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To ensure proper grip of the bat,
line up your knocking knuckles. This
will help you hold the bat in your
fingers, instead of your palms. You
can check to see if you have done it
correctly by pointing your index
fingers while gripping the bat. If the
fingers line up, you are correctly
lining up your knocking knuckles. Some
of the most successful batters of all
time have used unusual stances while
getting good results. Carl Yastremski,
Rod Carew, and Gene Woodling to name a
few in the major leagues. At amateur
levels, I suggest using a proper and
effective stance. You should be in an
athletic position. You can get a good
idea of this by standing outside the
batter's box, and jumping in. The way
you land should be balanced and very
athletic, with the knees slightly
flexed, and the weight on the balls of
your feet, with the toes pointing
toward the other batters box. In order
to get movement before the swing, you
should use rhythm to get a start to
your swing. Rhythm is a slight rocking
movement forward and backward, toward
the pitcher, then toward the backstop.
This will help you stay relaxed, and
get some momentum going prior to the
swing. Remember to "dig in".
This is also known as "squishing
the bug". The batter should
pretend a bug is under his back foot,
and squish it. Keep your head level.
This allows your eyes to be in a
normal viewing position. Your brain
cannot calculate bat location when
your head is tilted beyond "real
world" position.
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