Posted by: Andy (aaa.com) on Tue Nov 8 17:17:48 2005

> > > > How do you know whether you have a rotational or linear swing? I am not really positive what I have. I know that rotational is better. What can I do or where can I go to find out how to develop a correct rotational swing?
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> > > Go here if you would like to swing hard...go somewhere else if you would like to learn how to hit.
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> > > ps- pick up "The Art of Hitting .300"..."The Mental Game of Baseball"...both good reads.
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> > "The Art of Hitting .300"? Unless you take a time warp back to 1984, do not read Charlie Lau. His approach is hopelessly outdated...
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> Ya, Brett did nothing with it. What’s next, Ted Williams was a crack pot because he played in the 1940's? You may swear by rotational mechanic...more power to you, lets see, Lau has the likes of H. Baines and G. Brett endorsing his technique, Mankin has whom? I don't buy that this is a relatively new site and that this is new information has yet to disseminate...if there was some mind altering real science here regarding improved hitting you can bet your arce that the very people who make thier living off hitting would be flocking to the site. The fact is, the rotational "$eller$" are making their living off those of you who think they've found the holy grail of hitting...doctor it up with made up terms regarding a psudo science and see how many video's we can sell.
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> Let me ask you, who is endorsing it?! And I’m not talking about the Dad’s testimonial who saw Jr. hit his jack in Little league…
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> I'll be at the ABCA convention in Chicago this January learning about baseball (and hitting)...Jack why don't you set up your booth there, even better why don't you come and give 40 minutes to some of the best baseball coaches in America...get some feedback on what they think.


Why post here if you are so close-minded about these techniques?...I had never heard of these methods until 4 years ago, and now, after studying countless hours of video and seeing the proof again and again...I'll never go back to "knob to the ball", "down to the ball", or "shift your weight into a firm front side". Study video before you come here and start a flame war...

Scott, if you're so quick to criticize these techniques, let's hear your ideas about swing a bat. Weight shift? Straight to the ball? Level shoulders? Let's hear'em. What is your understanding of swing a bat? You have been in attack mode here, yet you have never made mention of anything specific about these mechanics...which shows you have little to no understanding... So let's hear it...Does the bat take a staight path...Does the weight shift forward?

And I stand by my Lau statement. His followers are dwindling, year by year...