Soooo, why do I bring this up well..... I have always been a stepper when I hit, sometimes a toe tapper but for the most part a stepper. I have always been a advocate of taking a step when batting just because it always felt stronger and right to me. Well recently I picked up my golf clubs and started playing a bit felt nice getting my swing back. No sooner after a few outings I get a call from my old fastpitch team telling me, "hey dude we are playing the SCIFL mens tourny in Vegas in April get ready"!! So getting excited I figure crap I gotta start swinging my stick again so I go into my closet move all the boxes find my trusty Easton and start taking some hacks off the tee. When halfway through the bucket I realize I haven't taken a stride not even a toe tap?? It didn't feel awkward probably because of the golfing I was doing. Nonetheless, I went a step further and took some BP from one of the guys not gonna lie did pretty decent the best part was it was easier to time the pitching without my stride!!!
So my question to all you batting guru's is, is the step necessary?? What are the pro's and con's of no stepping??? Now I am not a hitting instructor by no stretch of the imagination. Although I can hit pretty well I cannot teach what I do nor can I teach how to swing with power because I'm a pretty strong guy so that comes without much effort. What I wanna know is along with the above posed questions, can a female softball player benefit from a no stride swing??? What are your thoughts?!?!