Take a boy to the ball field and guess what he will pick up for the first time ... a glove or a bat? Right. Just about everybody who plays baseball, or who ever thought of playing baseball, loves to bat. Some players have the gift of being "born" hitters; that is, they are blessed with excellent eyesight, quick reflexes, strong wrists and husky shoulders. These players usually become the better batters, but that does not mean the average player with normal build and strength cannot become a moderately successful batter.

There are very few Ted Williamses, Stan Musials and Hank Aarons. These batters are extremely gifted, such as a concert violinist or pianist. But there are many hundreds of players who learned the techniques of batting so well that eventually they became major-leaguers.

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