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- Dec 13, 2019
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Maybe not exactly a 20 to 30 degree attack angle which would reduce the available contact range due to misaligned planes. How about make contact with the ball low of center to create a positive launch angle. As a plus, that low of center contact will also produce backspin without the negative effects of swinging down (misaligned planes again)I'm saying you dont swing at pitches out of the strike zone. I could throw a pitch up to the roof and the angle would be 90 deg, and I'm not going to PRACTICE swinging at that. We shouldn't practice swinging at balls in the dirt either.
We have to concern ourselves with how to practice swinging at pitches coming in at a downward angle of 7-8 for fastpitch, or 8-9 for baseball. You should be using a bat launch angle of 20-30 deg to get the ball to go out of the infield. If you use zero launch angle (flat) or downward, the ball distance cant reach 50 feet.
Your kid's biggest enemy is time. Don't waste time on things that are counterproductive, or destructive.
I'm here to help. I've been doing this a long time. I don't make money doing this, not an instructor, or an Instagram star.
1st time ever seeing this gent analyze or this lady hit. He says a lot about discussions in this thread and she rakes .
- Abbey Cheek Swing Breakdown
1st time ever seeing this gent analyze or this lady hit. He says a lot about discussions in this thread and she rakes .
- Abbey Cheek Swing Breakdown
Adjustability is a word, you just spelled it wrong, which we all do.Now, I see people confused as to the ability to use the same mechanics to hit both sports as being swing plane. Regardless of sport, you have to take a basic swing mechanics and adjust to all planes in a swing. A swing that lacks "adjustibility" (I know that isn't a word.) is what you see at the most basic level of tee ball. When I coach about the use of the core, the concept of "connection" as it applies to both the hands/shoulder relationship and the relationship of what the body does when the front heel hits, is exactly the same. The whole notion that MLB players couldn't hit ... is nonsense. Given the time and practice, they would be better than pretty much everyone at hitting the softball. The vast majority of the best FP male players in this country started out as baseball players. The learned how to adjust. Well, these are my opinions. My opinion and roughly $7.50 will get you an extra value meal at Micky Ds. Oh, and yes, I did play both. Baseball to college and FP with four guys who ended up in the State of Illinois ASA FP Hall of Fame.
60 feet vs 90 ft.?
Ever watch men's slow pitch with 65 ft. bases?
I'm saying you dont swing at pitches out of the strike zone. I could throw a pitch up to the roof and the angle would be 90 deg, and I'm not going to PRACTICE swinging at that. We shouldn't practice swinging at balls in the dirt either.
We have to concern ourselves with how to practice swinging at pitches coming in at a downward angle of 7-8 for fastpitch, or 8-9 for baseball. You should be using a bat launch angle of 20-30 deg to get the ball to go out of the infield. If you use zero launch angle (flat) or downward, the ball distance cant reach 50 feet.
Your kid's biggest enemy is time. Don't waste time on things that are counterproductive, or destructive.
I'm here to help. I've been doing this a long time. I don't make money doing this, not an instructor, or an Instagram star.