quote:Originally posted by texasbaseballcoach:
ok, your entitled to your opinion as am i, i'll stick with my way tho...go google the little player in the league who hits 1 hr a yr and his swing will be the same...
a homerun IS a miss hit line drive...by bout 1 cm
You are right, everyone has their own opinions, interpretations, and styles in how they go about coaching mechanics. Which is where I think this post really started. Or at least the question around, how to deal with it when you get a coach that wants you to use a style different than you were taught.
Here is a link to a photo of Dustin Pedroia. I think the two biggest differences between his swing and Manny's in the two pictures is the location of the pitch. Manny's was down and away, Dustin's is up. Dustin does have his front leg slightly bent and his bat head is parallel to the ground for more contact surface in the swing plane. Now of course that changes somewhat depending on where the pitch is located, but with his swing in the photo, his bat will end up hitting him in the back shoulder.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/...210998&playerId=6393