Posted by: Jeff (crjedwards@aol) on Thu Nov 25 20:36:57 2004

According to the stats, about 2/3 of major league pitches are outside. Mosy homeruns are to the pull field and most of these pitches were not "mistakes" where the [itcher goofed and threw in. According to the stats, over half of the homerun pitcges were outside. This is prrof that most major league homerun hitters are not onlt PFO'S but they also clearly understand the principles of top hand torque and bottom hand torque.
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> > > > Hi Anderson,
> > Define PFO...Thanks.....Remember this though with your stats. Those ML homerun hitters are PAID to hit HR's, NOT hit for avg. There are many ML hitters that look in ONLY. And yes, pitchers ego's still allow them to think that they can get FB's by them on the inner half. May I also add, That the greatest ones can hit them out to all fields and pretty consistently!!! Jeff
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> > > > This is exactly what I am trying to articulate. You realize that it makes no difference whether a ball is hit 400 feet to center or 340 feet down the left field line, since a home run is a home.
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> > > > Besides, if a person is 5'6," and 145 lbs., and can hit 360 feet consistently, they can inflate their states by hitting down that line.
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> > > > All I can say is Anderson, well done!
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> > > > Happy Thanksgiving!
> > > > BHL
> > > > Knight1285@aol.com
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> > > > P.S. I think more people will employ this strategem in the future.
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> > > Most of the guys on my team are PFO's but some of them are struggling with top hand torque.Bottom hand torque is the hardest though, maybe our coach just doesn't teach it right.
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> Jeff, I think BHL would be the best person to define a PFO. I disagree that the best hitters hit to all fields. Williams, mcgwire to name a just a few who almost NEVER went oppo.PFO as articulated by BHL is the way to go, if of course you also use tht.

Williams? Ted, is that who you are referring to? And McGuire could hit them out to all fields!!! Most pitchers threw in to him because he liked to extend his arms for contact!...Also, did McGuire EVER hit for any avg. And do you really consider him a GREAT one? just because he hit over 500 HR's.....Williams had tremendous passion for hitting and also liked to extend his arms....Now Willams was a GREAT Hitter!!! but he also Had GREAT Timming and more so than anything else with Williams. He had Savvy, Moxey, and he knew pitchers he was a thinking mans hitter. He hit with his ability both mentally and physically!!!!!