Hitting In Baseball

It is often said the hardest thing to do in sports is hit a baseball. Hitting a round ball with a round bat is nearly impossible. How do hitters do it? Hitting is much more complex than making contact between the ball and the bat. Hitting is fundamental. One needs excellent hand-eye coordination. How does one hit a baseball?
First off, one must have the proper batting stance. The proper stance is feet a little wider than shoulder width, knees bent and an almost straight upper body with both eyes facing the pitcher. When this is done correctly the batter has a better chance of hitting the baseball. The next thing to being a successful hitter is hitting the ball in between the foul lines. This is a difficult task in itself. One’s timing must
The feet moving starts the movement of ones legs. The swing starts with the stride. The stride is one of the most important components of hitting. A stride that is too long will cause the hitter to lose power; a stride to short will not produce enough power. Really it’s about the batters comfort. Some hitters have long strides and some just lift their toe up and put it down. As long as the weight is transferred to the back leg then it doesn’t matter how long or short the stride is, but one must have a stride. One must have a good “load” when he/she hits. The balance cannot be equal during the load. If one is a right handed hitter then the weight distribution is 60/40. 60% of one’s weight needs to be on the back foot. This leaves the other 40% on the front foot. This is all before the swing ever starts. All ones power comes from the legs. The leg muscles are the largest in the body, and these muscles help the bat whip through the strike
The first thing that moves is the elbow. The back elbow (right side) drops down to the hip. This causes the bat to be on a level plain of the ball. When the bat is on a level plain with the ball this increases the odds of the ball being hit square. This also causes back spin. When the ball has back spin this creates lift on the baseball. This lift helps the ball gain height and acceleration. If there is too much height the ball will most likely will be caught. If the ball is hit without a lot of height the ball may be fielded by an infielder. When the ball is struck perfectly the ball will be a line drive. If one hits a line drive then the swing is perfect. Ones arms work together while the legs work against each other. The arms work as a push-pull machine. The lead arm pulls the bat through the back arm pushes the bat through the strike zone. While all this is going on the head stays still. If the head does not stay still then one will not hit the