| Alright let's talk hitting! So how many of you baseball or | | | | styles are please do your research for further |
| softball hitters out there heard the term of having a | | | | information. |
| level swing. I will, in this article, review the word level in | | | | Some relative factors with swing plane: |
| other ways in order to submit this properly. I will use | | | | If a pitch is up in the zone you will obviously have to |
| words such as flat or correspond to etc. when it | | | | relate your swing to the path of the ball. So you may |
| comes being on plane or level. Yes, having a flat swing | | | | hear the term getting on top of a pitch. In reality this |
| is vital to becoming a complete hitter whether you play | | | | term means leveling your swing up to the plane of the |
| the game of baseball or the game of softball. The | | | | pitch, which in return creates a much flatter swing |
| concept of achieving this is vital to consistency in your | | | | plane. |
| game. | | | | If your trying to hit a breaking pitch you are obviously |
| As a baseball player you will have to be on plane with | | | | going to have some type of an upswing when it |
| your swing in reference to the pitch that is delivered. | | | | comes to attacking the angle of the pitch properly. If |
| What does this mean? If your trying to hit a fastball | | | | you try to attack the pitch on a downswing there is a |
| that is coming to you on a down angle your swing | | | | good chance that you will either cut the ball and pop |
| must be adjacent to the pitch in order to hit the ball | | | | up or pound it in the ground. |
| square at impact. This will in return take out the idea of | | | | I just wanted to touch on some of this idea. I have a lot |
| creating backspin etc... Lets get that word out of your | | | | more information on this concept in depth on my |
| mind. Good square contact is important, not backspin. In | | | | website. I hope this short article gave you a basic |
| addition if you heard the concept of rotational hitting or | | | | concept of what having a level swing is all about. |
| linear hitting this will also play a factor in your swing | | | | Thanks and good luck - Bryan. |
| plane. Keep these swings in mind when it comes to | | | | Your #1 source for online hitting information! Bryan @ |
| developing your swing plane. Both result in different | | | | Hitting Made Simple: Hitting Made Simple. |
| attack angles. To further understand what these hitting | | | | |