I saw it in the newsletter of The Jugs Company.
Among the highlights:
I will have more to say on the subject in another post. But I wanted to get this out today. Instead of fighting with each other over the fine points, we first need to band together to pull a big part of the softball (and baseball) world to understand that this type of teaching is not good, and will most likely lead to failure.
It's like Ben Franklin said: If we do not hang together, we will all hang separately. Or at least our hitters will, metaphorically speaking.
Among the highlights:
- A hitter must have a level swing. to have a level swing, his hips and shoulders must be level throughout the swing. COMMENT: Think about this the next time you want to argue over exactly what "tilt" means. This article is recommending against any.
- Paul Richards — "There is one fundamental that I have observed in minor league ball players that all good hitters have and that is their back foot stays in place from the start of the swing to the end. If you are a right-hand hitter, your back foot starts in one place, and after your swing is completed, it stays there." (Except to pivot, of course). COMMENT: Someone should tell Pujols and a whole lot of other hitters that allowing their back foot to come forward is bad.
- If your hips have rotated, or opened up before the pitch is met, you have lost most of the power in your swing. COMMENT: Maybe he means the front hip pulling out early. But you can certainly read it as the hips don't rotate at all until after contact. If so, it's the exact opposite of what's true.
I will have more to say on the subject in another post. But I wanted to get this out today. Instead of fighting with each other over the fine points, we first need to band together to pull a big part of the softball (and baseball) world to understand that this type of teaching is not good, and will most likely lead to failure.
It's like Ben Franklin said: If we do not hang together, we will all hang separately. Or at least our hitters will, metaphorically speaking.
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