hi:
1) a guest hitting coach i saw this weekend wants me to make contact for the outside pitch at the FRONT far corner of the plate. she says i am making contact too late when i do so at the back outer "corner" of the plate (when i say "back outer 'corner'" i mean the "corner" of the plate where the plate angles away from the base/foul line, and NOT the back point of the plate where you measure distance to the pitcher's plate from. i put "corner" in quotes since it is really not a 90 degree angle corner).
now her rationale for this is she wants me to hit the outside pitch at the front corner of the plate so that i can drive the ball to center field. she told me if i can't reach it, get closer to the plate and also step in the direction of the plate, after my normal step, to get closer.
2) my regular hitting coach (an old baseball guy and former minor league player) wants me to go with the outside pitch and drive that to right/center field. so he wants me hitting it later, at the back outer "corner" of the plate. he says i am big and strong enough, and have enough of a reach where i can and should be getting it to right-center and maybe even almost center.
3) another coach i saw a few weeks ago wants me to take that pitch to true right field.
4) and another Div. 1 baseball college coach told me i need to wait like my regular coach says (No. 2 above) and make contact at the back "corner" of the plate. he says his baseball guys always try to do what Coach No. 1 above told me to do (hit the outside pitch out in front) and it drives him crazy.
so what should i do?
1) a guest hitting coach i saw this weekend wants me to make contact for the outside pitch at the FRONT far corner of the plate. she says i am making contact too late when i do so at the back outer "corner" of the plate (when i say "back outer 'corner'" i mean the "corner" of the plate where the plate angles away from the base/foul line, and NOT the back point of the plate where you measure distance to the pitcher's plate from. i put "corner" in quotes since it is really not a 90 degree angle corner).
now her rationale for this is she wants me to hit the outside pitch at the front corner of the plate so that i can drive the ball to center field. she told me if i can't reach it, get closer to the plate and also step in the direction of the plate, after my normal step, to get closer.
2) my regular hitting coach (an old baseball guy and former minor league player) wants me to go with the outside pitch and drive that to right/center field. so he wants me hitting it later, at the back outer "corner" of the plate. he says i am big and strong enough, and have enough of a reach where i can and should be getting it to right-center and maybe even almost center.
3) another coach i saw a few weeks ago wants me to take that pitch to true right field.
4) and another Div. 1 baseball college coach told me i need to wait like my regular coach says (No. 2 above) and make contact at the back "corner" of the plate. he says his baseball guys always try to do what Coach No. 1 above told me to do (hit the outside pitch out in front) and it drives him crazy.
so what should i do?