Posted by: Phil () on Sat Nov 8 09:27:45 2003

I hope it can be answered in a straight forward, understandable way. Let's say a hitter times his stride for a fastball (yes, I know some say to time for an inbetween-speed pitch, like a slider, and then adjust).But let's say I time for a fastball.What is the SPECIFIC technique for adjusting when, for example the pitch is a change up? Do you somehow delay the front toe plant? Do you have front toe touch down but delay front heel plant? Do you have front toe and heel plant, and then just "wait" a split second?

Please, I welcome the advice but what I really do not want or need is theory about anticipating the pitch, etc.I do not consider this to be unimportant, I just wish to focus on the SPECIFIC technique (and involving which specific body parts)to adjust to a slower-than-anticipated pitch. Thank you.