Dominik85 posted:BTW here is a nice article about "barreled" balls.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/t...s-of-barreled-balls/
the Chart Shows that the number of hard hit balls Peak around 10 degrees (which probably is about the average upward attack angle of the bat). that means Players are not really trying to hit the balls above that by hitting below Center. there are just as many below 10 degrees than above.
that probably means that you should aim for the top of the Screen or top Corner of the back of the Screen trying to square up the ball at around 10-15 degrees. some will cut under it and some will cut over it.
you just shouldn't aim for Zero degrees and have the cut under mistakes hitting the top of the Screen.
Thanks for posting! But the whole point of the article - the 'barreled' balls shows almost none under 10 degrees. I would stick to a goal of about 15 degree uppercut and hitting just below center of the ball. True many of those hard hit ground balls get you on base in a high school game but i guess its all about what are your long term goals.