Posted by: Jimmy () on Sun Jan 6 12:39:15 2008

Jack,

I think that when good hitters take a swing that is flawed the attention should not be only on the flawed mechanic.

The root cause of that flawed mechanic (on a good pitch to hit of course) is typically from them having their focus and or concentration in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Have you ever had a student take a terrible swing at a pitch or even at a ball on a tee because he was "thinking too much" about his mechanics?

That is what I am talking about in terms of how concentration and focus can directly effect the hitters mechanics.

This is a tricky topic when a hitter is trying to make an adjustment in their swing mechanics. We tell them to do a specific action with bodypart-x, but focusing on that detail will probably throw the whole swing out of whack because he was "thinking too much".

I agree with Bob where the best hitters do see the ball earlier and better. Most of the time it is because they actually concentrate and focus on doing so.

A hitter can not think about one of his body parts and also have the type of focus on the ball that is vital during his swing.

So, I think instead of getting right to the mechanical flaw and attacking that...Simply ask the hitter how much he honestly concentrated on seeing the ball.

You'd be suprised by some answers you get.

Jimmy