You may as well start calling me Michael Corleone because I keep getting pulled back into the conversation about launch angle, specifically how it’s neither a new concept nor a dangerous siren song for hitters. The best way to find success at the plate at any level of baseball is to hit the ball hard and hit it in the air. It’s really that simple.
In order to accomplish that task, it’s imperative that a swing “launches” the ball into the air rather than on the ground. Anyone who says or teaches otherwise is dead wrong and should not be trusted.