Posted by: Joe A. () on Fri Jul 27 06:44:25 2001

i am always popin out on my all star team and i only have one basehit for the all star i feel like i am really letting the team waht drills do i need to do to enhance my performance please help>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SamI can only guess since not seeing your swing.You are hitting the bottom of the ball obviously so you may need to try setting your sights a little higher on the ball.It could also be from the fact you are late on your contact point,so maybe try hitting the ball alittle more out front.Analize this and see if it makes sense for your swing.

Whom Ever,

I can see why you didn't put your name on the above post. I wouldn't either. "Set your sights higher on the ball?" What kind of advice is that?? So, you think this kid is "aiming" at the bottom part of the ball and....... "what?"...... dosen't know it? Would that be a contradiction??? Not know that you are aiming??

Are you trying to put this kid on? You said that because you didn't see the swing you could only guess at the problem, and thats true. You should have quit there, but noooooooo, you had to go on didn't you? Admitting that you had no way of knowing what the problem is, you went right on and "solved it." So you took a guess.

Did you guess he may be over striding there by droping his entire line of vision and hitting the bottom of the ball, NO. Did you guess he may be swinging at too steep and agnle to the ball which can often contact the bottom of the ball, NO. Did you guess he migh be droping his back shoulder by imporoper placement of the back elbow, NO. Did you guess that he might have a physic disorder and thinks that pops up are a good thing, Noooooooo. You guessed that the kid is "aiming" at the bottom of the ball." Which of course leads you to the natural conclusion that he has to "aim higher?"

Well I am sure that this "advice" will be of great help to this young man. He will probably hit 1000 now. AND if he passes this great advice on, his team mates they will alos be hitting 1000. Soon everyone will be hitting 1000 and the game of baseball will no longer be played since no one will ever make an out and it will become cricket. All because of your thoughfull insights in trying to help this one kid. Go figure.

Joe A.