Posted by: BsH (wallstfire@aol.com) on Sat Nov 6 07:13:29 2004

Im more of a believer of what Bonds says he does .. He envisions a tunnel from the pitchers release point to his strike zone, and trys to send the ball back through that tunnel when he hits.

Also Charlie Lau on his site has an article called " Tunnel Vision" which he also stresses this.

And I have read in the past of others that do the same ..

Your timing doesnt have to be as perfect as when trying to pull every pitch.

And discounting SlowPitch softball where it is much easier to pull every pitch and the Homerun Derby where the batters are getting meatballs... moderate speed fastballs pitched to them.

Just because a batter pulls an outside pitch over the left field wall doesnt mean that was what he was intending to do. I have done the same thing without trying to.

I belive the tunnel vision and thinking of sending the ball back through is the way to go..



We teach Rotational mechanics but stress to hit the ball where it is pitched and to get a good pitch to hit.We want our hitters hitting the ball hard and have quality at bats.
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> > BHL if Ted Williams did it with jis poor mechanics he was stilll successful so I guess anyone can do it.
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> Hi Falcon and Dereck,
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> I believe in pull field orientation since the bat is traveling the fastest when it hits the ball. In addition to this advantage, the ball will be hit where it can be hit the hardest to the shortest fence--left or right field, depending on whether or not the batter hits right or left-handed. This also allows "mistakes" (i.e., 340 ft. pop-ups) to carry over the fence. These are the geometric advantages that I alluded to in an earlier post.
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> As far as examples are concerned, Mac pulled a Randy Johnson heater over the outer part of the plate 538 ft. to left-center field in 1996. In 1998, he pulled an outside Billy Wagner pitch 485 ft. over the dead left field fence. We should not forget that his record-breaking home run resulted from pulling a Steve Treve Traschel low-and-away change-up over the left field fence down the line.
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> Look at Ken Griffey, Jr., and you will see that he also pulled outside pitches down the line for home runs at the Kingdome. In 1998, for instance, he opened the season by pulling an outside pitch for a home run.
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> Barry Bonds also employs this tactic often, as did Johnny Damon when he enjoyed an explosive post-season. Ted Williams and Killebrew are illustrations of old-timers who implemented this method, especially the great Mickey Mantle.
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> Miguel Tejada used this technique to rack up 15 home runs in the home run derby; Jeromy Burnitz, Jason Giambi, and Luis Gonzalez were particularly effective in using this line of attack to finish high in the standings in such contests.
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> How can we pull the ball effectively, no matter where it is pitched.
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> Well, in Jack's view, one must implement THT, and he might be right.
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> One must also, as SBL one suggested, stand close to the plate, and learn how to turn on pitches on the inner half.
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> I believe in a pull-every-pitch philosophy, but do not wish to put down those who argue contrariwise.
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> I read all youir comments, and they were all interesting. Read this, and tell me what you think.
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> Sincerely,
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> Knight1285@aol.com
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> P.S. I will provide more examples if necessary.