Posted by: larrybriody (ljbriody12aol.com) on Thu Jan 3 11:44:50 2002

Most coaches in our area teach the Linear batting style ( throw the hands at the ball with bottom hand leading the way), my daughters pitching coach (from the west coast) explained the benefits and advantages to trying a rotational style. My nephew and his girlfriend both are in collage and play D1 ball (soft-her & base-him) we had a long visit over the hollidays and they explained the power benfits of rotational hitting. They both had no good points for the linear method.
> My daughter is playing 12U A travel ball and still its hard to find a qualified coach to teach this style. Most had seen it before but no real experts. Where do I find a good coach of a style I myself do not understand.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Jon-It sounds like you can learn a lot from your family members about rotational mechanics.If you like verbal descriptions with pictures included,please check the swing mechanics section of this site.I f you like video ,order Mr. Mankin's video and you will turn your daughter into a better hitter.Although you may find it difficult to find someone that teaches rotational mechanics in your area,the real difficulty is trying to fend off the linear instuctors who will want to change your daughter back to linear mechanics no matter how dominant she is using the rotational method.Good luck!