Hi guys,
I have been following the hitting thread and decided to start another thread with a different twist.
The question: Do we teach 9-12 year olds how to hit the same way we teach players high school age and older?
Looking at some of the graphics supplied on the hitting thread reminds me that we in baseball seemed to have moved away from a hitting the ball down mentality to a hit it long mentality. Essentially a swing with a downward moving plane versus one that swings off parallel at 20-45 degrees.
I have had this question raised many times in the clinics I run and have always advocated an inside swing, hitting down on the ball. I feel the homerun kings should be developed later.
Any thoughts?
I have been following the hitting thread and decided to start another thread with a different twist.
The question: Do we teach 9-12 year olds how to hit the same way we teach players high school age and older?
Looking at some of the graphics supplied on the hitting thread reminds me that we in baseball seemed to have moved away from a hitting the ball down mentality to a hit it long mentality. Essentially a swing with a downward moving plane versus one that swings off parallel at 20-45 degrees.
I have had this question raised many times in the clinics I run and have always advocated an inside swing, hitting down on the ball. I feel the homerun kings should be developed later.
Any thoughts?
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