The Perfect Swing | James McGirk
Title: The Perfect Swing Author: James McGirk I got this for free on Audible. It's advertised as a "Bedtime Story." It's narrated by Nick Jonas, which was the real reason I picked it up--Nick Jonas is freakin' hot. I'm only seven years older than him. That's not too much, is it? I am a huge baseball fan, and I currently am going through some major baseball withdrawal (go Braves!), and I played softball when I was young. The book goes through the technicalities of the baseball swings of two of baseball's all-time greatest players: Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. DiMaggio had a technically perfect swing in every imaginable way whereas Williams was constantly adjusting his swing, sometimes in ways that would make batting coaches cringe. In fact, even I was cringing as they would describe some of his batting stances. But his batting success is undisputed. It obviously worked for him. Nick's voice was very soothing, and I honestly had a hard time keepin...