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infielddad10,000+ posts

quote:
Originally posted by texasbaseballcoach:
the swing does have a slight upward angle at contact...a hitter has to meet the ball on the same plan that its thown on...get the hitting zone early and as your hitting it...it will be heading up a tad bit...almost like the letter "U" if you will

Coach, it can be hard to visualize what someone is trying to explain about hitting so I aplogize in advance if I am not understanding.
When you say the swing has a slight upward angle at contact, doesn't that produce top spin?
If so, isn't the current thinking that you want to produce back spin through the point of contact?

4/22/091:11 PM

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