Posted by: Jima (andyii@cox.net) on Sun Jan 8 17:29:49 2006

> After having rotational hitting taught to some of my players over the last several years, I've come to the conclusion that there are many holes in the instruction...hitters cannot adjust to outside pitches; curveballs or changeups. In fact our Epstein certified instructor told our boys not to hit balls on the outside half of the plate!!! Brilliant. Rotatoinal mechanics promotes "spinning" and having the majority of weight on the rear foot...reminiscient of the old "c" golf swing of the seventies...now all golfers are told to stay connected and to move laterally (a couple of inches) towards the ball. All hitters have to rotate in order to hit the ball...inside pitches promote a more rotational action and outside pitches a more inside/out hit...a lot of current rotational instructors are hurting our kids. jim