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Oct 23, 2024
SIMPLIFYING THE KINETIC CHAIN
Perhaps the most important thing about hitting is sequencing the kinetic chain properly. Successful hitters vary across the board in...
Sep 13, 2023
SWING DOWN TO CREATE BACKSPIN???
One of the pieces of advice that I have spent much of my career as a hitting instructor trying to disprove and fix in many swings is the...
Feb 6, 2023
UPPERCUT: THE MOST (AND WRONGFULLY) VILIFIED WORD IN HITTING
I recently posted a new sign at my facility with my nine rules for hitting. Most of them are eye catching conversation starters since...
Oct 3, 2022
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 12, 2022
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...
Jun 3, 2022
THE WORST ADVICE GIVEN TO HITTERS: "DON'T DROP YOUR BACK SHOULDER!"
There are a lot of things that coaches yell to hitters when they don't get a hit, many of which drive me crazy. Like I said last week, I...
May 2, 2022
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 11, 2022
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...
Feb 28, 2022
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...
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