Directional Hitting

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Quote: Originally Posted by TheWarmWind

I'm going to join the chorus of people who are saying they rarely use power swing. Most of my homers are with a straight pull influence, but I've gotten homers with all sorts of swings. Also, this seems like a good place to plug my directional hitting guide. https://forums.operationsports.com/f...ing-guide.html

Plug it early and often - highlights the nuances to this excellent hitting mode.

I've had those hybrids before and I was like "he likes hitting everywhere except up the middle...well then.

I usually use swing timing more than influence (i.e. try to be early on pull hitters, just late on push hitters) since I remember reading one year that's how the hit chart actually influences players. Of course, that was before Directional and it was just plain Timing.

I have always thought of "no influence" as a "adjust to the pitch" approach. If it's in...good timing pulls it, if it's away, good timing takes it oppo. If it's middle-ish, JE to JL hits the gaps.