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Lau's Laws on Hitting: The Art of Hitting .400 for the Next Generation; Follow Lau's Laws and Improve Your Hitting! | 
 enlarge | Author: Charley Jr. Lau
Publisher: Addax
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 213883
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 222
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 1886110956
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.35726
EAN: 9781886110953
ASIN: 1886110956
Publication Date: May 23, 2000
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Product Description
After working as a minor league hitting instructor, Charley Lau Jr. began his quest to resolve the myths and misunderstandings on how to hit a baseball in the most effective way possible. This book not only includes the secret ingredients to building the most dynamic swing possible, but he shows, step-by-step, how to teach yourself or your students.
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 The Only Bad Thing About This Book Is The Cheater On The Cover. June 30, 2008
Well done. A great overview of the science of hitting. I do have a problem with the cheater on the cover. I can't stand to look at this lying cheat. I'd be willing to bet that the sales of this book would increase if it had a real hero like Aaron, Musial, Mays, Mantle, Ruth or Williams on the cover.
 The First Book in a Series of Must Reads December 21, 2007
Any parent or coach who is serious about teaching his/her child or players how to hit *MUST* read these 3-books in order:
1. Charlie Lau Jr's "Lau's Laws on Hitting"
2. Charlie Lau Sr's "The Art of Hitting .300"
3. Ted Williams "The Science of Hitting".
Charlie Jr's book explains the mechanics of the hitting technique his father created in a very clear and easy to follow way. If this is the only book you read on hitting you will be able to provide your child/player with a solid foundation from which they will no doubt experience great success based on this technique.
Through countless hours of video study, the Lau's have isolated common traits of a successful swing among the game's greatest hitters and are now sharing their discoveries in their books. The individual elements of this technique are referred to as "Absolutes".
Once you know what to look for it's easy to identify a swing based on the Lau technique. Unfortunately, the Lau's are not getting the proper credit for the technique they created, the same technique that is currently used by approximately 70% of all major leaguers today.
The technique teaches how to create the most energy each individual batter's body can create, to control the flow of that energy without releasing any prematurely and ultimately releasing it in a controlled way at the point of contact. In otherwords, how to hit the $*#^ out of the ball.
Jr's book does a great job of asking and answering the following:
*What is the difference and importance of static and dynamic balance?
*Why does the batter's weight HAVE to shift backward before going forward?
*What are several ways to get weight back?
*Why is it important to stride with a closed toe?
*Why is it important for the back leg foot to face downward with the laces facing the pitcher?
*Why do we want to create backspin vs. topspin?
*Why do we want to release the top hand off the bat after contact?
*Why do we need to finish the swing with a high finish?
These are just a few of the many questions associated with the technique that Jr. answers in a way everybody can easily understand.
Jr's book should be considered a cheat sheet to his father's hitting technique and as such should be read before Sr's book. Reading Jr's book more quickly puts the pieces in place to build a foundation based on this hitting technique.
Sr's book on the other hand is much more comprehensive and technical. It explores more and in greater detail. You'll want to read Sr's book to complete your knowledge of this hitting technique.
Consider Jr's book on this technique as hitting-101/201 and Charlie Sr's book as hitting-401.
Lastly, you'll also want to read Ted William's book not from the vantage point of how to swing a bat but moreso from the vantage point of wanting to learn the mental approach to hitting.
William's actual hitting technique directly contrasts the Lau's technique and as such should not be practiced if you've chosen to subscribe to the Lau's technique which I highly recommend.
However, hitting succesfully is more than walking up to the plate and swinging a bat and Williams does a superb job of teaching the batter how to mentally approach hitting, teaches the student how to think and what to look for.
Now, what the Lau's do not tell you is to be prepared for the amount of resistence and interference you as a parent will encounter by teaching your child this hitting technique.
Most baseball coaches are well meaning parents who haven't studied hitting. They are only teaching what they learned over the years. EVERY one of my son's coaches have tried to change his technique because they are unfamiliar with it and don't understand it. For most of us, what we don't understand we reject.
His most recent coach was a former high school baseball coach who, when he saw my son lift his front leg to shift his weight back said, "That's the worst thing you can do".
Instead of asking, "Why are you doing that?" or to take the time to learn about the technique most coaches would rather teach what they know. Unfortunately, they are teaching a flawed hitting technique that will limit your child's or player's abilities.
The good news is that usually by mid-season they leave my son alone because by then he's already shown that he can consistently drive the ball with authority to all fields and at that point they no longer want to mess with something that's obviously working.
Anticipating this to be an ongoing problem, I've taken the time to teach my son what each absolute of the technique is, the purpose it serves and why it's important to the whole of the technique. My son now has a comprehensive understanding of the technique and is able to explain what he's doing and why it's important at any point of the technique.
In fact, at one practice this past season he got into a debate with the former high school coach about backspin vs. topspin. The coach wanted my son to keep both hands on the bat, and like so many other coaches, to roll his top wrist over.
My son told him, "If I do that I'll create topspin and I want to create backspin so the ball will carry". The coach just dropped his jaw because he wasn't anticipating such a solid and fact based response from a then 7-year old.
In summary, all three of the above mentioned books serve a purpose and are necessary for anyone serious about teaching their child or players how to hit.
Jr's book is the shortcut to perfoming the technique. Sr's book is more comprehensive and offers more information on the technique. Ted Williams book lays the foundation for the mental aspect to hitting.
Hoped this review helps you and your child and as Charlie Jr. says, "Sweet Swings!"
Off the bat into the outfield August 27, 2007
I don't know Mr. Lau but he knows what he's talking about. The first game I applied these laws and I went 5 for 5. The next I went for my old ways I went 1 for 4. Luck? I don't think so. These laws are simple and comprehensive. Even teaching them to youngsters is easy and giving them tips which give immediate results just gives them an incredible boost. Keep up the good work Mr. Lau and my next hope is to get to the Lau trainig facilities to get hands on coaching to the next level.
To Charlie Lau you must listen May 24, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Charlie Lau, Jr. takes up whether his famous father left. His instructions are great, as are most of the illustrations and photos. The book gives you a very good guide as to the types of swings you should have to be successful in hitting. I would not calls his techniques "Lau's laws" because by nature, the choices and styles of most people vary, if only slightly. However, the regimen outlined in the book is excellent and a must read for every serious coach and student of the game. He needs to mention that baseball, though mental enough, involves many nuances which we cannot control. I don't believe any one person revolutionized baseball more than the VCR did years ago. Highly recommend this book!!
Charley, Jr. on Hitting April 30, 2003
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is a must read for parents and coaches who want to help their kids develop a solid, repeatable swing. I played for a high school coach who was a huge Charley Sr. advocate and I think Sr.'s book is tremendous. Charley Jr. covers a lot of the same ground but focuses on certain principles, such as getting full extension by releasing the top hand and hitting the ball with backspin, that weren't covered in as much detail by his father. Charley Jr. also includes a series of drills that can help baseball players of all ages. Sr.'s book is not a good source for drills. Charley Jr. also includes a series of photos of the top major leaguers which validates the "laws" he advocates. He also picks apart a lot of the generic old school hitting philosophy which simply hasn't stood the test of time and isn't practiced by the top hitters in MLB but is still taught by many little league and high school coaches.
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