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besides mechanics, what does great hitting take?

Posted by: ernie roy (prd530@msn.com) on Tue Mar 16 09:13:25 2010

Most of the posts in this forum deal with the vital issue of the swing. I was wondering what thoughts people out there have on the "other" requirements for great hitting? Ted Williams was often quoted as saying 50% of hitting was mental. So what do you think? How much of a role do things like basic strength, speed, size, ability to remain calm & focused, knowledge of the game, knowledge of the pitcher and his pitches, etc; play in success?

Ernie

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> Most of the posts in this forum deal with the vital issue of the swing. I was wondering what thoughts people out there have on the "other" requirements for great hitting? Ted Williams was often quoted as saying 50% of hitting was mental. So what do you think? How much of a role do things like basic strength, speed, size, ability to remain calm & focused, knowledge of the game, knowledge of the pitcher and his pitches, etc; play in success? > > Ernie

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