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Posted by: T2A () on Thu Dec 21 14:56:56 2006

Jima,

I here you on the mother in law angle. I def could have been more clear in my initial post so sorry for that.

I have read enough of your post to know you are legit in your understanding of the swing. We are also on same page when it comes to disdain for a certain other self proclaimed linguistic slow pitch softball ...uh...guru(?)

Here is to hoping Jack puts together more helpful easy to understand hitting cues "coaches of kids" can benefit from. Planting the proper swing seeds at an earlier age prevents need to de-learn and re-learn when they get older. Will wait and see what happens here.

> Sorry, TA2, I thought that I was responding in the same tone as your initial post (possibly my mother-in-law has been here too long or that second glass of wine drove me over the line). My point is that this site shouldn't waste its time setting up "linear" straw men to rail against in an attempt to prove a point. Secondly, you'll get no argument from me that most coaches have no CLUE as to how to teach hitting. Finally, finding a better way to teach hitting is an appropriate goal but its one that will never get resolved. jima

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> Jima,
> 
> I here you on the mother in law angle. I def could have been more clear in my initial post so sorry for that. 
> 
> I have read enough of your post to know you are legit in your understanding of the swing. We are also on same page when it comes to disdain for a certain other self proclaimed linguistic slow pitch softball ...uh...guru(?)
> 
> Here is to hoping Jack puts together more helpful easy to understand hitting cues "coaches of kids" can benefit from. Planting the proper swing seeds at an earlier age prevents need to de-learn and re-learn when they get older. Will wait and see what happens here.
> 
> > Sorry, TA2, I thought that I was responding in the same tone as your initial post (possibly my mother-in-law has been here too long or that second glass of wine drove me over the line).  My point is that this site shouldn't waste its time setting up "linear" straw men to rail against in an attempt to prove a point.  Secondly, you'll get no argument from me that most coaches have no CLUE as to how to teach hitting.  Finally, finding a better way to teach hitting is an appropriate goal but its one that will never get resolved. jima

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