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Kyle Boddy posted:

Hit the ball hard. Hit it in the air. If your son's instructor gets him to do both more regularly, you have a good one. If your son does not do this, you may not have a good one.

People in this thread can disagree all they want with the idea that 2 + 2 = 4, but no matter how hard they try, adding 2 + 2 does not equal 5.

Hitting the ball to the pull side in the air hard yields the best results in all of baseball. It's proven. There is no debate here. Increasing contact percentage and ability to adjust also matter. But do not forget what matters most - demolishing baseballs in the air. And line drives are in the air, before anyone complains about fly balls.

A+, Kyle. It's almost like we have people arguing against Ted Williams and his book the Science of Hitting. Ted was right. The basic philosophy he passed along is proven by the data available today and driveline has been a big part of providing even better details.  I haven't met 1 high school player at my cage who doesn't have the physical ability to hit a hard line drive into the outfield. Why would anyone not want a ball into the air in the OF? Bringing math back into it, there are 6 defensive players covering a small infield and only 3 OF covering the huge area called the outfield.  What's the best shot of getting a hit? Putting the ball in the air into the OF.

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