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    Fastpitch Softball Hitting Tips

    Daddy--- I guess that struck a nerve. You've definitely got the sunglasses. LOL. Mark: At what level have I employed my philosophy? I was and still am one of the best fastpitch softball hitters on the planet. There's a big difference between thinking you know what you're doing because...
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    The good, the bad, and the ugly...

    The questions no one asked... What kind of a klutz tears up a knee like that? Could the person who shot the video have been a worse photographer?
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    Independent pitcher?

    I'd have her flogged. You pretty much can't tolerate that kind of behavior on a team where the left fielder weighs 50 pounds and is ducking balls.
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    the knob of the bat to the ball?

    That pitch is on the inside corner She has to get the hips turned quickly to get the barrel to it--- otherwise she gets sawed off. Six high school hitters out of ten would jump away from that pitch. Two out of ten would hit a fist shot back to the circle. The two who could get the barrel to...
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    Fastpitch Softball Hitting Tips

    High ones are strikes, too... Question: How can a hitter strike out without swinging the bat and without seeing a pitch in the actual strike zone? Answer: All she has to do is play softball anywhere in America where the umpires are getting paid by the game--especially in tournaments with time...
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    Elbows

    There's nothing wrong with that... What is wrong is that many of the hair-brained ideas created and perpetuated by so-called "hitting instructors" gather speed on forums like these and become, for lack of anyone to expose them, truth. The reality for most players with any tools at all is...
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    Elbows

    I told you... Manny Ramirez, Albert Belle from the right side. Chase Utley from the left is all you need. But here's the point made by giving those examples: There are hundreds of successful big league hitters (HOFers, too) whose styles I would not recommend. Who would tell someone to...
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    Elbows

    You are a dangerous person... Adam Dunn? David Ortiz? Two power-hitting lefties with big upper cuts--- horrible examples of batting styles to emulate. Vernon Wells--- not bad. Manny Ramirez (now), Albert Belle (in his day)--- the best. Some chick from a rec league hitting slow pitch? I...
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    Elbows

    Stacey is right. But.... Ken Griffey, Jr. is one of the very few big league hitters starting with his back elbow up. Joe Morgan is another hall of famer who hit that way. It's rare. Teaching it, I think, would be a mistake. The position has to be vacated soon after the swing process...
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    Pulling Front Foot

    Sounds like you'd make somebody a great wife! Just say something sarcastic and go pout in the bedroom? LOL. If you bail, you're afraid. If you're afraid, you're donating your money to some program instead of using it wisely for food or clothing or music lessons. By the way, I just watched...
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    Why do they swing under the ball?

    Good eyes! You've got good eyes to be able to see that they're missing the ball by an inch and a half. Actually, if they're under it that far, then they're missing the target (the middle of the ball) by about five inches. Golfers often THINK they're keeping the heads down through the point...
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    Pulling Front Foot

    Is there an echo in here? I'd say every hitter who bails out is afraid. There's no advantage to it. No hitting instructor (hopefully) would ever teach it. So the only place it can come from is fear. The question becomes: how many times (right handed batters) do you have to hit a weak...
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    Pulling Front Foot

    Shocking. Huh, fellas? Now that you've faced facts, mom--- get her to face it and overcome it. She'll hit once her goal in the box is to tear the cover off the ball and not to avoid getting hit by it. I take checks, money orders, cash.
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    Pulling Front Foot

    Get the to REAL problem... Your daughter's problem is NOT physical. It's mental. Is she capable of moving her foot in a straight line toward the rubber when there's no pitcher there? Of course she is! Then why isn't she doing it when she's batting? Simple answer: FEAR. The first thing I...
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    the knob of the bat to the ball?

    Ken: A "cue" is something you use to shoot pool. I don't have to watch video to know that if a hitter's top hand isn't getting involved, the ball is NOT going to jump off the bat like it will for a hitter whose top hand DOES. There are many ways to swing a bat and hit a ball. Fortunately for...
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    the knob of the bat to the ball?

    Snotty? Snotty is talking about the back shoulder going forward. That's like some chef trying to create a new secret sauce. He has to use one ingredient that other chefs don't use so he tosses in a pinch of whatever. Why don't you throw the right ear lobe into the equation? If you can get...
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    the knob of the bat to the ball?

    Mark H/ Who I like... I like the Marx girl a lot. She has a powerful swing and stays closed until she pulls the trigger. She has a short stride, which is better for hitting the good changeups. You'll notice they all have a few things in common: 1. They all start their hands backward as the...
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    Adjusting Stance in Batters Box

    Here's my take: 1. If she's going to pitch at Oklahoma, then she's got big-time Div. 1 skills. 2. She's probably throwing a lot of no-hitters because most high school teams don't have more than one or two (if any) hitters with Div. 1 talent. 3. There's a huge difference between catching up...
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    the knob of the bat to the ball?

    The best in the world Elliot: My post above IS what the best in the world do. I know this because I WAS one of the best fastpitch softball hitters in the world-- still am, actually. And I was one of the few baseball players capable of making the transition successfully from one game to the...
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    the knob of the bat to the ball?

    and you wonder... And you wonder why she's confused? Maybe she should read Softball Magazine. Her head might explode from reading more of that stuff and she won't have to worry about anything anymore. Good luck lady.

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