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"Professional baseball players understand the importance of keeping the wrists square at contact and push through to the "V" without rolling through the ball; but rarely is it taught."


The above is a quote from Sparky's site. That quote is more than enough reason to stay FAR, FAR away from anything else Sparky has to say!

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Originally posted by powertoallfields:
"Professional baseball players understand the importance of keeping the wrists square at contact and push through to the "V" without rolling through the ball; but rarely is it taught."


The above is a quote from Sparky's site. That quote is more than enough reason to stay FAR, FAR away from anything else Sparky has to say!

Elaborate please

You don't "PUSH" anything in a high-level swing and if you what you are supposed to do from the start of the swing, the wrists WILL be square, it's not something you ever have to teach.

I can agree with your assertion about the push,but I believe the intent of his remarks were to get the hitter to focus on extending through the ball and not before contact and that "I" agree is a good focal point for a hitter.


As far as as not teaching squaring the wrist,different players are different.I did have to work with my son to make sure he wasn't rolling his top hand under the bat.(not alot but I did catch him doing it) As you are aware,he used the Epstein approach and learned to get the bat in the zone very quickly and effectively.

Extension is something that just happens in a high-level swing. It's something to look for, but not something, IMO, to tell a player about. The squaring of the wrists has to do with grip and hand action at the start of the swing and will also, just happen. It's also something that won't happen on every swing. The barrel will be square and that's all that matters, again, IMO.

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Originally posted by powertoallfields:
Extension is something that just happens in a high-level swing. It's something to look for, but not something, IMO, to tell a player about. The squaring of the wrists has to do with grip and hand action at the start of the swing and will also, just happen. It's also something that won't happen on every swing. The barrel will be square and that's all that matters, again, IMO.

Isn't this exactly what the insider bat teaches? Squaring the wrist and staying inside the ball.
IMO,it is a great tool for the younger hitters.

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Originally posted by tfox:

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Originally posted by powertoallfields:
Extension is something that just happens in a high-level swing. It's something to look for, but not something, IMO, to tell a player about. The squaring of the wrists has to do with grip and hand action at the start of the swing and will also, just happen. It's also something that won't happen on every swing. The barrel will be square and that's all that matters, again, IMO.

Isn't this exactly what the insider bat teaches? Squaring the wrist and staying inside the ball.
IMO,it is a great tool for the younger hitters.

It's a great tool, but it needs to be used with proper instruction, IMO. You can still do a lot of wrong things with it if taught to do so.

True,as with any tool,proper instruction is vital.

"the Swing Mechanic bat" can also help with squaring of the wrists at contact. Its heavy with thick handle so you almost "can't" flick and use alot of wrist flex. The negative to it is if you do your wrists will hurt.