Strange batting technique, legal?

[Andy]

I'm kind of surprised you haven't seen this before....

I have seen it a few times at the college level in the past, maybe 3-4 years ago, not so much recently.

Nothing illegal about it...I was told that it was designed to get the defense to relax when they saw the bat being dropped behind the back, thinking that the batter wasn't going to swing at the pitch. But, in order to do it effectively, you have to be pretty quick with the bat and the footwork has to be especially good to stay in the box.

I just think it was one of those things things that somebody tried, found out it didn't work as well as they thought it would and just kind of died....

[DaveASA/FED]

Saw and video taped this a few years ago. We had an advanced camp for our state folks and had a girl do this. I went on the field with a camera to get a decent shot of it, can't remember how good the video looked now will have to dig back into the old files and see. But coach and parents were conserned why we were taking video etc. till we finally told them "Cause we want to make sure everyone knows this is LEGAL and they don't give her any grief over it" they were all the sudden REAL cool with us taking video, even brought her up to bat again so we could get another view of it(this was a free practice tourney for the teams just to let us work with umpires so things were pretty friendly).

[IRISHMAFIA]

Wait a minute! Didn't I see an Illegal Swing List coming out?

Please, why in the name of anything would someone think there is some sort of restrictions on a swing?

The only remote thing that comes close to an illegal swing is a chop and AFAIC, the batter can do that all day, s/he is just out when they hit the ball.

[shagpal]

drag swing!

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Wait a minute! Didn't I see an Illegal Swing List coming out?

Please, why in the name of anything would someone think there is some sort of restrictions on a swing?

The only remote thing that comes close to an illegal swing is a chop and AFAIC, the batter can do that all day, s/he is just out when they hit the ball.

[DaveASA/FED]

Originally Posted by shagpal

drag swing!

Someone named shagpal taking about a drag swing.....I'm going to leave this one alone!!!!!

[Andy]

Originally Posted by DaveASA/FED

Someone named shagpal taking about a drag swing.....I'm going to leave this one alone!!!!!

Haven't changed a bit, have you Dave???????

[DaveASA/FED]

Originally Posted by Andy

Haven't changed a bit, have you Dave???????

Well I left it alone this time.....used to I would have gone ahead and said what I was thinking!!!

Ok, no I haven't changed probably never will!!

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Wait a minute! Didn't I see an Illegal Swing List coming out?

Please, why in the name of anything would someone think there is some sort of restrictions on a swing?

The only remote thing that comes close to an illegal swing is a chop and AFAIC, the batter can do that all day, s/he is just out when they hit the ball.

Well, you can't swing twice at the same pitch. I can see someone (OOO) going there on this one --- not that they'd be right.