Originally Posted by SultanofSwat: The terms "long swing" and "short swing" have been pretty elusive terms for a long time. Let me take a crack at it. The length of the swing is the distance between swing commitment and contact with the ball. Players who commit to their swings from a position with their hands back (and this crap is taught everywhere) have a long swing. Players whose hands move closer to the point of contact before the entire body commits to the swing, have a short swing. I have a number of illustrations of short swings on the Short Swing Gallery Page of my web site: http://www.shortswingtrainer.com
quote:Originally posted by BlueDog:quote:These terms can't be defined by anyone, therefore they can't be taught.
Words of wisdom.....
Just like rotational and linear...No such things....
You never watch fastpitch softball, I take it.
