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...

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...

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...

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...

I spent years in the strength and conditioning field and one of the most prescribed exercises that I gave to baseball players were...

Extension during the swing is something that is one of the most talked about phases of the swing. While the extension position is...

Go to any baseball game from little league through professional baseball and you will probably hear a coach tell a player to shorten...

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...

When you first walk into Elite Diamond Performance, you are immediately met with screens flashing numbers, charts and graphs. We make no...

By Jimmy Sheppard Much of what we deal with as coaches at Elite Diamond Performance is the mental side of hitting. A player may have a...

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...