EXIT VELOCITY AND LAUNCH ANGLE: WHY SO MUCH DEBATE?
I had three of my high school players come in right after tryouts and tell me they had a funny story for me. They said that their coach...
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- May 3
THE IMPORTANCE OF POSTURE: HIP HINGE
Out of all of the hundreds of hitters that I have worked with, there is one thing that leads to most of the flaws seen in swings. That...
- Apr 26
WHY DEADLIFTING IS EFFECTIVE FOR HITTERS
I spent years in the strength and conditioning field and one of the most prescribed exercises that I gave to baseball players were...
- Apr 12
LONG VS. SHORT SWING
Go to any baseball game from little league through professional baseball and you will probably hear a coach tell a player to shorten...
- Apr 5
EVALUATING SUCCESS AT THE PLATE
Hitting is the hardest activity in sports to succeed at. If you hit .300 as a hitter you are considered elite, yet still fail 7 out of...
- Mar 30
EXIT VELOCITY: CONSISTENCY VS. MAXES. WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT?
When you first walk into Elite Diamond Performance, you are immediately met with screens flashing numbers, charts and graphs. We make no...
- Mar 18
STRIDE DIRECTION
One of the most intriguing things about coaching hitters is that there are so many details that go into the swing that are unique for...
- Mar 9
THE 2 MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF HITTING
There are about a thousand things that go into hitting. You will find guys that make millions of dollars swinging a bat that do certain...
- Mar 2
A PARENT'S GUIDE TO HELPING THEIR PLAYER SUCCEED
Much of what we deal with as coaches at Elite Diamond Performance is the mental side of hitting. A player may have a great swing...
- Feb 28
LAUNCH ANGLE SWING
I get a question in regards to our teachings here at the facility that drives me crazy. The question is: ”Do you teach a launch angle...