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Mike, I have great respect for you and have done my best to stay out of your thread. I will however mention that the concept of "merry-go-round" as it was coined in the beginning is different than what is now being portrayed. Back in the day on Setpro (I was not on Setpro but did have a bunch of stuff sent to me by Nyman.) and then on Englishbey's site, the Merry-go-round was not a flat depiction of the swing. Instead, it was a way of describing, as Englishbey once said to me in a discussion, of an action of what happens when a person jumps on a fast moving merry-go-round. The result is that once the person gets on, the merry-go-round will throw that person off. That then applies to the swing where the hands come into connection, ride that connection for a brief time and then the hands get thrown off.One pitch is at the letters and the other looks to be at the knees. This is timing and pitch location. Having the adjustability to enter early or late, Ferris wheel or merry-go-round as a barrel path is definitely a plus. If your saying HLP hitters don't have that ability, I disagree. I agree that specific patterns and sequences have to be mastered or it can go bad just like any method of hitting.
I'm aware of two girls that take TTB lessons both have been in it for a while. They both mash but neither of them turn the barrel behind them or early from what I can see. The hand warm ups at the head are these just to get loose? When does the barrel actually turn?
This is not a criticism. I'm trying to understand.
Here is probably our 3rd lesson in 2019. Looking at this video now I would have a different approach. You can see her TTB. A better understanding of the forearm position would have helped