Posted by: RQL () on Thu Aug 7 18:55:41 2003

hi
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> > i am sick of good hitters giving false clues. most of them have no idea why they are productive. bonds says "loosening the hips" and what he means is "clearing the hips early". what a secret! oh my. crap.just because he is bonds people will go uh! ah!!!!!!!!
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> > truth is that they are not instructors. they only execute.
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> > i regularly do batting practice with our best hitter in our team. and sometimes he tells me things that make no sense, like pre-extending the hands, otherwise known as casting or sweeping. but this guy is the best, switch hits for power and average. obviously, one thing is what he "feels" and other very different one is what he does. that ´s why players make bad coaches many a time. he would not be able to put up his great numbers if he casted or preextended, would he>?
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> > but we have to put up with them and say yes just because they have it down. they are producers...but they dont have the truth. do they?
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> > toti
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> > toti
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> I am with You on that. I think they call it natural. Maybe its more of a feel that he can consistantly repeat. What amazes me is since he has made his change he rarely slumps. A slump to me is losing the feel that you once had, which is the order in which everything is in sync.
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> > I don't think Bonds well say loosening of the hips,also I noticed a devil ray between pitches working on bringing his rear elbow down like it was his initiation of the swing which I agree with along with front heel down.A # of times I have talked with Wade Boggs and his thoughts seemed on target particularly for his style of hitting.I heard Aubrey Huff talk about how he is having trouble keeping his weight back with leftys.I think he understands his position of power,but I have also heard a # of poor hitting statements by M.L. people.