Originally Posted by JEM (Post 2040689124)

You do realize that hitting down on the ball does not = ground ball all the time right? Hitting down on the ball creates backspin and backspin means the ball will carry a lot further than one struck on an up swing ( unless you are ridiculously powerful ). Why do you think Sheffield has hit tons of line drive homers?

Originally Posted by Blzer (Post 2040689132)

What the hell? I'm not talking about hitting down or up on the ball, I'm saying he's hitting the top of the ball. That creates top spin, not back spin.


Actually, many people have it in them that the sweet spot is somewhere close to the end of the bat, but not quite at the edge of the bat. I know exactly where it is, and you're right that it's just off the sweet spot (and by "just" I mean it's half a ball's diameter off the sweet spot), but off the sweet spot means either off the handle or off the end, and it's off the end.



Moving.

Originally Posted by JEM (Post 2040689143)

Look at the picture. I will add words since pictures arent enough for you.

The bat is obviously in a lag position which gives a deceiving angle ( which also generates power and bat speed through the zone but I guess you knew that since you know everything *cough* ). We see that the bat has NOT contacted the ball yet and from that its clear to see that he would NOT hit on top of the ball but would be swinging down creating backspin causing either a line drive or a mammoth HR ( Rollins is known to hit some big flys for a little man ).

Looking at the picture tells me that the batter most likely hit the ball to CF / RC and it will be hit hard.

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