Posted by: Shawn () on Fri Jul 27 17:37:30 2007

> I know I am a dad and I should not feel like this at all but my son is 11 years old and on a scale from 1-100 has about a 25 in power. He bats like .750 but all ground balls. I have done everything with him, I spend about 1hr a day just playing and having fun with him and his friends. Today he was pitching and a kid killed his pitch like I used to. I would hit 1 out of 3 balls 300 ft when I was 12 and could hit a ball 400 feet when I was 13. He has never hit a ball 200 feet.
> I am seriously getting frustrated with that and pitch speed. I try to think back and he is almost an exact replica of me physically. Why is it that some people can hit a ball 100 feet further than him when they wiegh the same and can not be lifting wieghts or anything.
> I am really tired of watching him hit ground balls and not doubles in the gaps. I mean you can tell if someone hits a ball hard and his ball just bloops off the bat.
> I felt like walking away from the game tonight and feel horrible because it's my son, I am supposed to be proud no matter what. It was so easy for me. Any help?


Hey, .750 is a pretty awesome average. My power didn't develop until i was 12, so don't worry about it. When i was 11 i hit sharp ground balls and liners that barely made it out of the outfield. But when i was 12, I hit sharp liners in the gap and had 9 jacks outta the 200ft field. And hey, I made legion.