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Rob T5,000+ posts

My son was on a travel team that went to see a hitting "coach" for a couple of sessions.

I try to stay out of the way and keep my mouth closed when my son is practicing - especially with someone who is actually getting paid to do the coaching.

However....

I watched him line up the team at tees and have them take cuts where the object was to hit down on the ball to create backspin and.... the goal was to hit the ball into the bottom of the net (3 feet in front of them). My son was looking at him like the guy was speaking Mandarin.

After biting my tongue for a few minutes I approached the instructor and asked him what he was trying to accomplish.

"Getting them to put backspin on the ball so it goes further", he said.

So I then pointed out that since he was teaching the players to hit the ball into the ground, I didn't think he was going to get the results he was seeking.

Oddly, he didn't agree.

10/25/129:18 AM

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