Posted by: Mac (Doug5@cwnet.com) on Thu Jan 9 17:19:25 2003

does anybody think where contact is made has an effect on how hard or far a ball will travel. it seems better hitters can make contact when the ball is deeper in the box. closer to the catcher.

>>>>Swat asked a good question, and I feel that Teacherman answered it correctly. Off the inside of the front knee, and that ball will carry out to rt center for a left handed hitter. The reason that I believe this is that most tape measure home runs are hit to the power alleys, so that is where maximum power is. No hooking or slicing, just drive and carry. The only thing that I would not say (as a cue) is let the ball get deep. Kids think that means to hit it out of the catcher's glove, which will produce a late foul ball in most cases. Mac>>>>>