Taking Your BP into the Game
Question: My 11 year old son hits much better in the more competitive AAU than in LL. In AAU, he really drives the ball. Line drive extra base hits. His mechanics are good. quick hands, uses legs, stays down on the ball. In LL, he doesn’t use his legs, swings at bad pitches, doesn’t drive the ball. I know its a mental thing. He says he is tense. I think its a holdover from last year. His first year in LL majors, he did not hit well then either. (partly because he got hit on the elbow.) He works really hard, ...
Learning How to Scout Effectively
The last time I went to a high school baseball game I saw 5-6 men in the stands behind home-plate. They were armed with radar guns, charts, and stop watches. You couldn't miss them -scouts. These are the guys parents dream and players long to have show up for their games. The scouts you see at high school games are more than likely either area scouts, part-time scouts, or associate scouts. Every Major League Organization employs 20-40 full time area scouts. Depending on the organization an area scout may have as many as 8 states to cover. The area scout sees ...
How to Be a Well Rounded Hitter
You want to train yourself to become a complete hitter. Part of being a complete hitter is being able to hit the ball to all parts of the field. This is important because when you are capable of using the whole field, the pitcher is not able to pitch you in one particular way. In other words he will have to work harder to keep you off the bases. Additionally, the defense can not shade you to one particular area in the field. DARRYL STRAWBERRY In the 1996 World Series, you might have noticed how the Atlanta Braves defense was playing Darryl ...
3 Keys to Success
Once you do have your hitting fundamentally correct, to set yourself above your competition, not merely resting on your laurels and thinking that your current success will be enough, you need to concentrate on the other factors, here are three of the most important below: Work ethic What is your work ethic like? Are you the first to come and the last to leave? If you are not doing more than your coach asks, it’s not enough. Ability to make adjustments Don’t wait 2 weeks to make an adjustment. Adjustments should be made game to game - at bat to at bat-pitch to pitch. ...
Why Step-by-Step Professional Hitting Advice Is Better Than a Part-Time Coach’s Advice
I’m a father, who has worked with not only my own son, but also many kids in little league. I have the greatest admiration for parents and volunteer coaches, however it frustrates me to see the wrong information they are teaching these kids. It’s a sad reality that most young players never discover the proper techniques for successful hitting. Unfortunately, the coaching your son has had up to this point may have taught them techniques that will prevent them from ever reaching their full potential. While coaches may have the best of intentions, the bad habits and improper swing techniques ...
Learn Where to Stand in the Box
Have you ever watched hitters on TV or at the ball park and wonder why one stands forward in the box and another stands deep in the box? Why one is close and the other far from the plate? There are various places to stand in the box. One of the most important concepts to realize when choosing where you are going to stand in the box, is that you must have good plate coverage. You need to be able to cover the outside corner of the plate, however you do not want to stand too close ...
How to Fix Pulling Off the Ball
Question: My sons have a pulling off the ball problem. We think opposite field all the time but as soon as we swing hard in a game situation we pull off. The only thing that seems to help is to concentrate on starting the bat with the hands and not the upper body but to do that they both seem to push more with the top hand than what your literature calls for. We don't roll over until after contact but we seem to generate a little more bat speed and barrell direction if we concentrate on the top hand. My ...
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A Secret to Hitting
Recently I was at a scout game at ASU that my son Jordan was playing in. Sitting...
How to Be a Well Rounded Hitter
You want to train yourself to become a complete hitter. Part of being a complete...
Hitting Through the Ball
Question: My son consistently makes contact, however he does not hit through the...
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Taking Your BP into the Game
Question: My 11 year old son hits much better in the more competitive AAU than in LL. In AAU, he really drives the ball. Line drive extra base hits. His mechanics are good. quick hands, uses legs, stays down on the ball. In LL, he doesn’t use his legs, swings at bad pitches, doesn’t drive the ball. I know its a mental thing. He says he is tense.... [Read more of this review]
How to Get Into the Position of Power
Q: When my 16 year old tried setting her hands in the Position of Power, she feels like it’s harder the pull down with the bottom hand, getting that short path to the ball. She feels “trapped” a bit and has too much top hand, her swinging loops under the ball. How can we get the hands set and still get that pull down angle with the... [Read more of this review]
Hitting Through the Ball
Question: My son consistently makes contact, however he does not hit through the ball and his bat angle at contact continues on a downward plane instead of a even plane. He always hits grounders and never/seldom line drives. Other than telling him whats happening and demonstrating the proper technique, I can’t seem to get him to adapt the proper... [Read more of this review]
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