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Baserunning:
How To Execute A Straight-Leg Slide In Baseball

The proper sliding technique in baseball is vital to avoiding injuries and reaching base safely. Follow these simple steps from VideoJug to learn how to straight-leg slide in baseball.

Step 1: On Approach
To execute the straight-leg slide you want to start the slide about 10 feet from the bag.

Step 2: Dirt Form
Push off your rear foot and lift both your legs. With your body heading towards the bag feet first with the toe on the straight leg pointed right at the bag. Your bottom leg is bent underneath you.

Step 3: Foot The Bag
When you hit the bag with your straight foot you can easily pop up in case of an error and head towards the next base.

SwingAway Ranked as a Top Product as NFCA Show

To see the SwingAway review, skip ahead to 13:40 in the video below.

Hitting with the Proper Grip on the SwingAway

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Learn How to Keep It Simple at the Plate

If you are interested in buying the head games book, click here to purchase it on the SwingAway website:

At a major baseball convention,  a sports psychologist in attendance unknowingly paid HEAD GAMES a great compliment.  His critical comment to the company selling the book was, “yeah, I’ve read it, but  It’s written on an eighth grade level.”   Au contraire!  I’m thinking that if an eight year old can read it, understand it and attain baseball excellence, then it must be written on maybe a third grade level?  In order to scale the pinnacle of performance potentiality, simplicity is an absolute necessity.  If  you’ve just got to have a complicated methodology that doesn’t work,  then HEAD GAMES is not your answer.  E-mail me and I’ll give you the name of the other guy’s book which sold a total of one at the convention compared to many written on “the eight grade level.”  If you want something simple to use that works and works immediately from youth leagues through the major leagues, then make HEAD GAMES yours and maximum potential for success can be realized.  I talked with a major league pitcher this week that I worked with toward the end of last season.  His subsequent success was close to perfect after struggling all season.  Now, he can’t wait for the season to begin.  Barring injury, this WILL be his best season ever, and he’s had some really good ones.  His comment on the book:  “I have never liked to read, but I love THIS book.  I don’t want to put it down.  The techniques are so easy to use.”  To insure success, one must mentally embrace a simple approach that allows consistent play “in the zone.”

The HEAD GAMES methodology is exceedingly simple and fun to use.  This simplicity is an absolute requirement if an athlete aspires to attain the “seventh heaven” of Baseball Excellence.  If there are those who desire or have tried complex theories, which are doomed to failure, I recommend that they  get on board with hundreds of athletes who have discovered the awesome power of HEAD GAMES.  Accolades, testimonials & endorsements continue to pour in from across the world.  The success of HEAD GAMES has been and continues to be unprecedented and unparalleled. Ladies & Gentlemen, start your powerful “mental engines” by choosing the holistic philosophy of HEAD GAMES, and begin to enjoy life and success on and off the field.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR -Walter Herbison - He consulted with Mississippi State Baseball from 1988-1992, the Atlanta Braves in 1990, LSU in 1991 and 2000, the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs organizations and many other amateur and professional teams. Nationally, he has consulted with many players individually — from youth leagues to Major Leagues.

BasballTips.com Review of the New SwingAway Backyard Batting Station

Post written by Coach JB (founder and owner of BaseballTips.com)- The Newly Released SwingAway Model For Home Training of All Age Players! The most affordable SwingAway ever Made.

The SwingAway Batting Station and Trainers have been around Big league and Little League Baseball for many years and have been owned by hundreds, perhaps even thousands of pro ballplayers for personal use and off season training. Now, John Flading, the SwingAway Company President, has engineered a home size & quality machine that makes this fine batting practice partner affordable to all serious players for use right in their own backyard, basement or garage… its even been designed to fold flat and store in a small area, and will lean right up against a wall.

The idea is have the ball reset every 3 seconds to maximize swing repetition in a safe and efficient manner. The SwingAway simulates a batting tee station but with more flexibility in the level of training. No picking up balls and no catch net is required, just set it up (it’s very quick), adjust the height of the ball and begin working up as tough or easy a workout that you design! You will learn to improve on hitting to all parts of the strike zone and improve hitting too all parts of the ball field… with power! No Player Is Too Young To Begin Improving…especially when it’s this much fun!

Work On Your Weak Points!
Every player does some things well and some…not so much. When you get in the cage or are at batting practice, you want to really rake…doing your best at what you do best. But, the reality is that in baseball, it isn’t about what you want…it’s about what you are going to get. Once, pitchers and other coaches figure out where you are weak…buddy, they are coming after you! Now’s your opportunity to work on that low & away pitch at the knees that gives you so much trouble, or perhaps the inside pitch or… whatever.

The bottom line is that you can get better at any and all aspects of your game… you will need a number of swings and then some… Now you can stop the frustration and start having a lot more fun…right in your own backyard.

All SwingAway models are built tough and perform as advertised…now there is another innovative model that makes these lessons much more affordable. And yes… it is a lot of fun too!

How to Line Up Your SwingAway Traveler

SwingAway Sports Products, Inc.

The SwingAway Titan Elite

Baseball or Softball

Features a Bottom Boom and a new Revolutionary Hitting Mat. The bottom boom feature will perfectly align the Patented Pulley System of the machine making it all but impossible for the pulleys to become misaligned and therefore it will increase the life of the Bungee System. The new SA TITAN ELITE is built to take the constant use and demands of the Professional Athlete and now it is now available to ALL PLAYERS who possess the drive and determination to

“Get REAL GOOD, REAL FAST” and then become “The Best”

SwingAway Titan Elite Features:

• Develops Proper Swing Mechanics, Muscle Memory, Hand/Eye Coordination, Power, Bat Speed, and Confidence
• Provides the feel of hitting live pitches without chasing or picking up balls
• Learn to Hit the Ball where Pitched. Learn proper contact points for inside, outside, down the middle pitch locations
• 3 – second Ball return, up to 10-15 quality swings per minute
• Teaches Hands To and Inside the Ball promoting a short compact
• Train Year Round, Inside or Outside, folds in seconds for storability and Portability
• Becomes an Instant Hitting Station at Practice, maximizing the number of player swings. No more standing and waiting.

Made of High Quality Heavy U.S. Galvanized Steel. The SA Titan Elite folds flat within seconds for quick storage and portability. The Set-up size is 58″ x 48″ with highest point of 6’2″.  The Recommended Space is 10′ x 10′ area. The total Weight is Only 38 lbs.

You can expect Top Performance from your SwingAway for Years and Years

SwingAway Sports Products Inc            CONTACT: LEON DAVIDSON

(916) 475-6838

The SwingAway ProTraveler

• Perfect for Teams on the Go – Bring your own Portable Hitting Station to the field with no fumbling to set up nets and tees.
• This SA Pro Traveler has been redesigned and engineered to make this machine 10 pounds lighter while maintaining it structural integrity, quality, durability and its sturdiness. This Machine is Rock Solid, and does not move when hit unlike other hitting aids in the market.
• The SA Pro-Traveler was designed as the Portable Hitting Station; it is perfectly suitable as a Stationary Hitting System.
• This machine folds in half within 60 seconds to be placed in Carrying Case.
• Includes one baseball or softball and now comes with a carrying case at no additional charge.

Don’t get to the Tournament only to find there are

no batting cages available!

SwingAway Sports Products Inc

Swing Away Sports Products has never paid a Professional Ballplayer to use or endorse our products. The reason is because we do not have to. The SwingAway® Hitting System is in every Major League Stadium. Every MLB Player has access to the SwingAway® and the vast majority of these players hit on a SwingAway® before, during and after the game.

Our Machines have earned the VALIDATION as the PREMIER HITTING MACHINE at the Highest Level of the Game. The new TITAN PRODUCT LINE is built to take the constant use and demands of the Professional Athlete and it is also available to ALL PLAYERS who possess the drive and determination to Get Good, and then become The Best.

Don’t be fooled by other hitting products with a Superstar Player on the Box These players typically do not use these products, because these products do not provide any real benefit and simply do not produce the results necessary to elevate a player’s game. This Superstar will only have access to a SwingAway at the Stadium, not the product he promotes.

Eric Davis – former San Francisco Giant

“I’m a firm believer in being able to put the ball where you want to…you can adjust the height, get the location you want to practice. The main thing for me is you don’t have to chase the balls; it’s more convenient than anything I’ve ever used. You can work on where you like the ball. It makes you isolate specifically on the ball.”

Joe Carter – Former Major Leaguer

“The SwingAway® has a much better feel than the tee…the next best thing to live pitching…I can work any part of the strike zone without picking up balls.”

Sue Enquist – Former UCLA Softball Coach

“Our offensive practices are more productive… It takes less time to obtain proper muscle memory… You no longer have to worry about picking up loose balls and putting them on a tee. SwingAway® is portable, lightweight and durable. It is an excellent investment for a program striving for better offensive results.”

Jennifer Brundage, Former Member – Team USA Softball

“I use the SwingAway® to work on the mechanics of my swing. The time I not having to pick up balls allows me 100 extra swings a day. I love it!”

A Sampling of Big League Players and Coaches

That Used and Supported the SwingAway Hitting System

Dusty Baker               Bobby Cox                   George Brett              Joe Carter

Johnny Damon           Eric Davis        Ricky Henderson   Willie McCovey      Jim Rice

Cal Ripken Jr.   Gary Sheffield          the Swedish National Womens Softball Team

…and many more!

COACHING–AN AWESOME RESPONSIBILITY!!

Take it lightly or seriously, but the fact is indefensible that a coach has positive and/or negative effects on his or her players.  Much of my work is because of the negative influences; it’s good for my economy, but I honestly wish that this was not a prevalent problem.  A tremendous amount of needless emotional suffering, consequent  performance debilitation and the danger of present and future influences in other areas of life attest to this dilemma and beg for positive changes.  To quote Katherine Graham,”To love what you do and feel that it matters–how could anything be more fun?”  It obviously does matter how you treat your players.

A coach who embraces a negative philosophy should not expect better conduct or peak performances from his or her players and should be held accountable.    Like it or not, we’re talking role model here and  one cannot separate actions from influence.  To many who coach with a positive approach, I congratulate you for allowing your players to have fun, which also influences better performances and helps mould character in beneficial ways.  To those who are negative, including the successful, please give the positive a try.   A considerable number over the years have made radical changes and with  greatersuccesses, because the positive is far more powerful than the negative.   Begin to really love what you are doing and the fun will begin!!  Choose HEAD GAMES  as your guide.  This philosophy is holistic and regardless of circumstances, the mind and body will utilize the inherent phenomenal power.

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