Posted by: tpav (tim@valweb.com) on Thu Aug 4 10:44:38 2011

"I have no problem with either approach as long as the batter understands that the length of stride has little influence on how powerful the batter rotates."

That's good to hear. My son often gets complements on his mechanics though the most common critique is "He needs to stride more" He barely moves his front foot forward. The other thing is stance. Some batters are almost standing straight (Craig Council comes to mind) others squatting (Pujols). Other than "a well balanced, comfortable athletic stance" would you dwell on stance particularly?