Posted by: RQL () on Wed Oct 4 21:45:23 2000

>>>The batter you used to demonstrate the hitting mechanics is obviously Sammy Sosa during the homerun derby. The thing is that there is only one Sammy. Not everyone is as strong as him or as athleticly gifted. In his swing he has a slight uppercut to the ball. How do you overcome that? When adding the power to the ball you naturally upper-cut, how do correct that part of the swing?
> I agree with what you teach, I hit the same way myself but because I am not as good as Sammy yet I miss balls I shouldn't because of that slight upper-cut. How do I fix it?<<<
> TONY,THIS IS A DIFFICULTSWING TO CONQUER, ITS LONGER AND TIME CONSUMING WHEN TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.IT CAN HAVE MUCH GREATER REWARDS BUT AT A COST OF CONSISTENTLY WHICH MOST POWER HITTERS DONT HAVE BUT SEEMS TO BE CHANGING.I BELIEVE THE BOTTOM HAND HAS MORE CONTROL OF GUIDING THE BAT INTO THE PLANE OF THE BALL AND YOU MIGHT TRY LETTING IT TAKE MORE CONTROL EARLY ON AND KEEP YOUR STYLE THE SAME
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> Welcome to the site. -This post dovetails with subject below, "It's just a turn." Both are centered around the angle of the swing plane at contact. --- When we refer to a swing as being "level", we should also ask - level in reference to what? Sense the ball is angling downward in reference to the ground, the bat would stay in-line with the balls flight longer with a "slight upper-cut." A bat swung level with the ground would be cutting through balls path and offers a shorter time-frame for making contact.
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> So Tony, I would doubt that the "slight upper-cut" in your swing is the cause for the missed balls. Results form film reviews of many young hitters reveal that waves (bat going above and below plane)in the swing plane are the biggest culprit. The premature wrist roll and grips that lead to binds in the wrist are most often at fault for an irregular swing plane.
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> Jack Mankin
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