Reply to "Don’t change Little Johnny’s swing"

OldVaman500+ posts

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I do have something of a disagreement with you on this one. A good hitting coach can take some .250 hitters and make them .350 hitters at some levels, perhaps even college. But there has to be some specific things wrong.

For example, coaching a hitter on strike-zone discipline can add a lot of points to an average. Part of that might include the old Ted Williams strike zone thing with the baseballs and the count. I don't know how many folks use that anymore, but it does work. A serious swing flaw can sometimes be worked out that gets a hitter going. Perhaps other folks can give other examples, too.

It's mostly a nit-picky thing. Even the best hitting coaches can't make most .250 hitters 100 points better. But ...

1/17/059:30 PM

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