shutupjackass (October 3, 2008 at 9:43 pm)

When they swing slow they do not carry the momentum into the firm front side. Most people who teach and say squish bug do not really pay attention to this one seemingly small but very important detail. Most people just rotate, (squish the bug) on the ball of the back foot. They are missing a lot of bat speed that is generated by the lower body and these are the people who generally collapse the back side causing the hitter to miss or generally pop up.

caspermilktoast77 (October 3, 2008 at 6:11 am)

you nailed it dude! their coaches might have a clue as well- lol!

toykiller121 (October 3, 2008 at 3:00 am)

Hey here is a hitting tip for you why don't you watch and listen to the people who make a living hitting baseballs

caspermilktoast77 (September 28, 2008 at 7:30 am)

stew- dont back down to these guys who dont know what they're talking about! if your hands start at the shoulders and the pitch is between the knees & waist, what direction do they have to go?short & direct to the ball keeping the barrel above the hands.yes power hitters have a slight upward swing which comes after they've taken the barrel to the ball.FORGET the internet gurus, the self proclaimed experts! mankin, englishbey, nyman, epstein, oleary, these guys are mostly full of crap.

cfl990 (September 27, 2008 at 3:12 pm)

no not level you are so wrong like i said to the other guy why do pros have the bat head below the ball at the poc

cfl990 (September 27, 2008 at 3:09 pm)

really then you look at a slo mo clip of a pro hitter and tell me why in the hell their bat head is below their hands

tspatriot13 (September 24, 2008 at 1:57 am)

that "moron" is the university of south carolina coach....high level D1 baseball....but your right he's an old redneck guy who is a "moron" when it comes to baseball.fuckin retard

Jamescaprio14 (September 6, 2008 at 1:51 am)

Actually u dont want to hit down on the ball in the traditional sense. The idea is to have a slight uper cut on ur swing so ur "on plane" with the ball. it can almost double ur contact zone. look at some of the mlb guys, there is a slight upper cut, im not talking about the fatty one like jim edmonds.

massclimate22 (September 5, 2008 at 7:08 pm)

lenski1965 you obviously never played a college sport because your life consist of class then down time then lifting/conditioning then down time then practice and you repeat that six days a week during the fall. And hitting down on the ball is the way to do it if you have an upward swing you will either hit the ball with too much topspin too carry it over the fence or will hook the ball if you do get under it.

inpacerz (August 27, 2008 at 9:18 pm)

why is this moron doing all the talking? Josh Hamilton is the pro here he should be explaining not this old redneck fat guy.