If you look at the hand path it is fairly direct to the ball. The path of the barrel isn't so direct.
What do you mean by 'fairly' direct to the ball. Stan is turning the barrel to the ball with his hands. His hands are above the ball at contact. He does match the plane of the ball with a good barrel path. He does have a low 'finish'.If you look at the hand path it is fairly direct to the ball. The path of the barrel isn't so direct.
I don't know about level, although I think there is a more direct line to the ball with low hands.
Barely...still means that the hands are above the ball.Hands above the ball at contact? If so, just barely. IMO he has a low finish because his hands are direct to the ball, pretty much on the same plane as the barrel. In the 2nd pic it looks to me like his barrel is on a slight downward plane even out to extension.
His BARREL is 'directed' or turned to the ball by the hands. But, what ever......his hands are direct to the ball,
So...Barely...still means that the hands are above the ball.
And yes his BARREL is directed or turned by the hands.. again, so what? His hands are barely above the ball resulting in a low finish. Kind of hard to work the barrel back up when your hands are at the same height as the ball.His BARREL his 'directed' or turned to the ball by the hands. But, what ever......
Kind of hard to work the barrel back up when your hands are at the same height as the ball.