| Do you know what would be real nice? It would | | | | Let's say you are a younger baseball player and |
| be great if in order to be a very successful hitter | | | | feel like almost all the hitters on your team are |
| you were only required to do one simple thing. | | | | way ahead of you in natural ability as well as |
| Guess what? There is only one thing for you to | | | | baseball hitting knowledge. Your only focus on |
| do to be very successful at the plate. | | | | getting the "sweet spot" of the bat on the ball. |
| That one thing is to consistently get the "sweet | | | | It's the greatest neutralizer in the world and will |
| spot" of the bat on the baseball. The point here is | | | | even out the playing field immediately. |
| that you can break every rule in baseball hitting, | | | | Let the "sweet spot" do all the work for you. |
| but if you can consistently get the good part of | | | | Your swing does NOT have to be as powerful as |
| the bat on the ball, you will be extremely | | | | theirs. You do NOT have to have their knowledge |
| successful. Don't ever forget this. | | | | of hitting. |
| Obviously, I am a big believer in doing things | | | | It would be truly great if after the game |
| properly anywhere on the baseball field and quite | | | | someone on your team said, "We got six hits |
| often there is alot involved. But, on the other | | | | today." (And YOU got two of them!) Nobody will |
| hand, I am well aware that when it's all said and | | | | talk about your imperfect swing but will talk about |
| done, the batter who can frequently get the | | | | how you got one-third of your team's total hits. |
| "sweet spot" of the bat on the baseball will have | | | | If your swing is so weak that it couldn't crush a |
| the most success no matter how many things he | | | | grape but you can fairly consistently get the good |
| is doing improperly at the plate. | | | | part of the bat on the ball, trust me, you will be a |
| It simply does NOT matter how you get the | | | | better than average baseball hitter. Nobody will |
| good part of the bat to the baseball as long as | | | | ever notice how weak you swung at the pitch or |
| you get it there. Bat companies spend millions of | | | | how you are lacking in proper baseball hitting |
| dollars on testing and researching the "sweet | | | | fundamentals. What they will notice is the hard line |
| spot" of the bat. Forget everything else. You can | | | | drive coming off your bat. |
| have the worst swing on your team, you can | | | | Give this a try and there is a strong possibility |
| have the weakest swing on your team, you can | | | | you will be pleasantly surprised! |
| lunge at the ball, you can be off balance, etc. | | | | |