Posted by: Abby (z3ab@yahoo.com) on Tue Mar 20 14:39:14 2007

Here is my problem, I just can't see a 13-14 year old kid as advanced enough to be a "power hitter". This is an advanced skill and as such should be left until the late high school to college level. So what am I saying? I am saying lie to the kids tell them the bat goes in a straight line down to the ball. Tell them to keep their back shoulder up and keep their bat head above the ball. Does it happen that way? No of course not! Then why lie? Because if you teach an advanced skill to somebody who doesn't have advanced skills you create more bad habits than you do lying to them