Posted by: () on Wed Mar 26 08:20:02 2003

That is 100% false. If you stop tracking the ball around half way(32ft) you half almost no chance at hitting the baseball. You must track the ball all the way to the bat, yes it is possible because all good ball players do it. Look at pictures of a batters eyes and head at contact, they are right at the spot where the ball is hitting the bat. How can you hit a 90+ mph fastball with movement if u dont look at the ball all the way into the hitting zone? You cant!



I'm sorry to say that you are 100% wrong. Keep in mind that you are just 15 years old, and don't know everything about hitting yet. Yes, you seem very knowledgeable, but in this issue you are wrong. If you rotate your shoulders properly, your rear shoulder will force your head to a position where you can't even see the ball through the corner of your eye. You are not giving your body and hand-eye coordination enough credit. NO ONE sees the ball actually hit the bat and leave. Some players see it farther that others, but unless they do not rotate their shoulders properly, they don't see it hit the bat. Their head and eyes may be down on the ball, but they don't actually see it hit the bat. It is impossible to tract the ball the last so many feet to the ball (I'm not sure but I think 8-10ft).

The best example I have of this is in this years March Madness Sports Illustrated issue (March 24, 2003). In there, there is an article about Barry Bonds and the Giants entitled, "Is Everybody Happy?" On the third page of that article there is a picture of Grissom swinging. Looking at the picture one could make an easy assumption that he hit this ball very solidly. But look at his head and eyes. They are focused at a point that is about halfway between the pitchers mound and home plate. SO YOU CAN HIT WITHOUT ACTUALLY SEEING THE BALL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BAT.

You need to trust yourself and your abilities. Tracting the ball as far as possible is necessary, but if you try to actually see the ball hit the bat, you will be hurting your mechanics. Remember as Jack says on the home page, these mechanics are new and challange some of the old ways that you probably have been taught your whole life.