Originally Posted by ironhorse:
On the ground ball topic more than the top half, we've starting using this cat's take on ball flights. Kids seem to understand it better. Not all ground balls are good to hit, not all fly balls are bad. That's too simplified.
Excellent post ironhorse. And with statistical data! But let's be clear about the '5's'. Even those are hit slightly below center. A little thing called gravity will turn anything hit 'straight out' into a ground ball. I am pretty sure a ball leaving the bat say 3 1/2 feet off the ground at an angle parallel to the ground could not possibly be hit hard enough to make it to the outfield without hitting the ground.