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Coach,
I don't believe you are on the correct board for your post, but I'll add a little bit FWIW.
I happen to agree with the part abount not "slapping" from the right side. As you noted, this mechanic is a derivitive of the drag bunt and, as far as I'm concerned, you cannot "drag" a bunt from the right side.
What you are describing as a "fake and draw" is what I grew up knowing as hit it where they ain't or placing the ball. To me a slap is just that, slapping at the ball, seeking more control than power.
Maybe it is just a matter of terminology. Some feel that you have to have a label for everything and in softball, it seems that whatever isn't a bunt or a powerful swing is called a slap.
JMHO,
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