This video shows four examples of what a Shuttle Baseball will do depending on the quality of the bat-ball collision. Just as English is applied to a pool cue, the same holds true with the SB. If hit square but slightly off-center on the horizontal axis, the tail will exhibit a left/right swimming motion. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Conversely, if the ball is hit perfectly square along the X axis, but off-center on the up/down Y axis, the tail will flip and swim away dolphin style. These “swim” effects are useful visual indicators as to how accurate the hitter is striking the ball where intended. For novice learners, it helps to focus on one of vanes/spinal ridges on the tail skirt as this will provide a visual of a line drive swing path that extends beyond the surface of the ball. Golfers utilize this “forward focus” visualization when driving as it is easier to concentrate on proximal (near) as opposed to distal
