re: Worst swing related advice you've ever heard someone say?

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Swing hard in case you hit it


that's not terrible advice, imho.

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like hardball, if you swing smoothly and not with more than 60% power, the ball will fly like a rocket. and its easy to control direction.

I once hit a hardball 461 feet in a game. 16 years old. I didn't swing hard.
It crashed into the backstop of another field. not a high fly. a drive.
I used to hit HRs in every game in Little League. never swung hard once.
the ball would fly out of the park. looked like Hank Aaron. big flies to left center.


same with golf. smooth swing. over 300 yards.