It is true that Son Ah-seop shook off the 2022 season and made a breakthrough through "Gangjeongho School" this year, leading to this year's batting champion, most hits winner, and Golden Glove award. He confessed that it was a time to learn anew from his own batting style.
However, there is basically the second-most hit class in the KBO with 2,416 hits. Because his theory was firmly established, he was able to apply other people's. Son Ah-seop revealed his own direction for the hit through Yashin Yaduck.
Son mentioned again about his own bat taping. Son Ah-seop thickens the tape around the knob on the bat and hits it with his hands hanging over it. It has the effect of feeling that part with the tip of the bat. "In 2014, Jimenez (80 games batting average of 0.315 with 14 homers and 61 RBIs) was there. That player was taping the bat. I was thinking about long-distance shots, and a lot of long-distance hitters bet and hit it," Son said.
"You can't tie and hit the ball if you hold it short, but if you hold it thick, you can still catch it even if you hold it short. Even if you hold it short, you can hang it and hit it, so you can catch both contact and long-distance shots," Son said. Still, Son is a contact heater, but he can hit long-distance shots anytime.
When the host asked her what it was like to use a short bat, Son said, "I use a 33 to 33.5-inch bat. Rather, if I make a 31-inch bat, the balance of the bat will be out of balance. I won't be able to use centrifugal force well." Son did not use the taping bat continuously since 2014, but she was able to see it again this year.
Also, Son Ah-seop said, "I don't care at all" about his batting form. Most hitters say this. The moment he is conscious of his batting form at the plate, the timing of the pitcher's ball is delayed. He only makes a bloody effort until his own consistent posture comes out in the real game.
Son Ah-seop said, "I always look at the center and hit. The batter who gets hit a lot is supposed to increase his average score. However, I don't try to make noodles by force. You have to hit it instinctively. You don't have to think about lowering or raising the top (the height of your hand with the bat) to make noodles. That's not wrong, but what I think is right. I'm trying to hit the second base with a line drive."
It was explained that there are fewer defenders in the middle than left and right in common sense. He explained that although the pitcher is closest, it is difficult to defend better than fielders who only watch the ball from the beginning because they have to react immediately after pitching.
Basically, he focuses on producing fly balls and line drives, not ground balls. Son Ah-seop said, "You don't have to hit ground balls. To hit a ground ball means that your wrist goes in quickly. You have to consciously try to float. You judge your condition based on the pitch and don't think about form. When you prepare for batting, you look at the ground because you lose concentration when you see a pitcher's face."
Son won in a home run match against a baseball player-turned host. Of course, Son had the handicap of right-handedness, not left-handedness, but his batting posture was the same as that of left-handedness. This shows that Son has a firm batting theory of his own. "Up until elementary school, I used to use both at-bats," Son said. 토토사이트