Griffey, Bonds, Lau jr... Which don't belong?

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Originally posted by baseballpapa:
If the hitters shoulders are pointed at load to other than second base, the initiation has to be circular. If the shoulders are dead at second, they would not, you would see a more "linear" approach.

This is a new definition. Would you care to explain?

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Blue Dog,

I agree with all 3 of your posts in this thread. I have been away from the boards for awhile, studying swings and getting my travel ballers ready in winter practice.

Gogolf, tell your players to hit the first hittable pitch....Best advice they'll ever get!!

I like U of K's John Cohen's cue of "barrel close to shoulder". Knob to the ball creates barrel lag, which creates power. Whether you use your hands or your hips more to get to barrel launch, you can't have consistent power without it!

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Originally posted by Brn2Hit:
Some younger hitters have a tendency to extend outward from the body as they bring the bat through the hitting zone. This results in a slower swing, that some may call "Army". A quicker way to the ball is to have the hands go in a straight path to the hitting zone. This results in a much quicker swing. This is "staying inside the ball". Allowing your arms to extend prematurely as you are bringing the bat to the hitting zone would be the alternative and less efficient outcome.

I also like his approach to teaching hitting, which is "find your best swing"!

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Originally posted by micmeister:
I like U of K's John Cohen's cue of "barrel close to shoulder". Knob to the ball creates barrel lag, which creates power. Whether you use your hands or your hips more to get to barrel launch, you can't have consistent power without it!

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Originally posted by Brn2Hit:
Some younger hitters have a tendency to extend outward from the body as they bring the bat through the hitting zone. This results in a slower swing, that some may call "Army". A quicker way to the ball is to have the hands go in a straight path to the hitting zone. This results in a much quicker swing. This is "staying inside the ball". Allowing your arms to extend prematurely as you are bringing the bat to the hitting zone would be the alternative and less efficient outcome.

could not resist !!! if your so anti Lau then why dont you just get a mlb job as a hitting coach/instructor instead of loading the shark tank in here with chum.
Charlie Lau and his "camp" have helped me and alot of others to be better hitters for power and average to all fields.sorry it may not be for you or your kid. but for some it works .
i have to face 19 yr olds at 90mph and viscous stuff to 15 yr old junk ballers at 5o mph playing aau and school ball . with out the hitting instruction i've gotten i would still be the 200 hitter with 1 over the fence that wasn't foul and 10 that were . now i can take that down and away strike out pitch and dump it over the r/fielders head for a triple . is this game about scoring runs or just can you hit it over the fence . like golf john daily was a long drive champ and not a consistent good golfer like tiger or b.j. . when the homerun derby is the difference IN THE WORLD SERIES let me know
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