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Understanding Exit Velocity
What is exit velocity? The definition of exit velocity: the speed at which a baseball is moving when it leaves the bat. Why does it...
Nov 28, 2023
Bat Path and Timing
It is awesome to watch a major league hitter get a 93 mph fastball down the middle of the plate and hit it 450 feet. These swings...
Nov 27, 2023
Weak Pop Ups
One of the most important questions we ask hitters during their initial evaluation at Elite Diamond Performance is: "What is the most...
Oct 12, 2023
Creating Stretch (Like Betts or Acuna)
What makes Ronald Acuna and Mookie Betts the best hitters on the planet? Well, a lot of things. However, today I want to focus in on one...
Sep 19, 2023
Using the ground in the swing (what the heck is a force plate?)
Back in February, we upgraded our lineup of technology to include the Swing Catalyst force plate. Just about all of our hitters have...
Sep 14, 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...
Sep 14, 2023
Should I Take the First Pitch?
A question that we get asked a lot this time of year is "Should I take the first pitch of the at-bat?" Today I want to discuss our...
May 2, 2023
MASTERING THE MACHINE
The start of the season is right around the corner. College kids are about to start games, pro spring training is starting up and high...
Mar 24, 2023
HOW TO DEAL WITH A COACH WHO WANTS YOU TO SWING DOWN AND HIT THE BALL ON THE GROUND
Every season, I have hitters who work their tails off at improving their bat path to become a more successful hitter and make huge...
Mar 21, 2023
LAUNCH ANGLE VS. ATTACK ANGLE
I was scouting at a high school game recently, and another scout asked me if I teach the “Launch Angle Swing.” Before I could answer,...
Feb 22, 2023
HIT THE BALL ON THE GROUND?
The advice to hit the ball on the ground is something that I have heard uttered by coaches and hitting instructors for years. This 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...
Feb 6, 2023
Why Force Data Matters
Where does power come from? The Hips? The Torso? The arms and hands? The bat? Nope, nope, nope and nope. While these pieces are all...
Jan 24, 2023
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 6, 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...
Oct 3, 2022
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 27, 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...
Sep 12, 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...
Jun 3, 2022
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 10, 2022
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