Posted by: Chris O'Leary (chris@chrisoleary.com) on Mon Nov 20 12:47:07 2006

"At a pracitce the other day he told me that a coach told him to narrow his stance a little and lift his front heel off the ground and turn his front toe and knee inward."

I don't have a problem with the above advice, except for the part about narrowing the stance.

In my experience, a too-narrow stance can lead to a whole host of problems, including balance problems and a swing that is too top-down (e.g. that doesn't involve the lower body enough).

Albert Pujols has a VERY wide stance, and he does just fine.