Top 10 hitting posts for baseball and softball, ranking by order of social media shares....
Learn to how generate a power from your core....
Toss the ball in all locations, outside, inside, up, down. If you’re having problems with a location, continue to toss the ball their until you make the necessary swing adjustments. Toss the ball faster to improve reaction time hitting a fastball. Train off-speed by reducing the speed, arc, and angle...
Keep hand movement to a minimum as you load, and stride. Avoiding conscious thoughts of loading with your hands, which leads to overloading, or wrapping. Focus on loading from your core, your hands naturally separate as you stride forward; AKA swing separation....
Interesting to note Bryce Harper is a bottom hand dominant player using a top hand dominant baseball power swing. In summary, a player who will hit 30-40 home runs a year, especially in a hitter-friendly ballpark. However, has the potential to hit more home runs....
Jumping or lunging triggers head & eye movement, interrupting your ability to track the ball. Consequently, your eyes relay information to your brain which perceives an increase in pitch velocity. To counter, relax, stay back and focus on tracking the baseball. If you're successful, your eyes relay information to your...
Hitting stance drills, and tips for setting up in a compact batting stance, better for a dominant fastball, and setting up in a powerful extension batting stance, better for hitting pitches such as a “hanging slider.”...
Simple tee drills to increase bat speed by accelerating your swing path. Increase game day bat speed, training the perfect hands inside the baseball swing....
Reason 1: Turns a baseball or softball into a "beach ball."...
Over-swinging is another catalyst for pulling off the ball, lunging and a casting swing. Try to remain calm; too much excitement triggers over-swinging. Don’t try to pull the ball for a home run! If you do, you've got no chance to hit late-breaking pitches on the outer edge of the...
Your hips are critical for bat speed and power, turn your back leg from your core, track the ball, and explode with your swing, as the ball arrives closer to your body. The further your back elbow moves away from your body, bat speed decreases. Our hands inside the ball...
Incorrect rotation triggers too much weight on your back leg/foot. Pressure on your back leg/foot triggers a tilt in the angle of your hips, dipping of the shoulders; triggers pulling off the ball, long and loopy swing as your bat head to drops....
Basic bat speed training tips and drills. Rotation takes the weight off your back foot, so you can spin on your back toe. Head down at contact and on your swing follow through. You can’t keep your head down on the follow through if you’re arming, and casting your swing....
Learn about swing follow through mechanics for hitting a fastball, and hitting slow moving pitches. Improving your baseball, or softball swing follow through increases bat speed, and power....
Seeing the baseball: The later the hitter recognizes the ball out of the pitcher’s hand the less time he has to react, thus less back foot rotation....
