Of course, it may seem that with all the experimentation, discovery, analysis, and practice I’d already devoted to hitting, I should have permanently conquered its technical aspects by now. But that wasn’t so and could never be. Like every other complex activity, hitting is dynamic, which is what makes it not only a continual challenge but a great teacher. Besides, no one’s body or awareness is ever 100 percent the same from one at-bat to the next; similarly, no two pitches are ever truly identical. Thus the act of hitting, like life, is always a work in progress. One must master a skill, and
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