Posted by: Brian (support@batspeed.com) on Wed Feb 21 17:11:18 2007

> > Jimmy:
> >
> > You are correct that the bat leaves the hitting zone quickly, but as we pointed out in the
> clip he was demonstrating hitting an outside pitch (and he pulled it toward the short stop).
> On an outside pitch, this is common.
> >
> > Brian
>
> Brian,
>
> If you are teaching players to pull the outside pitch to the shortstop, then strictly
> rotational mechanics are even more rediculous than I thought. This should not be
> described as common. Yes it happens but the hitter is usually out when it does.
>
> If you are going to put a clip of a swing in here, make sure that it is a quality swing that
> shows your point.
>
> Anyone can take a poor swing on the ball to prove that poor mechanics exist.
>
> Jimmy

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It was a quality swing on an outside pitch, but once again, more chatter and no video to prove your point.

How elementary do we need to get for you to understand the basics. Bonds, McGwire, Sosa, and great hitters can hit the outside pitch over the left field wall if they are a little early or they can take it over the center field wall if they are right on time. Good mechanics can do it consistently, bad mechanics can't.

Do I need to post video to enlighten you that a right handed batter using rotational mechanics can hit an outside pitch deep over center and left field? Yes or no.

Brian