Posted by: The Hitting Guru (hitman3527@aol.com) on Thu May 25 15:25:35 2006

> My daughter consistently hits balls foul down the left field line (she is a right handed batter), but the balls she hits fair are usually weak grounders or pop-ups. In previous posting that I have read, you say....
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> "If the batters is pulling the ball foul to often, we normally think of it as a timing issue and advise the batter to let the ball get in deeper before initiating the swing. However, this advice does not always work because many times it is not solely a timing problem. Much of the problem is often rooted in the batter’s swing mechanics generating bat speed to late in the swing.""
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> I am confused, wouldn't generating bat speed late in the swing result is balls being hit more towards the right side of the field for a right handed batter???

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Softball Dad. In addition to what Jack suggested, a shortrun correction could be to have your daughter close her stance somewhat while moving her back foot away from the plate. This will allow her to use more of the field and keep the ball fair. This will also create additional timing so the she can judge the pitches better. This method of correction was also offered by Ted Williams in his video "Batting With Ted Williams".