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I believe most folks know that a good swing is ‘inside-out’ … as opposed to ‘outside-in’ (i.e., OTT … over the top).
Why do amateur hitters get jammed on pitches on the inner half of the plate? Many times it is because they have an ‘outside-in’ swing.
Taking down amateur hitters is one thing … taking down polished hitters is another thing.
Most good successful hitters have an ‘inside-out’ swing. They can handle a pitch on either edge of the plate with the same swing mentality. They don’t need multiple swing approaches to deal with a pitch on either side of the plate. They have an approach that deals with inside/outside pitch location … albeit they need to have a fairly accurate prediction of the inside/outside location early in their swing.
For a good hitter with an ‘inside-out’ swing, the location of 'inside' vs 'outside' is determined relatively early in their swing. If a hitter makes a mistake here then they can end up being ‘sawed off’ / ‘jammed’, or they can get ahead and ‘slice’.
The question for the pitching gurus, is, how do you ‘jam’ a good hitter that has an effective ‘inside-out’ swing? Is it possible to make a batter initially perceive that the ball will be further ‘outside’, and have it end up being more ‘inside’ than they initially thought? Can you get their early portion of their swing to be started with an early prediction that the pitch will be further ‘outside’ than it actually ends up? Can this be accomplished with an angled pitch?
Likewise, is it possible to make a batter initially perceive that the ball will be further ‘inside’, and have it end up being more ‘outside’ than they initially thought?
Can a pitch be thrown to take advantage of a hitters need to properly predict, early in the swing, the inside/outside location of the pitch?
Why do amateur hitters get jammed on pitches on the inner half of the plate? Many times it is because they have an ‘outside-in’ swing.
Taking down amateur hitters is one thing … taking down polished hitters is another thing.
Most good successful hitters have an ‘inside-out’ swing. They can handle a pitch on either edge of the plate with the same swing mentality. They don’t need multiple swing approaches to deal with a pitch on either side of the plate. They have an approach that deals with inside/outside pitch location … albeit they need to have a fairly accurate prediction of the inside/outside location early in their swing.
For a good hitter with an ‘inside-out’ swing, the location of 'inside' vs 'outside' is determined relatively early in their swing. If a hitter makes a mistake here then they can end up being ‘sawed off’ / ‘jammed’, or they can get ahead and ‘slice’.
The question for the pitching gurus, is, how do you ‘jam’ a good hitter that has an effective ‘inside-out’ swing? Is it possible to make a batter initially perceive that the ball will be further ‘outside’, and have it end up being more ‘inside’ than they initially thought? Can you get their early portion of their swing to be started with an early prediction that the pitch will be further ‘outside’ than it actually ends up? Can this be accomplished with an angled pitch?
Likewise, is it possible to make a batter initially perceive that the ball will be further ‘inside’, and have it end up being more ‘outside’ than they initially thought?
Can a pitch be thrown to take advantage of a hitters need to properly predict, early in the swing, the inside/outside location of the pitch?
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