Posted by: () on Sun Aug 3 22:16:30 2003

I think that the good Dr. made some very valid points about the concepts behind becoming a great hitter. Without the film or statistical analysis that he has gathered I can not comment on his biomechanical assessment of hitting. However his comments about great athletes being able to compensate for poor mechanics can be seen in every sport. In baseball would any batting coach teach a hitter to have the same preswing routine as Sheffield or setup in the box like Tony Batista. These are not TEXT BOOK styles but they work for the athlete. Could they hit better in a more TEXT BOOK like swing style??
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> I realize that this board is directed more at the physical technique of hitting but how much mental preperation goes into a pitch,an at bat, or the entire game?? I believe a great baseball player once said that "hitting is 90% mental".

Wasn't it Yogi Berra who said "hitting is 90% mental and the other half physical"?

Then I ask the question why do we spend 97-100% of the time training the physical side of hitting??

Gotta' walk before you run.