Posted by: Bart () on Sat Nov 17 11:06:36 2001

Jack,I was watching baseball today on ESPN and Joe Morgan was talking to Brett Boone. Boone talked about how he stresses staying inside the ball. He said to think of swinging at the ball like it's inside inside to keep a tight hand path. He hit in a cage and hit some balls hard the other way. I was wondering how to go about this without using an inside-out approach. After experimenting I noticed that when I forget about it and don't think too much It happens naturally. Anyhow do you think swinging at the pitch like it's inside and keeping your hands in tight is a good cue? Or can this cause problems?

I think the term means different things to different people. Some think it means an inside-out, fence drill type of swing.All I know is that to pull you hit the outside part of the ball and to go the other way you hit the inside part of the ball.Funny, though, I have heard an "outside-in" swing described as "casting".