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When I say the barrel is launched rearward, I simply mean the opposite of 'toward the ball'.....and it is sent the opposite direction than that of how you are holding it.
Assuming you have a hand pivot point....
If it is tipped to the opposite field....rearward is 180 degrees around the hand pivot point in the reverse from that tip. Turn the barrel away from the shortstop (lefty hitter) or away from the 2B (righty hitter).
If it is tipped to the pitcher....rearward is 180 degrees around the hand pivot point in the reverse from that tip....directly toward the catcher as if you might hit him squarely on top of the head. (if the bat reached that far)
If it is tipped behind the head....rearward is 180 degrees around the hand pivot point in the opposite direction.....again....toward the catcher....a little different angle than that of Manny.....you might hit the catcher in the side of the head. (if the bat reached that far)
Rearward is creating an arc around the hand pivot point that initially goes away from the ball....not toward the ball.....until the barrel completes the arc. Understand that you must have picked 'the contact spot', the spot your initial read tells you where the ball will be, in order to know where 180 degrees the other way is.
Assuming you have a hand pivot point....
If it is tipped to the opposite field....rearward is 180 degrees around the hand pivot point in the reverse from that tip. Turn the barrel away from the shortstop (lefty hitter) or away from the 2B (righty hitter).
If it is tipped to the pitcher....rearward is 180 degrees around the hand pivot point in the reverse from that tip....directly toward the catcher as if you might hit him squarely on top of the head. (if the bat reached that far)
If it is tipped behind the head....rearward is 180 degrees around the hand pivot point in the opposite direction.....again....toward the catcher....a little different angle than that of Manny.....you might hit the catcher in the side of the head. (if the bat reached that far)
Rearward is creating an arc around the hand pivot point that initially goes away from the ball....not toward the ball.....until the barrel completes the arc. Understand that you must have picked 'the contact spot', the spot your initial read tells you where the ball will be, in order to know where 180 degrees the other way is.