Drill Spotlight: Bottom Hand Drill
Bottom Hand Drill Types: Tee Have hitter assume normal stance and hitting position in relation to the tee, except they should stand slightly closer than normal to accommodate a slightly shorter bat...
View ArticleLesson of the Week: Firm Frontside
Baseball Tonight’s Bobby Valentine loves to pull up the slow-mo camera on every single hit in the games he does, and rave about the hitter’s firm frontside. While this is a bit amusing after awhile, it...
View ArticleSwings To Emulate
I’m a big fan of watching great power hitters to learn great swing mechanics. There’s a misconception that power hitters are so in spite of great technique. This is almost never the case. Can you...
View ArticleDon’t Extend The Arms At Contact
Another common misconception is that you should be getting “extension” at contact – that your arms should be fully extended when you hit the ball in order to achieve maximum power. This is completely...
View ArticleRemembering Manny Ramirez
Speaking of great contact positions, I’m not sure any hitter ever had a better one than Manny. While he might be fading into obscurity today in foreign leagues, we should remember him as one of the...
View ArticleTee Drill 101
You’ve read about how to properly hit off the tee, but I can’t resist a good opportunity to show you how it looks when it’s done right. Not every swing he takes is perfect, but watch the ones where...
View ArticleTee Drill 201
For Tee Drill 201, let’s take a minute & listen to one of the greatest ever, Tony Gwynn. Everything Tony mentions in this clip is worth noting, but I’d also like everyone to notice how far the...
View ArticleSwings to Emulate: Andrelton Simmons
Andrelton Simmons is having quite a spring I won’t make you guess this time – I’ll just tell you to watch Andrelton Simmons this year. He’s a young prospect for the Braves, and they’ve got quite a...
View ArticleWatching Pro’s Practice: Josh Hamilton
This is soon becoming a vlog I guess. Anyway, wanted to pass along great old footage of Josh Hamilton hitting off of the tee. You might want to mute the video, as it’s got annoying sound. Regardless…...
View ArticleThis Era’s Best: Miguel Cabrera
Miguel Cabrera rakes I felt it was ridiculous to have a blog about hitting without any mention or media capturing Miguel Cabrera. There’s not a ton to say here – just emulate his position at contact...
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