Shoulder Drive?

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[EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!! As Yoda described, you can't imagine the amount of force that is available.
This is the four barrell hitter in a nutshell. Imagine jumping off the hood of a car sitting in a driveway. Then, imagine how much faster you'd fly through the air if the car reached 30 MPH prior to you jumping of the hood. The shoulder (the car) is the first stage rocket, and the bend in the right elbow (legs) is the second stage rocket.

Another analogy could be a steel spring. If this spring was compressed from both sides while laying horizontally on a table, then released from both sides, it would expand to it's original size with energy traveling in both directions. Now, compress the spring in a vertical manner, against the table, and release it. The spring takes off vertically, because it has something to push against. Finally, if the table took off like a rocket, and the spring was compressed and released, the forces would accumulate.

Ted - this is a really great description! It also confirms that I am indeed hitting, even though I know I'm moving my right shoulder down the plane line.

My most powerful shots come when I move the right shoulder and delay driving the right arm until the last possible moment.