Posted by: BHL (Knight1285@aol.com) on Thu Apr 8 11:37:48 2004

Hi Coach C,

Here is a comment from last month that I made:

"The people to which I refer are individuals who have power to the pull field, but lack in power straightaway, or to right (assuming that the batter is right-handed). If a person has better power to center field, or to left, then obviously this advice would not apply. But what about individuals who like to pull every pitch? They have every right to employ their own philosophy when gearing up to hit."

Note: centerfield hitters sacrifice bat-speed and hit to the field with the largest dimensions. While opposite fielders sacrifice the former even more, they have the advantage of the latter (i.e., shorter fences). Pull hitters can hit to the shortest fences with the most authority.

However, if your son is a good opposite field hitter, I hope he takes advantage of the short opposite field fence. Smart choice--hit to your "strong" field.

Sincerely,
BHL
Knight1285@aol.com

P.S. Keep on posting; your logic is persuasive.