Posted by: mb () on Sat Feb 22 08:47:09 2003

As a kid, I went out with a bunch of friends and played ball. Our 'coaching' was imitating the big leaguers we saw on tv. We all developed hitting by trial and error, or whatever seemed to work. Our Little League coaches were of little help.
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> I now want to teach my 8 year old son proper hitting mechanics. I never really learned any. As an adult, I play Chicago style 16" softball and have a swing adusted for that game. (It's a long swing with a very heavy bat)
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> I have followed the Batspeed discussion board for a few weeks, and have enjoyed the sometimes heated discussions. I would like some advice about where to start. I have heard people talk about Jack's video, Epstein's video, Ted Williams' book, etc. Any advice?
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My experience with two young boys:
I tried different gurus for my oldest son now 11(Some of the major league experts). I can only tell you he lost all his "pop" with their advice/swing. I bought Jack's tape and practiced the heavey bag drills and within a week he was killing the ball. Buy the tape, learn the rotational mechanics, get some video or clips of Bonds, Sosa, Ramirez, Griffey study the swing. Take some video of you son htting the bag and then vidoe live swings. I started my youngest son at 8.
and he has a great swing. 8 is a great age to start. Hitting the bag is the secret (once you gain the knowledge).