Posted by: jim () on Thu Jul 12 16:55:19 2001

RECENTLY AT A BATTING CAGE I OBSERVED THIS COLLEGE KID KILLING THE BALL, HIS SWING LOOKED GREAT WITH A GREAT FOLLOW THROUGH, I ASKED HIM HOW HE LEARNED TO HIT LIKE THAT HE SAID HIS HIGH SCHOOL COACH TOLD HIM TO PRETEND THE BALL WAS A TOMATOE AND THE SWEET PART OF THE BAT WAS A MACHETE AND TO TRY TO SLICE RIGHT THROUGH IT, HE SAID THINKING THIS HE HAS MADE BETTER CONTACT WITH THE SWEET PART OF THE BAT, BECAUSE AN INSIDE PITCH HE HAS TO PULL AND AN OUTSIDE PITCH HE HAS TO GO THE OTHER WAY AND SLICING THROUGH IT HAS GIVEN HE GREAT EXTENSION, HE SAID HE HAS TO LET GO WITH THE TOP HAND AND I KNOW THAT CHARLIE LAU JR SAID IF YOU ARE EXTENDING RIGHT YOU WILL LET GO WITH THE TOP HAND, ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS THEORY OF SLICING THROUGH THE TOMATOE.