Posted by: Mac () on Thu Dec 19 20:26:46 2002

To me, the Lau approach seems to work well. you are allowed to get great extension and you are free and loose. i believe the most important thing for all young hitters to do no matter what style the use is to get in a balanced workable stance. Does anyone want to debate the Lau theories vs. other theories.
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> > I'm not touching that one with a 10 foot pole.
> > And if you are serious, post with your email address so we know you are for real.
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> Why would he need to post his email address? I, for one, do not post my email address because in the past I have received hate mail from people who didn't like my opinion.
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> I will answer the question myself without requesting his email address, social security number, etc. Charley Lau Jr is a well respected instructor who learned from his father, a true pioneer in the field a baseball instruction. Lau Jr, if I am not mistaken has taught such stars as Macgwire, Rodriguez and Bonds. Without getting into the specifics of his theories ( to which it appears that some people at this site are extremely sensitive to), I will say that one should study all of the theories including the ones at this site. In addition, one should evaluate the credentials of the instructor so as to measure his credibility.


Studying the various hitting theories is wise, but after you do, and decide which way to help your young players, don't try to combine Lau and Hriniak with a good rotational teacher. One swing uses hip rotation as the key to hitting and the other does not.