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Art of Hitting Slow-Pitch Softball [VHS]

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This video is produced by people who really understand the art of teaching. They systematically breakdown the parts of hitting and present them in a logical order. They also explain the "why" behind most of the steps. As an example, they explained that moving your hands back (relative to your body) as you step forward is done in order to coil your abdominal muscles like a loaded spring. This extra understanding can make practice efforts far more productive than blindly mimicking some prescribed motion. The main area where the video could use improvement is instruction on dealing with ackward pitchs. The video does a pretty good job with the very low in the strike zone pitch. For the very high in the strike zone pitch, the video does say to use the tomahawk, but it doesn't explain how to do it WELL. The video does NOT effectively distinquish between hitting reduced arc pitches and extremely steep arc pitches. From a layman point of view, these pitches seem to require significantly different hitting strategies? All in all, if you haven't had the benefit of great hitting instruction in your softball/baseball background, then this video is worth every penny!

This guy has no swing to emulate. He doesn't break down the hitting system to something that one can work with. The information sometimes conflicts with what he shows you on the video. He lunges at the ball and I'm sure he has no power.

Great video for the novice or intermediate softball players. I've been playing for over 10 years and it was a good review for me. I'm hitting better now thanks to Bob's good tips.

This video makes some good points and covers the fundamentals. It's good for a beginner, but someone who has played for a long time and is looking to fine tune the swing should probably look elsewhere. Also, don't buy "The Championship Softball Hitting System" if you buy "The Art of Hitting Slow Pitch Softball", they are the EXACT same video, but "Art" has 15 extra minutes, so this is the one to get between the two. Don't waste your money on both, like I did.

Consice, to the point, very well layed out in easy to follow steps. If you dont learn to hit better with this video....take up another sport.

Bob Campbell's video has a lot of tips and nuggets to remember when hitting slow pitch. He stresses a good clean and fluid motion. This video will be helpful for people who have hit a little bit but want to get better. I think this is especially true for people who have played baseball but not softball.

The purpose of his video is really in keeping solid mechanics throughout the swing. His points are easy to remeber,easy to follow, and make complete sense. After watching his video, I could easily see holes in my own swing!

This video was probably acceptable in the early 90s but it's very outdated for today's softball players. If you really want to learn how to hit a softball you should go to the following site and order Todd's video:

http://www.swingmechanics.com