Larry is the author of several informative books on learning and playing very good baseball. His experience covers coaching at many different levels, up to and including the high school level. While working for a major media company for 37 years, he has had the privilege of talking to many professional baseball players, managers, coaches and scouts. His website is unique in that it offers many of his FREE tips, right on site. Visit him at http://www.larrybaseball.com/
Style is what you do at the plate before you swing the bat and baseball hitting mechanics are what you do when you are actually swinging the bat. Style is something that is your personal choice to do before the baseball hitting mechanics take place. The smarter coaches will recognize this and leave your style totally up to you!
The point here is that basically you can do whatever you want as far as style is concerned and your style should not be altered by anyone. It is something that you have decided gets you the best prepared to hit the baseball. Baseball hitting styles vary tremendously from hitter to hitter and that's the way it should be. If you're comfortable waving the bat around, go for it. If you're comfortable rocking back and forth, that too is absolutely fine. Styles vary, but you'll find that after the style comes the mechanics of the swing and all the good hitters are similar and have sound mechanics.
I know a hitter who has the "style" of waving the barrel of the bat around in a very pronounced manner just before swinging the bat. It is definitely something you would not go out of your way to teach a player to do.
But do you know what? That's his personal choice and the best way for him to prepare to hit. After all the waving of the bat, when the real moment of truth arrives and the actual hitting takes place, he has outstanding mechanics. He has a very quick bat and a "short to the ball" yet violent swing and that's why he is an extremely successful hitter! Wouldn't it be foolish to ask him to change his style?
Sometimes people can be over managed. Baseball hitters, at times can be over managed also. Just do whatever you feel prepares you the best to hit the baseball and nobody involved in baseball coaching should ever take that away from you!
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