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The Science of Hitting is a book written by Major League Baseball player Ted Williams in 1971 [1] and revised in 1986. The book provides advice on hitting in baseball, with detailed illustrations, and anecdotes from Williams' career.
John Warren Underwood (November 25, 1934 – April 12, 2023) was an American sportswriter who spent most of his career with Sports Illustrated magazine. [1] He is best known for ghoswriting with Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Ted Williams, most notably co-authoring Williams' autobiography and his book The Science of Hitting.
In baseball, hitting mechanics studies the biomechanical motion that governs the swing of a baseball player. The goal of biomechanics in hitting during baseball training is to study and improve upon the physics involved in hitting. This includes optimizing a player's swing for either maximizing their "bat speed" or time for plate coverage.
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High-intensity training (HIT) is a form of strength training popularized in the 1970s by Arthur Jones, the founder of Nautilus. The training focuses on performing quality weight training repetitions to the point of momentary muscular failure .
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Ted Williams wrote, "the ideal hit is a pulled ball 380 feet because that's a home run in most parks in the big leagues". [4] Charley Lau explained, "the best pitch to pull is one thrown on the inner half of the plate", i.e. the side closest to the hitter. [5] Rod Carew pointed out that trying to pull the ball reduces the hitting area by at ...