Posted by: Paul () on Wed Mar 2 16:06:03 2011

> > > How are your results compared to the rest of the team?
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> > Most guys on the team are ground ball hitters. I hit sharp line drives. Only one other person on the team believes in rotational hitting.
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> Paul, according to some data I found.....72% of ground balls are outs....79% of fly balls are outs......26% of line drives are outs. I would stick with the line drives. Everything being equal, rotational mechanics will out perform linear mechanics by a wide margin.

Ever notice that coaches teach pitchers to throw so that ground balls are hit and then go teach hitters to hit ground balls?