Posted by: Matt () on Tue May 11 07:26:02 2004

Chris, I feel the same way. I've been working on my swing all
winter, getting the hip turn and the hand torque and everything as
good as I can, and then in my first two at-bats this year I've felt
fairly overmatched and rushed.

I think it's in our heads. You have to feel confident at the plate,
that you're going to hit the ball every time. You can't go up there
feeling defensive or hurried.

Plus, Teacherman's right- we need to start our swings earlier.

My only suggestion- see more live pitching, or at least batting
cages, than soft toss & tees. As the "novelty" of live pitching
wears off, I think it will help us (I know I've always been a 'slow
starter' in my leagues, and it's not because I don't like cold
weather). It's tougher to 'time' pitches in the cages, though; I
don't see much benefit from timing the motion of that
ball-thrower rocker arm thing.