quote:Originally posted by baseballpapa:
one must spend time speeding up the sequencing of the swing to get the hitter to the next level. The coach must teach the hitter to have the intent to swing either "quick" or "fast", not hard. Work "quick" drills.
Generally, I see this do more harm than good. In order to work the drill, people try to remove their stride, throw their hands, etc. They get real good at the drill and real good at hitting ground balls to 2B.
quote:3. Pitch recognition is outside of mechanics and must be taught. There should never be a drill where a player swings at everything.
I agree totally.
quote:9. Spending too much time teaching opposite field hitting is a non-mechanical (yet the intent is better mechanics) issue that can have negative results.
Agree. You can only teach hitting pitch locations, ie. inside, outside, etc.