Posted by: Graylon (g_dunc@hotmail.com) on Tue Feb 5 19:32:19 2008

> The fact is the longer you can track the ball to the bat the greater the probability of making contact with the pitch. The good hitter's head goes down with the swing of the bat as the ball enters the contact zone. Those who can not discipline the eyes to go down with the swing will never be successful in hitting any pitch that moves or breaks after the 15 foot you reference in your email. There are multiple pictures of hitters like Boggs and Ichiro who look as though they actually see the contact of the bat and the pitch.


nick,

You don't see contact on a 95mph fastball. Once the ball is in that 10' range you can't make any adjustments anyways, your swing is what it is. Balls that have a sharp break that is late are called "nasty" and you hopefully realized this when you launched your swing.

You mentioned to guys that didn't have tremendous power. If your head goes down to track the ball generally your swing goes down as well. So, keep your head up and see the ball out front.

Graylon