Posted by: coach13 (halour@netscape.net) on Fri Jun 2 08:54:47 2006

> Benefits
> 1. a simple swing and approach
> 2. less likely to go into prolonged slumps
> 3. greater contact on fastballs
> 4. easier to use the hole field
> 5. uses more upper body strength
> 6. easier to hit the high pitch
>
> Flaws
> 1. decreased power
> 2. harder to hit the low pitch
> 3. harder to breaking pitches
> 4. tendency to hit the ball off the end of the bat
> 5. less batspeed
> 6. tendency to pull off pitches due to lack of batspeed


Hi hitman

Im will have to disagree with some of your benefits and flaws of linier hitting this would be my list of benefits and flaws

Benefits

1. simple swing
2. easier to hit the high pitch

Flaws

1. decreased power
2. harder to hit the low pitch
3. harder to hit breaking pitches
4. tendency to hit the ball of the end of the bat
5. less batspeed
6. tendency to pull off pitches due to lack of batspeed
7. more likely to go into prolonged slumps
8. more difficult to hit fastballs because the bat is not in the contact zone long enough
9. more difficult to use the whole field with enough power to get the ball out of the infield.
10 requires more upper body strength