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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...

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Lesson 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...

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Swings 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...

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Don’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...

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Remembering 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...

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Tee 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...

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Tee 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...

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Swings 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...

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Watching 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…...

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This 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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