Question: How do you teach kids the complexities of core hitting mechanics, specifically rotation and hands inside the ball?...
The following range of video drills and tips breakdown the swing into simple parts....
Our real time results speak for themselves, youth players struggle at first, but all make the critical adjustments to progress! Thus begins the process of "power hitting muscle memory."...
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.”...
It’s important you recognize you’re isolating the “Blast” phase of your baseball, or softball swing. It’s most important part of your swing, where you, “Blast” from your core, making contact closer to your body. You are working on a particular pitch, “deeper contact,” against a power pitcher with a “hard...
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...
Instead of studying the perfect swing. You're better off considering the player's challenges he overcame to get a perfect swing....
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...
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....
Develop an opposite field hitting approach. Focusing on a good hitting approach helps to develop the best hitting mechanics. ...
Without practicing the minimum amount of repetitions of quality timing drills that is required by your subconscious mind, you will not be prepared for game day...
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....
