Hitting mechanics or just be a hacker?

sounds like you are a bit frustrated. Good mechanics are a benefit at all levels. But just because you have great mechanics doesnt mean you are going to get hits. There are too many variables in baseball. However the players with good mechanics in high school will be able to make adjustments easier at the next level. Stay positive. Concentrate on hitting the ball and hitting strikes. COme game time, forget about mechancis, focus on the BALL. Walking helps your team. If you get bored walking, then go play s****r. Remember it is a team game. Do things to help your team win.

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So where does good hitting mechanics benefit, select ball with better pitching, college level?

T-Ball to the Major Leagues!

A hitter without solid mechanics is not a hitter and will never make it in the long run

TR,PB, and Bub, thanks for your opinions. I think what is happening is that my son is probably thinking too much in the box. He has excellent mechanics , solid strong swing, plays the outside pitch to opp field well, but I think he is guessing way too much. I've tried to teach him to read spins, look at zones, work the count. I think all these thing come in due time, and with better pitch locations. Some of the pitchers we see should be labeled chunkers or throwers because they rarely go where the catcher is setup. I think we'll just go back to relax, see the ball hit the ball. I think my original post should have been more about patience and making good decisions in the box. Thanks again.

Picking up on the idea of reading the rotation on the ball...I ask my son periodically if he is watching the spin on the pitch as it comes in. He indicates that he dosn't pick up or see rotation but seems to key in on trajectory. He hits well, but I wonder if he is missing somthing by not picking up rotation. How important is that and how do you teach it?

I'm a golfer, son's a hitter. Best hitters seem to naturally hit the ball hard pulling inside pitches and sending outside pitches opposite field. Trajectory seems to be a big key but he says alot of pitchers tip offspeed pitches during their release. We stress hitting the ball hard at 0 degrees plus or minus 30. If you can do that 2/3 or 3/4 at bats per game in high school they will notice you. Lotsa tee work behind the past 10,000 or so swings since he was 4 years old.

well all i got to say is my freshman year, i was a hacker. and i was the best hitter on my team. i led the team in AVG and hits. tied in homeruns(1), was the first player in Seton Academy history to get 3 hits in a game. was the first Seton Academy player to get a home run at are feild and first to get a in the park homerun.

but this year as a sophmore i was trying to be a good hiter and see pitches and it wasnt working out.

i am 4-16 with 7k's 4 walks

last year by thios time i was 11-28 .392 8 k's 6 walks.

i decided to be patiant cause i had alot of strikeouts. but now that im patient im looking at strikes that i wont hit no where so im still striking out.

so do wat ever works best for you. but always have proper mechanics with your swing. but dont swing at balls that are un hittable

alfonso soriano is a free swinger and he hit 3 homers yesterrday

Albert Pujols is a disciplined hitter and he is a monster at the plate.

Floridafan, your son is very astute as a hitter.........He is correct in following the track of the ball........Great hitters don't look directly at the ball.......If they did, they couldn't track the path of the ball properly......

If you're really interested in understanding this stuff, do a study on focal vs. ambient vision......You will be quite enlightened, I assure you......