| Not sure if rotational hitting mechanics can help | | | | top half from the lower half. And then rotating |
| your performance at the plate? | | | | into the ball using your lower body first and |
| Let me share with you three reasons why | | | | allowing the upper body to follow. |
| rotational hitting can catapult you above hitters | | | | 2. Most players who use linear mechanics have a |
| who still think linear mechanics work best. I have | | | | tendency to extend their arms to early in the |
| studied some of the swing mechanics of the best | | | | swing zapping their power. But when you rotate |
| players in the game and even analyzed some of | | | | into the ball your arms do not extend until after |
| the top Little League players. And I believe 100% | | | | contact. A majority of people believe that most |
| that if you use rotational mechanics you will be a | | | | major league players extend their arms at |
| better hitter. But, with one little addition. You need | | | | contact, but when you break their swings down in |
| to transfer your weight from the back side to | | | | slow motion, you'll soon realize they extend after |
| your front side to efficiently maximize your | | | | the ball has left the bat. |
| power. | | | | 3. The last reason is simple. In order to maximize |
| Here are the three main reasons you should be | | | | your power at the plate you need to match the |
| using rotational hitting mechanics. | | | | plane of the pitch with the path of the bat barrel. |
| | | | Most linear hitters do not effectively match up |
| 1. In order to use your bodies entire force. You | | | | the planes which reduces power. Rotational hitters |
| need to release the stored kinetic energy which | | | | put the barrel of the bat on the same plane of |
| only comes from rotating into the baseball. Most | | | | the pitch effectively making the ball exit the bat |
| players think the swing is just that a swing. But in | | | | at a faster speed. If you think linear mechanics |
| reality it's more of motion of pulling the bat | | | | trump rotational then all you have to do is watch |
| through the hitting zone. The only way to release | | | | the best college and professional hitters to learn |
| your bodies energy into the ball is separating the | | | | the proper way to hit a baseball. |