- Oct 12, 2009
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The baseball swing is really not an upper cut at all. It's a shallow "U". Some compare the barrel path to the "Nike Swoosh". The goal when performed correctly is to swing level to the ball. IOW, match the swing plane with the plane of the pitch. Done correctly the result should be mostly line drives. If the batter is early they will typically top the ball and hit a hard grounder with top spin. If they are a little late they will typically undercut the ball and hit a fly ball with back spin. Perfectly timed pitches are typically line drives.
This is an uppercut.
I don't know why people have such a problem with the idea that a good swing is an uppercut.
For pitches up in the strike zone, it's a shallow uppercut. For pitches down in the strike zone, or breaking balls, it's a significant uppercut.