Charlie Lau was considered one of the most influential hitting coaches of his generation.  For a time, The Art of Hitting .300 was thought of as the Bible of hitting.  He is credited with the development of the linear school of hitting which impacted much of the conventional wisdom concerning rotational hitting and power.  Watch the video below and in your video reflection address the following questions:

 

https://youtu.be/Jktd0diHd90

1) How does Lau describe weight distribution?  In particular, where should hitters seek to make contact? 

2) What is the role of the lead arm/bottom hand in the Lau swing?

3) Ted Williams believed that a dominant top hand increased power.  What other differences can you spot between the hitting philosophies of Charlie Lau and Ted Williams?