Much is made of the ‘five tool player’ in baseball. The player that can hit for power, hit for average, has arm strength, can field, and has the speed to run the bases. However, a tool that is just as important in baseball, and is often overlooked, is the ability to have plate discipline. By the time most hitters reach college or professional baseball, their idea of the strike zone and their … [Read more...]
A mental approach to hitting
This weeks hitting technique blog will not look at your technique inside the batters box, but outside of it. Connor Powers, on DeadRedHitting.com, looks at how your mental approach is integral to your performance in future at-bats in The Most Overlooked Part of Hitting. Powers acknowledges that the best hitters go through slumps but the attitude that you take after a strikeout may determine your … [Read more...]
Unconventional approach batting drills
Our training drills portion of our blog that normally takes place on Tuesday, and has been delayed because of the wonderful articles that I have found the last two days, will begin right now. Along with my discovery of a wonderful website that I have not encountered before, called BaseballThinkTank.com, I found an even more wonderful video on the website that gives a unique perspective on tee work … [Read more...]
Drills to improve common youth hitting errors
Upper cuts, slow swings, head pulling, lunging, who has not seen these problems from little league to high school, from the best hitters to the hitters that need a little bit more help? Glimer Baseball.org provides a way for parents and coaches to look at batters, realize their problems, and fix the problems with a problem specific drill. The website is non-profit and their information is helpful … [Read more...]
Tools to improve your bat path
This week’s featured training aid is the Instructo Swing. The Instructo Swing hitting tool forcefully coaches hitters, by the means of the guided rails, to keep their hands in the zone longer, keep their bat inside the ball, and keep the proper swing path towards the ball. The Instructo Swing is adjustable for right handed and left handed batters and can be angled, down, level, and upward. Proper … [Read more...]
How to not buckle your knees when you see a curve ball
What troubles most hitters as they adjust from youth baseball to high school baseball is when they face pitchers that can consistently throw curveballs for strikes in a variety of counts. SwingSmarter.com, in Deuce AKA Curveball Smashing 101: How to Hit Tape Measure Shots & Return Your Trays to Their Upright and Locked Positions, has looked to develop a comprehensive way to hit a curveball for … [Read more...]
Alternative strength training and hitting regiments for youths
Last week at this time we devoted our attention to strength training for high school hitters. While weight training should not be implemented for youth hitters, there are several simple, yet effective, ways to build hand, wrist, and forearm strength in youth baseball hitters that will serve them well in the long run. On Yahoo Voices, I found an article by a Coach Mc entitled Simple Tips to Improve … [Read more...]
Drills to increase plate vision
The hitting drill of the week is the Colored Horseshoe of Baseball, by BeABetterHitter.com. The drill stresses the importance, like many of the websites other drills, of vision in hitting. For this particular drill, take a group of baseballs and color a dot with a sharpie in the horseshoe part of the baseball. Use four different colors for as many balls as you would like. Then have a pitcher throw … [Read more...]
A simple, yet clever, drill to develop power
Because our discussion of Baseball Express’ Weighted Ball Set looked at how to improve throwing power through the use of a training aid, I thought that this week’s discussion on training drills should look at how to improve hitting power through the use of unconventional methods. Like the weighted ball set’s use of unconventional methods, this training method, that seeks to improve power a hitters … [Read more...]
Hip rotation drills for hitting
BaseballHittingRebelion.com, in one of their most recent blog post, has looked to explain common rotational hip problems that are present in swings. Through the use of videos, the blog post looks at the problem that hitting off of a tee while taking your stance on a 2x4 piece of wood, a common practice implemented by coaches, presents. Chas Pippitt, the blogs proprietor, looks at better and safer … [Read more...]
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