Posted by: George () on Mon Apr 30 16:53:01 2007

> > I have a son in the 8th grade. He has a good arm, glove and bat. His speed is decent but not special. Does anyone have an opinion on learning to switch hit? He is a righty. He is a good enough athlete to do it with some extra work. His left handed swing path looks nice but without alot of work he will not have the power. I have been told that unless he is particularly fast, the extra work to pull it off is a waste of time. Thoughts?
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> i think it is definitly worth it. i know many players who have been recruited to big colleges or even been drafted and said there glad they learned to hit from both siedes because it helps tremendously.
> p.s. look at lance berkman, great hitter from both sides of the plate, and hes pretty slow.



I agree and the power will likely come with repetition over time as it takes a while to develop the motor skills from the other side.