Posted by: THG () on Fri Dec 7 15:16:30 2007

> Here is the age old question coaches at all levels preach. Why is the home run looked down upon and put into hitters heads that they shouldn't try to achieve. Often coaches get upset when they have a hitter who is hitting bombs at batting practice instead of line drive singles and ground balls. Many coaches think that it will mess a hitters swing up if that is what he tries to do. I'm here to tell you that it makes the kids swing better. If he is hitting bombs he is probably producing a great deal of bat speed because the ball is only traveling 50 mph during bp. Let the kid swing it, why not let kids achieve the highest award anyone could get through an at bat. I know many will dis agree.


Mike. I do not think the coaches for the most part are upset with the homeruns as they are with flyouts. Flyouts equal outs if there is no fence. Coaches for the most part want to see hitters hit the ball hard whether it is a groundball, line drive, or flyball that is hit with authority.