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Book Description:

......Hitting a hard-thrown baseball is
one of the most difficult skills
in sports. The Hitting Edge simplifies
the task by focusing on key features
common in every successful hitter’s
swing: dynamic balance, sequential
rotation, axis of rotation, and
bat lag.

......Author Tom Robson identified these
hitting “absolutes” through extensive
video analysis and research and his
on-field role as a major league hitting
coach. He confirmed the importance of the
four factors by studying the best hitters
of the modern era, such as Sammy Sosa
and Mark McGwire, and working with top
batsmen like Rafael Palmeiro and John Olerud.
And a hitter doesn’t need to be an all-star
to benefit from Robson’s instruction, because
it applies across all levels of competition and
allows for all types of individual swing styles.

......Robson also recognizes that batters aren’t
robots, and human factors sometimes interfere
with hitting mechanics. So he also teaches
how to develop better focus and a more positive
attitude at the plate.

......But it takes more than the right stroke to
develop consistent contact and power. Focus.
Split-second timing. An eye for the perfect
pitch. Great hitting requires all these
elements and more. Much of The Hitting Edge
is dedicated to the physical and mental
details of preparing for the pitch, followed
by six information-packed chapters on the
mechanics of the swing.

......Loaded with concise instruction, skill
demonstration, photos, effective drills,
and more, Robson’s book cleans up where
other hitting books strike out. Take the
knowledge available in this book with you
to every at-bat and you’ll have The
Hitting Edge.

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Robson, Tom
Copyright 2003 ISBN: 073603336X
192pp
Paperback