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Posted by: BHL (Knight1285@aol.com) on Wed Apr 6 20:50:54 2005

> Jack,
> I can't say how impressed I am with your DVD. You were able to credibly articulate how to swing a bat in a way that is not only counter-intuitive, but contrary to all the so-called "fundamentals" most of us have learned. Now if I can unlearn as much as I have learned, I will do OK.
>
> As the (ehem) Coach on my slowpitch team, I have always appreciated the merits of NOT going 1-3 with 2 popups and a sexy 400ft. solo shot, so I have preached the merits of "humble hitting". Consequently, I have used our right field, Green Monster-style wall the way Wade Boggs did to hit doubles and for average. I have made a good living off of hitting to the spots on the field the defense gave me, and keeping runners moving. But after watching the Final Arc and doing my early stages hitting with the prescribed mechanics, I am flat-out unable to reconcile my wish to hit to the opposite field with proper rotational technique. I'm pulling everything. To be fair, I am hitting laser beams already that no one may get to, and if I can continue to hit the ball this hard, my average will not suffer at all. But I still want to know if/how to "go with the pitch" or hit to spots. I realize pitch selection is key, but keeping my hands out in front is not an option anymore with rotational mechanics.
>
> Should I just concentrate on pure technique for now, or is there a way to develop my ability to use all fields with proper rotational technique at the same time?
>
> Thanks
> Bill

Hi Bill:

If you are successful in pulling everything, keep doing it! Pull hitting allows you to "knock" the ball over the shortest fence--more precisely, the fence where the ball can be struck with the greatest authority. Ott, Williams, and McGwire pulled almost pitches--regardless of rotation in the strike zone. For more information on pull hitting, see my March 2004 posts called "Power (or Pull) Field Orientation)."

Best Wishes,
BHL
Knight1285@aol.com

P.S. My advice is to keep pulling everything!

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Re: Re: opposite field hitting
Scott [ Thu Apr 7 12:41:25 2005 ]
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  BHL [ Thu Apr 7 20:04:06 2005 ]
  - Re: Re: Re: Re: opposite field hitting bill c [ Fri Apr 8 08:00:55 2005 ]
  - Re: Re: Re: Re: opposite field hitting Scott [ Fri Apr 8 07:29:57 2005 ]
    Polar Inclanations and Roots of Questioning BHL [ Fri Apr 8 11:59:46 2005 ]

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> > Jack,
> > I can't say how impressed I am with your DVD.  You were able to credibly articulate how to swing a bat in a way that is not only counter-intuitive, but contrary to all the so-called "fundamentals" most of us have learned.  Now if I can unlearn as much as I have learned, I will do OK.  
> > 
> > As the (ehem) Coach on my slowpitch team, I have always appreciated the merits of NOT going 1-3 with 2 popups and a sexy 400ft. solo shot, so I have preached the merits of "humble hitting".  Consequently, I have used our right field, Green Monster-style wall the way Wade Boggs did to hit doubles and for average.  I have made a good living off of hitting to the spots on the field the defense gave me, and keeping runners moving.  But after watching the Final Arc and doing my early stages hitting with the prescribed mechanics, I am flat-out unable to reconcile my wish to hit to the opposite field with proper rotational technique.  I'm pulling everything.  To be fair, I am hitting laser beams already that no one may get to, and if I can continue to hit the ball this hard, my average will not suffer at all.  But I still want to know if/how to "go with the pitch" or hit to spots.  I realize pitch selection is key, but keeping my hands out in front is not an option anymore with rotational mechanics. 
> > 
> > Should I just concentrate on pure technique for now, or is there a way to develop my ability to use all fields with proper rotational technique at the same time?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Bill
> 
> Hi Bill:
> 
> If you are successful in pulling everything, keep doing it!  Pull hitting allows you to "knock" the ball over the shortest fence--more precisely, the fence where the ball can be struck with the greatest authority.  Ott, Williams, and McGwire pulled almost pitches--regardless of rotation in the strike zone.  For more information on pull hitting, see my March 2004 posts called "Power (or Pull) Field Orientation)."
> 
> Best Wishes,
> BHL
> Knight1285@aol.com
> 
> P.S. My advice is to keep pulling everything!

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