Posted by: HitMan () on Fri Dec 7 11:48:19 2001

Can somebody please explain to me how squashing the bug and hitting an outside pitch can be accomplished. If you squash the bug, won't your hips be turned over to the third base side? How is it possible to take the pitch to right field?

In my opinion you do not rotate the hips nearly as much to hit an outside pitch. You sort of push the bat, leading with the knob. Inside pitch you definetly use rotational mechanics/circular hand path. But outside pitches are hit differently.
Of course I know others will come along and try to explain that by using "tophand torque" mechanics you hit the outside pitch THE SAME as an inside pitch. But anyway, that's my opinion based on the facts.