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Truman5,000+ posts

Bob, kinda like "aim small miss small" huh?

I think no doubt that "simple focus" is a key ingredient. A lot of people have great focus, yet can't even touch Bob Gibson's pitches.

Practice and the skill of anticipation seems to be big factors too. Fast balls with no movement tend to get hammered a lot more that those with a lot of movement, which I attribute to the anticipation factor. The anticipation factor with regard to body control is an amazing study in science. Fore example:

Understanding the mind of the elite athlete

And if you're really geeky on such, there are articles like this:

Behavior of College Baseball Players in a Virtual Batting Task

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