Posted by: George () on Thu Apr 19 19:48:39 2007

> thanx for the reply Ed. I am actually 24 years old and playing in a slow pitch softball league. I think I need to take video of my swing and see what I am doing. I just think I am striding towards the plate instead of towards the pitcher. I think it has something to do with how slow the pitch is coming in.


You may have to back away from the plate and give yourself some room. A lot of hitters who use the Lau method step toward the plate. But the sucessful ones (george Brett) are away from the plate with their back leg in starting off. Josh Phelps of the Yankees strides toward the plate and hit his first home run this year.