Posted by: Jimmy () on Thu Feb 14 06:48:51 2008

> > > > > Absolutely nothing wrong with the fly ball part of the advice.
> > > > >
> > > > > You will learn a lot about the swing by doing just that. It will put you in a good position to understand how to develop power....which is then easily adjusted for real hitting.
> > > >
> > > > Real hitting huh...lol
> > >
> > >
> > > jimmy,
> > >
> > > Yes real hitting, imagine that. Do you advocate swinging down at the ball?
> >
> > No, but I certainly don't advocate trying to hit fly balls as a way to learn to hit.
>
> What turns into hits more often? Grounders or line drives? Line drives. What are line drives? Balls hit hard in the air. Better to learn to get the ball in the air and then work your way down, opposed to the other way around.

I couldn't disagree more.