The Science of Hitting

Fülszöveg

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 monu-
ment 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
• The three cardinal rules for developing a smooth... Tovább

Fülszöveg

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 monu-
ment 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
• 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
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
Ted Williams was the last man to bat .400 in major league
baseball, was the winner of the American League batting cham-
pionship six times and, in 1966, was named to the Baseball Hall of
Fame. He is now considered our country's leading sports fisher-
man, and co-authored, with John Underwood, Fishing "The Big
Three" and his autobiography, My Turn at Bat, both published by
Simon and Schuster.
John Underwood is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated and has
written six other books, including The Death of an American
Game and Spoiled Sport. Generally considered one of America's
best sports writers, he lives in Key Largo with his wife, Donna. Vissza