Ok, I'm a huge believer in rotational hitting. Using your legs, tilt of bat, firm front leg, the whole entire deal. What I also noticed, is that ML hitters also do all of these things. Great so far. I do all of these things in my swing too. Heres my big "problem": No matter how much I swing off a tee, do soft toss, I tend to drop my hands during my load. They drop to about chest high, maybe slightly under, depends where you define chest.
The only way I see this as a problem is that maybe the load is longer than anticipated so I could be late on some pitches. (Being late leads to popus, right? Because bat is late, so ball doesn't get on top) I don't see why dropping my hands before launch has any other effect on a swing which would lead to popups. Could anyone explain a way?
I've thought about it a long time, asked some people, nobody really has an answer. But if it really doesn't matter, why do I say the huge majority of ML hitters swinging with their hands up by their ears. I have a small list of hitters who do launch from a lower position: Kinsler, Youkilis (he does drop), Lowell.
Thanks alot...
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