Posted by: Bryan (be9s@cs.com) on Sun Apr 17 15:15:01 2005

The swing for softball and baseball are completely different. The swing for baseball is more of an arc swing whereas the softball swing is throwing the hands down to the ball and sweeping through on the follow through. I played baseball many years and was taught the natural baseball swing. I have 3 daughters now and they all play fastpitch softball and have had training from the hitting instructors at UAB. The swing mechanics are not the same. There is no step taken in a softball swing compared to baseball. Find a good hitting coach and learn the proper mechanics or you will not be able to catch up with faster pitchers as you move up in leagues like ASA.