subject: How to hit a baseball: Is a swing down good or bad? [print this page] We go to the ball diagonally down, and our stroke goes diagonally up. NEVER do we want the bat head to point to the ground after contact. If that happens you will usually see a pop up because the bat will hit the face of the ball rather than the core of the ball.
How to hit a baseball: Is a swing down good or bad?