Posted by: () on Sun Oct 20 17:40:21 2002

I don't know how I could supply a hitting video online. I can tell you I don't drop my bat head, I come straight to the ball most of the time. And I don't roll my top hand anymore. If that helps you any....Thank You
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> Danielle,
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> Just when you start to move your hands toward the ball your upper back arm should be against your side, elbow pointing straight down. So, if your hands are high, I am assuming you mean above your shoulders, and you go straight to the ball then you might not be doing this.
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> I would also guess that you are not starting your swing by turning your hips, again losing a lot of power. This is just an educated guess from watching a ton of tapes.
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> The most powerful part of the swing is just before the top hand rolls over the bottom hand. I am not sure how you stop this from happening but if you are not doing it I would guess you are losing a lot of power.
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> Another guess is that you hit a lot of ground balls that are not hit very hard. If your right handed they go to the left side if your left handed they go to the right side.
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> F. J.

Danielle
Frank Jessup is right on, you mentioned that you keep the bat head up, and I would assume that elbows are mantained in the "V" shape, squarly in front of torso, or directly over knees, (not sure which cue you were taught here). Some fastpitch hitters will drop the back elbow down somewhat, but front elbow invariably is also angled downward. A lot depends on wether you are a power or placement hitter. I believe what you have been taught is still fairly standard fare on many college campuses. There seems to be a recent trend of rotational power hitting in some programs, but the placement hitters will always be needed, (can you hit from the left side?). Being able to burn up the base paths would be a big plus also.
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