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i am a very stalky player, about 5'8 and all butt and thighs. i just completed my first college season at a jc and have always thought i had a compact swing. i am playing in a wood bat summer league and cant seem to get good wood on anything. i feel like i am jamming myself even when the ball is down the pipe. but in the cages and in practice i can swing wood all day.
i don't really know what my question is, but any theories or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Since I never seen your swing(I can now do this thru my website) I would say that maybe in a game you dont trust your hands and try to use your lower body more.This may cause you to cast the hands out and jam your self.Try to video yourself and if you send me your email address you can down load it onto my website and I can see it.
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Willie Ansley Jr.
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I can answer all questions on baseball instruction from hitting to baserunning,pitching and defense.I can also deal with the mental side of the game. After all baseball is 90% mental.
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I was the Houston Astros #1 pick in 1988.I have been doing private instruction and coaching select baseball in the Houston,Tx. area since 1996.
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I have worked with such players as Carl Crawford(while at Jeff Davis High)first pick in second round of the 2000 MLB draft.Also Vince Blue(Lamarr High) a 10th round selection.John Hale(Lamarr High) committed to Rice Univ.Eric Iland(Lamarr High) a top prospect in the 2007 MLB draft.
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