Posted by: George () on Sun Jul 1 19:28:00 2007

> My son is being given two different pieces of advice from two different coaches. One is telling my son to hit the ball out front with a short stroke. The other is saying to keep the hands back as long as possible and let the ball get in on him more. Both say that their way promotes a more powerful hitting stroke. Which is correct?


I would tend to go more with the first approach because it is easier to conceptualize. And hitting the ball out in front more likely promotes extension and promotes getting the fat part of the bat to the ball. The latter suggestion, may cause the hitter to think to much and result in a late swing/start which is not recommended unless the hitter is intentionally hitting to the opposite field.

The powerful stroke is a by product of solid mechanics in the entire swing.