Posted by: tom.guerry (tom.guerry@kp.org) on Mon Nov 3 11:23:09 2003

Does Hideki Matsui use Rotational hitting or Linear hitting styles?
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> >Sorry, didn't mean to finish my post. A great example of that is Louis Gonzalez. With his load, he drifts a good 12-18 inches but watch his swing. Once that foot comes down and the swing initiates, there is no more forward leak. I'm not completely sure about Matsui though..I've never watched him on tape.
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Also note with Lugo,he accentuates the inward turn portion of the load/pre-swing by the first stride in,and he accentuates/encourages rotation by angling the back foot toward the pitcher.