bigwignj
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I tore my oblique on my left side a week ago. Entire left side bruised up almost immediately. I couldn’t breath if I swung, it knocked the wind out of me. Anyway, instead of shutting it down for the rest of the season I decided I’d try to learn how to bat left handed. Wow. I’ve probably taken 200-250 swings this week to get ready for state playoffs and man is it demoralizing. It almost feels like I’m fighting to get my hands through the zone instead of just being able to throw my hands at it. Normally in bp, when I try to swing for it I can knock out 2-3 HRs in a row no problem. Just barrel it with my normal swing. Now I’m struggling to reach the fence. Like shouldn’t I have more power theoretically with my guide hand being my dominant hand? On the plus side is it seems natural to do that left handed 75% swing down the left field line to drop it in front of a left fielder or down the line and seems to come naturally. It’s really weird to try and change your mindset for how you approach your at bats. Also not confident in being able to just hit the open side of the middle with my swing. Has anyone else dealt with this before? Any tips or suggestions on learning how to bat the opposite way in a short period of time. Maybe I should @Ken07 for this question.