What kind of swing should batters develop?

Answer 1

This is becoming a big debate on teaching the basics of the softball swing. There are two swings that are taught now. The traditional linear bat swing which uses mostly arms and the other is called rotational hitting where the rotation of the hips is where the power of the swing comes from.

I prefer the rotational hitting because on a scientific point of view this movement shows that this motion uses more muscle strength to generate power in your swing. The quick rotation of the bat will also help on the speed of the ball out of the bat upon contact.

The rotational swing helps a batter have the power needed in every swing.

to analyze this swing you can check:

http://www.softballperformance.com/blog/hitting-what-makes-manny-ramirez-such-a-good-hitter/