Posted by: Major Dan (markj89@charter.net) on Thu Jan 30 12:59:16 2003

If anyone doubts that linear principles still rule in the world of baseball instruction, please take a gander at the following link, and open up the discussion entitled “8-yr old hitting mechanics.” This thread promises to expand, but already some of the advice is astonishing.
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> http://www.eteamz.com/baseball/boards/baseball/
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Wow. Think of it this way - if that many people think the youngster's swing is better, that makes it so much easier for the kids with good swings to succeed!
Perhaps we should have Darwin awards for hitting tips and hitting posts...