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Originally Posted by z28jd
I was covering minor league ball for years when I saw a shift in the batter teaching in 2017 I believe. All of a sudden charts with exit velocity were being posted on walls for everyone to see, and a heavy emphasis on launch angle was being spread more.
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Hmmmmm. A couple of thoughts:
1) I wonder if they post similar charts with metrics for hitting the ball where it's pitched and hitting it where they ain't?
2) I wonder what some of the all time great hitters such as Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Ted Williams, Pete Rose, Wade Boggs and Tony Gwynn would say to suggestions that they give consideration to launch angles and exit velocities when stepping up to the plate?
