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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Can somebody help with my swing please???


Posted by: Mister X () on Thu Jun 19 22:42:02 2003


I'm having trouble hitting a long homerun ball. I'm hitting hot line drives to the middle of the outfield but I can't get it up enough. I play golf and hit the ball up to 320 with my driver. I see all the players in the majors having the bat ahead of them in a straight line making contact out in front of them but in a straight line, is there anything I can draw from that? why i'm not hitting HR balls? thanks for taking a look.
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> > > > > In golf, do you hook, slice, draw, fade or hit straight. This will help me to understand your hand path better. I've witnessed many a golfer that could hit it a ton, but not control it. I have always felt the tranfer mechanics in golf should be the same in baseball. That said.....99% of the problems I see in baseball hitters is the improper use of the hands. The try to hit the ball with them, rather than letting the ball get in the way of the swing. This may sound strange, but it's true for max power. Be honest of your assessment in your golf swing and I'll try to help you. If you say you hit straight, then forget baseball and join the tour (Ha Ha!!).
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> > > > > Respectfully,
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> > > > > Coach C
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> > > > If you're hitting hot line drives to the middle of the outfield, what are you worried about? I'd take a double every three at-bats vs. a homerun every 8 at-bats with a bunch of Ks. I'm not saying that if you hit HRs you have to K a lot, but it does happen often.
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> > > > And Coach C is exactly right. You have to let the ball get in the way of the bat. You can't go out after it, or adjust to every pitch location. In your dry swing there is a spot that makes perfect contact with the ball with a lot of power. You have to learn to trust yourself, and let the ball get to that spot in your swing when you get the bat there.
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> > > Hi All,
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> > > A home run is always better than a double. If a ball is hit perfectly, on the right trajectory, it should go out of the park. If a person homers once every 8 at bats, that is an achievement in itself. Who cares about strikeouts? Sosa strikes out, and look the number he puts up. So does the fantastic Barry Bonds.
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> > > Now, C does imply that Bonds may have an advantage over Sosa, all things being equal, including avg., and hr fre. I respect his opinion that if does not strike out, he will make more contact with two strikes, some of which will go for home runs.
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> > > But I disagree that you have to strive for doubles, rather than home runs. Look at Barry--short stroke, excellent mechanics, and consistent home runs. With all due respect, I think this is where Mankin's idea of "perfecting the mechanics rather than lowering the goal" has some merit (please check his Truism and Fallacies section, as my quote may be somewhat imperfect).
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> > > Please consider this argument.
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> > > Sincerely,
> > > BHL
> > > Knight1285@aol.com
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> > I agree with you BHL. But this kid is getting all bent out of shape about not hiting any HRs, while he's hitting line drives all the time. If his description about his hitting is correct, than he has nothing to worry about. I also agree with Makin about not lowering the goal. You should strive to hit a HR every at-bat (using the correct mechanics and all). But if you don't that doesn't mean your a bad player, especially if you hit line drives all the time. A HR should just be an extremely well hit line drive.
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> Here is an interesting fact about line drives. This is a quote from a well respected travel ball coach quoting some statistics to his team.
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> The chances of a getting on base with a line drive being are 70%, a ground ball 30% and a fly ball 20%. You can't go wrong hitting line drives in fact you should try to do nothing else.




That's the point I'm trying to make. If you hit the ball perfectly, it will be a line drive. If you hit it perfectly and hard, the ball will travel well into the outfield. If you hit it perfectly, hard, and are skill enough to get a little lift on it, you will hit a HR. But just stick to the line drives and the rest will come. There is no need to change you swing to possibly get lift and HRs at the risk of not hitting as well. Just keep practicing and it will come.


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