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gorfpsb: The dd was a swith hitter at 12. Only slapping and bunting from the left side then switching to the right to hit. Worked with two good hitting coaches Dave Paetkau and Howard Carrier. Both stated the exact same thing. Don't switch hit , teach her to hit for power from the left side. So that fall for the next 6 months we worked on hitting only from the left side and it took roughly a year for her to learn to hit for power along with being a bunter slapper. At 14 she could hit the fence on a fly ball. She still has not hit one over, but at 107 lbs , she hits it further than most kids her age. The secret is not being big an strong , or the bat. It is working with good hitting instructors that have taught her a good swing. The winter when she was 13, we went to many slapping small ball college cames to learn the art of bunting and slapping. You never learn enough and we still are going to camps and lessons . Last year she learned the power slap as another weapon. Good slappers must be able to take what the defense gives them. Otherwise as you get older the defense will play the bunt or slap and you won't get on base no matter how fast you are. For those that don't undestand the power slap. Third base is playing you in to take away the slap or bunt. You hit it over the head of third base. She also can hit it in the gap over second base. It take practice and work. We have an indoor net in our basement so she can work on hitting all winter, or when we have bad weather. Plus she takes regular lessons.