Posted by: Red Dog (gwils@brdwlaw.com) on Fri Jan 22 09:18:43 2010

Can't hit the outside pitch is the first complaint you will hear when you try and explain the theory of rotational hitting. When an old guard coach sees a rotational hitter, they immediately think that he is spinning out, pulling off the ball, not extending his arms through the ball or is not keeping his shoulder on the pitch. If the rotational hitter lets the ball get to the hit zone, then lowers his back shoulder properly (tilt) and adjusts his front arm he will be able to drive the outside pitch to right center or right field with power. A key for the batter is to ensure that he/she still rotates through contact. In high school ball, they live on the outside of the plate and all the rotational hitters that I have seen can hit the pitch with power. The same is true with college players and MLB players. Linear hitters try and push the ball to the right side by throwing there hands at the ball. This modified swing to hit it to the right side is difficult to control and execute consistently. Few of them have real power when they use this technique. I have quit trying to explain the rotational swing to people with no ears. The proof is in the hitting.