Posted by: Graylon (g_dunc@hotmail.com) on Fri Nov 30 14:23:57 2007

> > Contact is Made out in front Period. Watch video of well hit balls and watch were contact is made. It's in front of there front leg. The only time it is made deep is with 2 strikes in a defense swing. Try hitting a 90 mph fast ball down the middle even with your cup. Everybody in the first base dug out better watch out.
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> Mike,
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> What do you mean "in front of front leg"? Anything in front of my front hip could be considered "in front of my front leg". If you are talking about in front of your front foot then I think your wrong. If at any point I have to lengthen my swing by extending my hands forward(pushing your hands) to get the "sweet spot" on the ball then I am slowing down my bat speed. The pitch down the middle should probably be hit near my front knee for best bat speed and contact, dependent upon width of stride. But we know that perfect timing is not always there, so by creating early bat speed I can still drive that ball to the opposite field even if I am a little late. But if I am always trying to be early to make contact in front of my front "foot", if I am to early I won't be able to make good contact because I will have to push out to the ball, which will slow my bat speed.
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> I don't think that contact should be made behind your front hip. I think it should be made in front of your body but I do think that you can let a ball get deeper then what I believe you are describing.
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> Graylon
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