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Summary: Learn how to train in switch hitting in this free baseball coaching video from an expert softball and baseball coach.
Juan Carlos Landeverde has played baseball and softball since he was 5 years old. He played high school baseball at Hamilton High School and continued his career after high school at...read more
"Hi, my name is Juan Carlos with Expert Village, and in this segment, I'm going to teach you how to be a switch hitter. In this segment, I'm going to teach you when it is appropriate to bat right-handed. Now, normally in baseball, the best way, if you're a switch hitter, to bat right-handed, whenever you face a left-handed pitcher. Now, it improves your percentages as a hitter to go against a lefty where the arm angle is going towards the plate where it's easier to hit the ball, as opposed, if you being a left-handed batter, against a left-handed pitcher. So, whenever you want to switch hit, whenever you're in a switch hitting position, want to bat right-handed definitely against a left-handed pitcher."
eHow Article: How to Train to Be a Switch Hitter