Posted by: Donny Buster () on Wed Aug 27 04:19:45 2003

Is there any benifits to batting with an open stance, or should i stick with a closed stance?
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Seeing the ball with both eyes is easier. Striding back to the center line makes it easier to "hide the hands at toe touch". I would rather have a player do this than start closed. Williams was slightly closed but his feet were lined up to the release point of right handers most of the time. Personally,I believe the young kids hitting closed are poorly coached or not at all. For kids, there is an illusion of power starting closed and stepping out pulling the bat. They are usually not using any torque from good rotational mechanics.