Posted by: TDS (tdschmit@merchantsbank.com) on Mon May 2 05:11:43 2005

> >>> MLB averages on balls put in play...got this from a hittig lecture at the ABCA 1999...
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> All Fly Balls = .176
> All Ground Ball = .376
> All Line Drives = .760
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> Hit all ground balls and line drives and you will go to the Hall of fame! You don't get bad hops in the air! <<<
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> Hi Scott
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> I am all for hard hit line drives. But keep in mind that a ball hit on the centerline with bat angling upward at 12 degrees is a line drive. The ball must be struck ¼ to 3/8 inch below centerline to attain home run loft. -- I have my batters try to hit the center.
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> Scott, at - http://www.youthbaseballcoaching.com/swings.html there are 47 clips of some of the best hitters. See how many of those clips you can show us where the bat is angling downward at contact.
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> Jack Mankin

Jack, I agree with all of your methods and techniques on hitting accept this one. I preach using your concepts to try to hit the top half of the ball to create the back spin for line drives ground balls. If one misses the top half of the ball those are your homeruns. Another way of looking at this is when one serves a ball in tennis, and how one rolls their tophand to obtain top spin.