Posted by: Marty (elmarto@comcast.net) on Sat Mar 4 20:01:56 2006

> If someones says that when you swing, you are short to the ball, does that mean you are linear?

Possibly. Many poor hitters have very long swings which drag the bathead through a zone that is low and to the rear of them. (Often caused by dropping the rear shoulder) Being short to the ball would mean that you eliminate the path through that zone and go more directly toward the point of contact, which is generally better.