I'm curious if there is a way to determine what the path of ball that was hit foul would be if it was hit squarely. For instance, if a pitch is fouled straight back, the kid is on the ball and I assume (maybe incorrectly) that if hit squarely it would have gone up the middle (or CF). In other words, where did the bat meet the ball in the zone.
I used to think to myself, just draw a line from where it went foul back the opposite way.
Specifically, I am thinking of a foul that went fairly hard back to the right (Righty hitter, assuming the hitter is the center of a clock, the ball went hard to about 4 o'clock). Am I correct to assume if hit squarely it would have been hit foul to left field.
Sorry for the length, just wanted to make sure you guys understood. Thank in advance as always?
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