Posted by: Bridger () on Fri Nov 26 11:30:17 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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> > > BHL do you know where I can get a book or DVD ob PFO's? Thanks
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> Hi Allie,
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> I'm sorry for the blank post.
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> If you want to good idea of PFO, make sure you have a VCR that affords you the ability to perform frame-by-frame play on your TV.
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> In fact, I would look for Breakin' the Record, a VHS documentary that shows both a side and a frontal view of Mac hitting his 62 home run in 1998ow-and-away Steve Traschel change-up (the pitch went down the left field line). He also pulled his 38th home run in 1998 485 feet to dead left off Billy Wagner off a 98 mph heater on the outer part of the plate. One should duly note his 538 foot shot of Randy Johnson in 1997, off a 97 mph fastball over the outer half of the plate (this one went to left-center field).
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> I believe it also shows Griffey pulling some low-and-away pitches for home runs.
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> Griffey's second or third home run in 1998, was, in fact, a low-and-away outside pitch pulled over the 320 foot mark (approximately) of right field down the line at the Kingdome.
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> Ted Williams is a good PFO to watch.
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> So is Ortiz, Damon, and Millar at times, and Manny Ramirez.
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> But the three I listed show consistent pull-hitting; all are members of the 500 home run club, and are or will be in the Hall of Fame.
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> Lastly, do not forget Bonds, a PFO that ought to be emulated.
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> Sincerely,
> BHL

BHL dont forget that Ted Williams was the ultimate PFO.They tried a shift on him and he refused to yield to the temptation of going the other waybecause he knew that opposite field hits are hit only about 80 2/3 as far as a pull shot.Also I think that being a PFO is not enough if you dont use top hand torque.You need to combine the two.Any one disagree?