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...
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- Mar 24, 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 21, 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...
- Feb 22, 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 6, 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...
- Jan 24, 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...
- Oct 6, 2022
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, 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 27, 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 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...
- Sep 12, 2022
SIMPLIFYING THE KINETIC CHAIN
Perhaps the most important thing about hitting is sequencing the kinetic chain properly. Successful hitters vary across the board in...
- 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 10, 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 3, 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 26, 2022
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, 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...
- Apr 5, 2022
Evaluating Success at the Plate
By Jimmy Sheppard Hitting is the hardest activity in sports to succeed at. If you hit .300 as a hitter you are considered elite, yet...
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