Spin

I talked to a Community College hitting coach the other day, and he informed me that he wanted his hitters to swing down and hit the ball on the ground.  Not only did he want the ball on the ground, but he wanted backspin ground balls.  All the time he was talking, I couldn’t help but wonder if he was aware that 95% - 98% of college and pro pitchers are trying to entice the hitter to hit ground balls.  I also wondered if it occurred to him that infielders love backspin ground balls.  In professional baseball, if you fungo topspin ground balls to infielders, THEY WILL HAVE YOUR JOB!  INFIELDERS HATE TOPSPIN!  TOPSPIN EATS INFIELDERS ALIVE!

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