"the science of hitting" blog 4

We're talking about striding in this post. "The direction of the stride should not vary more than 10 degrees from a perpendicular line toward the pitcher." (Williams 46). As you can see in the picture, the stride should not be more to the left or right. If you take a step too much inside and a ball comes on the inside plate, you're going to be hitting the ball off your hands but it's still a strike because it went over the plate. If you take a step too far away from the plate and a ball goes over the outside of the plate, you're going to miss the ball. The placement of the step is a personal thing, but it should be within this area. When I was in the batting cages, I was striding in towards the plate. I was hitting balls off my hands, and the ball did not go as far or fast. I fixed this by reshaping my step more towards the pitcher, and no longer did I hit most of the inside strikes off the hands.

Question: Do you care what other people think of your process? If so, why? It's not their business and you're getting better. Everyone starts somewhere, and people don't need to understand. Respect the process.