Posted by: slowpitch () on Tue Mar 4 08:32:31 2003

I recently viewed a video that purports to have a guaranteed hitting style for slowpitch softball. The premise has to do with timing. I don't want to give away the guys idea, but it involves a swing motion that I want to ask your opinions on.

He uses a HUGE foot lift, and turn away from the pitcher towards the catcher (having to do with lengthening the motion and getting proper timing). Like turn away to load up and then rotate toward the pitcher. For those of you that liken a swing to a pitcher's motion, it really aproaches a baseball pitcher's lift, turn away, and launch cycle.

Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to test it against live pitching (and the video only shows hitting off a tee), but in dry swings it feels like I'm getting more rotation with the exagerrated "turn away" loading motion. Am I wasting motion or getting rotation?

You can see a clip here:
www.softballhitting.com