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| 3/14/08 Wally from Tempe, AZ asks: "I am told by my coach to pivot my foot. I believe he is asking me to turn my back foot. Should I be pivoting my front foot as well?" COACH REPLIES: "Your coach has correctly asked you to turn your back foot as the bat moves through the hitting zone in order to increase bat speed and power. However, the front (or landing foot) should turn very little in order achieve proper balance and consistency. There will be a 'natural' turning of the front foot as a result of mechanical pivoting of the back foot but it should be minimal." ---- |
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Kraig S. Kupiec is known as an authority on teaching hitting to young players. He provides individual and group instruction at Inside the Park Hitting Facility in Fall River, Mass. He currently serves as the Hitting Coach at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He played at Wake Forest University and was selected by the Houston Astros in the Major League Baseball draft in 1991. |
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| 12/21/08 John from Auburn Hills, MI asks: "My son swings and misses a lot but when he does hit the ball it goes foul to the left. He is a right handed batter. What should I tell him to be more consistent and hit the ball in fair ground?" COACH REPLIES: "It is likely that your son pulls his head off the ball forcing his shoulders and momentum away from the pitch. He's missing because he's not seeing the ball properly as a result of his head pulling away. Similarly, the contact he does make will be to the pull side (left field) because that is the direction of his shoulders and head forcing the bat angle to follow in suit." ----------- |
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