Science of Hitting
Ted Williams is our greatest living expert on how to hit a baseball -- the last baseball player to hit .400 in the major leagues. Williams's career hitting statistics will stand forever as a monument to his complete mastery of the single most difficult thing to do in sport: .344 lifetime batting average, 521 home runs, 1839 RBI and 2654 hits. The Science of Hitting has reigned as the classic handbook on hitting since being published in 1971 -- and now it's even better! Ted's hitting advice has been updated, and exciting new color graphics and photos have been added to enhance your reading pleasure. The Gallery of Great Hitters has been expanded to include Ted's choices for the best hitters of the '70s and '80s: look inside to see who made the cut! You'll still find all of Ted's great advice on how to improve your turn at bat and become the best hitter possible. Learn: * How to think like a pitcher and guess the pitch And much more! Whether you play the game or simply enjoy reading about it, you'll find The Science of Hitting an unforgettable addition to your sports library.
* The three cardinal rules for developing a smooth line-drive swing
* The secrets of hip and wrist action
* Pitch selection
* Bunting
* Hitting the opposite way
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-22-2009
- Ted Williams The Scienec of Hitting
An excellent book that is meant to be read by anyone that considers the art of baseball hitting as a science! Williams the last great 400 plus hitter in baseball demonstrates through his schemas the level of acuity needed to become a...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-13-2008
- Science Indeed
What a fantastic book on hitting by one of the greates all-time hitters, Ted Williams. In a nutshell, its a book designed to teach the reader to hit better by showing them a comprehensive look at the science behind hitting. A few things...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-08-2008
- Excellent Reading
Veryyyyyy good information... Has both mental and physical approaches to the game! Definately a good buy!
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-19-2008
- This book will help you be a better hitter!
For young and inexperienced players, Ted Williams' name may no longer hold the magic it did when I was growing up and playing baseball. But most of us "old-timers" will still remember that Williams was the last professional ball player...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-22-2009
- Ted Williams The Scienec of Hitting
An excellent book that is meant to be read by anyone that considers the art of baseball hitting as a science! Williams the last great 400 plus hitter in baseball demonstrates through his schemas the level of acuity needed to become a...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-13-2003
- Very wordy, but a good read
The late great TW writes, or most likely, dictates, this book with John Underwood. The book reads as if it's Ted talking, and it feels as if he and I went on a fishing trip, and he was just talking hitting in between him casting for...
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