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Monday, April 28, 2003

BatSpeed Mechanics
So you thought you knew how to swing a baseball bat. Everything you know is wrong. This site has some interesting frame by frame animations of the proper way to swing a bat. Although it is a commercial site, it has a lot of information.
Bat Speed
"BatSpeed.com offers over 50 detailed pages covering the latest research in baseball and softball hitting mechanics. The baseball swing has undergone an amazing tranformation in homerun and slugging power over the last few years. This website shows why some baseball and softball hitters produce more power and bat speed than other hitters with equal athletic abilities, and dismisses the adage that "great hitters are born." The rotational hitting concepts presented here contradict the "weight shift and extension" theories of old."
posted at 4/28/2003 10:22:07 PM

Sunday, April 06, 2003

William Gray's 2003 Extended Hurricane Forecast
Batten down the hatches. Double the number of hurricanes as last year are predicted.
Colorado State Press release for Dec 6, 2002
"Following a suppressed 2002 hurricane season, renowned Colorado State University tropical storm researcher William Gray and his forecast team predict Atlantic basin hurricane activity to be well above average in 2003 - including twice as many hurricanes as in the previous year."
posted at 4/6/2003 01:21:45 PM