The Art of Hitting .300
by Charley Lau, Alfred Glossbrenner, Tony LaRussa, Charles Salzberg
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Author: Alfred Glossbrenner, Charles Salzberg, Charley Lau, Tony LaRussaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-02-23
ISBN: 0140153357
Number of pages: 207
Publisher: Penguin Books
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Book Review: A MUST read for any Coach or player !!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the 'source' information from which all useable functional,and common sense hitting instruction comes from.It's still just as relevant in '08 as it was back when the White Sox had those horrible uniforms.(and haircuts)
This book De-bunks a lot of the 'Red Herrings' of Hitting folklore. I am constantly amazed as a player and coach how much out and out, wrong information is out there.
Lau wrote this book right at the advent of the use of video. He was the first person to analyze a swing in all it's entirety. He not only came up with the '10 absolutes' but he points out what is NOT important...(stance,elbows up,staying back...whatever that means?)
No more 'squashing butterflies and squishing bugs'....
He speaks of the importance of:
Rhythm,weight shift
You Hit off of your FRONT foot.
You go back to get forward!
You do not keep your eye on the ball....Your head goes down when you swing.
and all importantly...tough as nails Charlie LAU talking about what most guys don't want to...fear and tension in hitting.
etc,etc,etc.
I was struggling at the plate when I bought this book. I was a power hitting .200 pull hitter. I retired from adult ball,hitting twice that. More importantly I taught everything I learned in this book to my son who has won a few league batting titles,though he still gets the occasional snide remark about how his swing 'looks' (LOL!)
I have taught many sub .150 hitting kids how to hit .400...it always lights up a kids face to find out I don't give a darn where his elbow is (or how many bugs he squashes)
I recently stepped into a cage after not having touched a bat in over a year. I drilled 10 consecutive line drives into the L-screen. I thought of Charlie's ghost smiling down as I imagined 'hitting the pitcher in the forehead' and driving it 'back through the box'
Charlie lives forever!!
I know this book isn't cheap because it's so hard to find (they need to reprint it!!)
BUT... It'll be worth every penny !!
-solpig
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