Posted by: Alfred Zeiler (mozart476@aol.com) on Wed Jun 20 13:16:02 2007

My daughter is transitioning from linear to rotational hitting, but the coach still suggests hitting "down". I've read (on this site) that during rotational hitting, "this places the rotational plane of the hips and shoulders angling upward at about 10 to 15 degrees". It seems logical to do this with an overhand pitch that is usually angling downward through the contact zone. But what about fastpitch softball? Here we see rise curves that angle upward through the contact zone. It would seem less likely to make contact with a ball that's angling upward in the contact zone while the bat is also angling upward from the opposite side of the plate. The timing would have to be perfect just to make contact. How is this issue addressed in rotational hitting? Or is linear hitting the better technique for fastpitch softball?