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Old Thu Jun 09, 2005, 12:09pm
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Originally posted by FUBLUE
If I'm pushing a ball to right field, I'm almost going to stop my swing, right? Not partially, or 1/2 way, or 66.38576994% swing through right? Must have been a bunt!
Ummmm, well not exactly...

In teaching a RHB to hit to RF, a half-swing is not the mechanics at the upper levels.

Rather:
1. Look for an outside pitch.
2. Delay the swing to move the point of contact towards the back foot
3. Hit the "inside half" of the ball.

The preferable result is a hard grounder or a line drive, rather than a "flare" or a slow dribbler. And with these mechanics, you take your full swing.
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