Posted by: tom.guerry (tom.guerry@kp.org) on Wed Feb 26 22:08:17 2003

I coach a fairly talented bunch of h.s. hitters,but find that I can't teach the same to all.Each hitter is unique and though I try to give the same technique information I find I have to key on different things for each hitter to conquer success.1 hitter is a natural 5oo hitter with good batspeed and all I do is try to remind him to be selective in situations where they will pitch around him.Another is a power hitter 375avg,but wraps his bat because of a glitch in his load that we have to focus on.Another has M.L. batspeed,running speed ,and arm but some what brain dead,so I have to help him think at the plate on every pitch and because he tends to have more uppercut and foul the ball back alot,I must focus on him trying to hit the top of ball and going the other way.I have hitters who are poor when they try to pull then hit to all fields when I have them only try to hit the other way.No matter how consistent mechanics are from 1 good hitter to another they all have certain weaknesses and it takes different ideas from me their hitting instructor to help them get around their problem and succeed.

I'll bet sometimes they all get hot at once.Why is that ?