laptop and AP was one of the few he found doing it (lining up the knuckles) and the reasoning was to elevate the back shoulder elbow higher to put more tension on the shoulder to aid in the quickness of getting the bat on plane sooner. He showed Luis Gonzales releasing the bat to the finger tips during contact and a few of my girls like that feeling. None of the girls had a problem with the top hand index finger pad placement of the bat where the index finger looks like a hook. The insider bat even has this feature on it. Most on TEAM USA did this to some degree. Leah O'Brien Amico is who Crystl credits for showing her.The funny thing is some of our dads who are in the building trades said that is how they hold a hammer with the index finger and thumb not touching or over lapping.
Thanks Howard