Posted by: Maximum () on Tue Jul 24 15:23:16 2001

I just read the section about rotation on a stationary axis. My question about it is though, does it matter what angle it is at (the bottom part of the angle being the ground of course)?
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> > > scott,
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> > > yes.
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> > > ray porco
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> > I believe you should be angled backwards from the pitcher atta bout 10 degrees if thats what you are asking about.
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> I saw the "hitters notebook" for todd helton, on ESPN. He is angled way, way back away from the pitcher. I think this causes more homeruns, and high fly balls to right (hes lefty). He did say he had to work on going the other way, could his tilt back be a reason for this?
To hit the outside pitch you must just delay ya swing for a split second and don't rotate the hips as much as on an inside pitch, allowing you to cast your hands out to reach the outside part of the plate. This has nothing to do with your angle away from the pitcher, though.