Opposite Field Hitter

Hot Corner Dad10+ posts

I'm a long-time reader of this wonderful site. I have a young sophomore who is still only 14 and played with the varsity this past summer in our local high school summer league. The kid is a strong hitter, but a little unusual. He hits 90% to the opposite field or up the middle. When he pulls the ball it isn't with much authority, but when he goes the other way or up the middle he is a line drive machine.

He's worried because his coaches and teammates are pushing him to pull the ball more. I keep reminding him that guys like Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs got to the Hall of Fame by hitting the ball the opposite way. Something tells me my voice isn't ringing as loudly in his ears as his coach's voice.

Here is a short clip of his stroke. Any feedback is welcome, but I'm mainly interested in people's thoughts about needing to work on pulling the ball.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YHX47ncqteg

9/28/071:15 AM

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