Posted by: Major Dan (markj89@charter.net) on Fri Feb 14 05:11:01 2003

Last night I had a person who could not hit a lick, try to tell me why I was wrong and how I was wrong. The fact of the matter is he had no clue on what he was talking about, and he did not want to understand what I was trying to say. Everyday I check this board to read the e-mails and they are no differant than the people who come into my cage and try to teach their kid how to hit. These people could be looking at the best or worst hitter in the world and would not know the difference. So, Hank Kings of the world without listening to all the information that's available and fully understanding it don't pop off like you know. You don't. That includes me, when I have a problem I call Jack and I ask, bacause I do not know everything all the time.
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> >>i believe that we can all get better as well, and i also believe we can all get worse. i read this site front to back, and i understand that there are some serious flaws in the writings that i would not want any young player or accomplished player to try to implement into their swing.
> i can speak freely, and i will, a friend of mine,who is also a basball man, found this sight and called yesterday to ask me to read it and give him my take on it.
> there are certain things in life that remain the same, and hitting is one of them. so do i think i know it all, no, but i've studied it, i understand it, hitting is not going to change. we've all read books by the great names, and although there are some slight diffs. there are certain key points that are the same in all of them. this theory here directly goes against things in hitting that have been proven correct for over a hundred years.
> i'm sure jack is a great guy, and i'm sure everyone chatting here has there heart in the right place, but lets not reinvent the wheel.
> i realise i just got here, i also realise i'm a bully, but i'm not going to sit here and let bad habits be formed without disputing the info. every theory is not ment to be taught.

Hank-
you said:
"there are certain key points that are the same in all of them [books by the great names]. this theory here directly goes against things in hitting that have been proven correct for over a hundred years"

Please specify what theses things are. Its hard to respond without something concrete to discuss.