Every player would like to slow the ball down. The great hitters often discuss when they are hitting that the ball looks in slow motion.
Recently the ESPN magazine wrote a story about Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriquez meeting to discuss hitting.
Bonds tell Rodriquez to "quiet" his mind and his body. It is a secret of hitting, secret of art of life.
In my discussions with Willie Mays, he exhibited this with his laughter and enjoyment of playing. For the kids, the fans, his teammates.
Question: how do we move tension!
Bob
Great question Bob, and one I am sure most all of us would love the answer to! 2018's HS coaches say about 50x a game / practice "you are only as good as your last at bat". This seems monumentally counter-productive to me, the exact opposite of allowing a ballplayer to "quiet his mind". If you go 3 for 4 with three home runs but pop out in your last AB you have somehow flunked the test? Players & coaches have to grasp that this game - more than any other - is built on failure and adjustment. Not many other places in life can you fail 2/3 of the time and still have statues built of you. Love the idea of 2018 quieting his mind & body, now we just need the freshman baseball coaches to grasp that same concept.