Posted by: Phil () on Mon Mar 29 15:34:45 2004

Hi all,
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> > > I unearthed an integral concept that will allow individuals will poor power to center and to right to increase the amount of home runs that they will produce. At this point in time, this idea is simply in its hypothetical form; therefore, I cannot offer quantitative quotes as to how this method will increase a hitter's productivity. Nevertheless, I can explain the delineation behind the proposition.
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> > > Let's assume that a right-handed batter has the capability to hit a ball 375 feet to left field, 360 to left center, 345 to center, 330 to right center, and 315 to right. Now, let's suppose the home run distance to right is 330; to left center, 365; to center, 400; to right center, 365, and to right, 330. If the player hits 25 fly balls--5 balls as hard as he can to each field--he clears left by 45 feet, but falls 5 feet short on his hits to left center; 55 feet short on his shots to center; 35 feet short on his shots to right center; and, finally, 15 feet shorts on his fly balls to right.
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> > > Now suppose he pulls every ball...Obviously, every hit would wind up a home run, and he would wind up hitting 20 more home runs than he did the previous year. What this hitter discovered is that the placement of fly balls is just as significant as how hard they are hit. By attempting to pull every pitch--a hitting taboo--this individual has given himself an advantage over other hitters. As a member of my family once said, a 375 foot fly ball does no good when directed toward center field.
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> > > For this reason, I disagree with Mankin's belief that balls should be directed towards center field. He should, instand, encourage batters to take advantage of a system that allows them to pull both inside and outside pitches.
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> > > Eventually, once a hitter masters batspeed.com's theories, he should try to pull all his balls.
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> > > Sincerely,
> > > BHL
> > > Knight1285@aol.com
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> > > P.S. Mac's 62nd home run was an outside pitch pulled to left, into his power field (Ted Williams terminology).
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> > I suggest you write poetry.
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> Guys, I thought hitting was all about timing. A pitchers job is to throw that off. I use this approach when the count is in my favor. With this approach if one was setting up to pull the outside pitches with power, how would one keep from hitting a pitch middle and in foul. If I were pitching and had the charts on this approach my first 2 pitches would be just off the inside part of the plate so the hitter could give me 2 strikes as I admire those long foul balls. I would then throw a offspeed pitch on the outer half end of ab. You give me 9 guys who can cover 90% of the plate vs 9 guys who can cover 40% of the plate who would win ?

Timing is great but you have to contact the right part of the ball with the right part of the bat, and hit the ball in the right part of the park.