2022 HitTrax Hitting League
What is the EDP Hitting League? The hitting league is 7 weeks of competition and fun. Each week, teams will square off in a machine...
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- Oct 6
WHAT MY DAUGHTERS HAVE TAUGHT ME ABOUT HITTING
Most people that get my emails know that I have three kids, a four year old boy and twin one year old daughters. They have taught me a...
- Oct 3
MAINTAINING TILT DURING THE SWING
Body position is paramount when talking about hitting mechanics. We can discuss all sorts of details, but if the body is not positioned...
- Sep 27
Head Positioning in the Swing
One of the most talked about aspects amongst hitting coaches is head positioning through the swing. However, I find it to be a very...
- Sep 12
Arm Bar: Good or Bad?
One of the great things about hitting mechanics is that there is always things to learn. Today I want to discuss one of the classic...
- Sep 12
SIMPLIFYING THE KINETIC CHAIN
Perhaps the most important thing about hitting is sequencing the kinetic chain properly. Successful hitters vary across the board in...
- May 9
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...
- May 2
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 25
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 11
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 4
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 17
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...