Every season, I have hitters who work their tails off at improving their bat path to become a more successful hitter and make huge strides, only to be told that they are doing everything wrong by their coach in the spring. I have countless conversations with young hitters asking me how they handle this situation. I will address this later, but first I want to discuss what coaches who disagree with a hitter using an upward bath path are missing.
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