Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Wed Mar 7 16:44:54 2001

>>> my 14 yr old son is trying to learn to switch hit. aside from just switching from one side to the other during practice at the cage we have no direction on how to accomplish this. he is right hand dominant but has always hit left handed. he seems to be doing rather well but i have little to base this on. to get the best out of his practice sessions should he concentrate on one side or the other or take a few swings then switch? <<<

Hi Melody

It is my opinion that a batter is better off spending their time perfecting mechanics from one side. If the batter develops the proper mechanics, he can generate good bat speed over a wide range of pitch placements. – But this is just my personal preference and you may here good arguments for switch-hitting.

Jack Mankin