Category: Hitting

In all of sports hitting a round ball with a rounded bat is said to be the toughest thing to do. It might be true, it might not, but I can tell you that the difference in Major League Baseball between $2 million per year and pumping gas at a Texaco station could be as...

Here are some thoughts on the above topic from a buddy of mine. The guy's name is Steve Springer. "If baseball is 90% mental, why do we work on it less than 10% of the time?" "You cannot control getting a hit, but you can control hitting the ball hard!" Who Is This...

Use checkpoints to stop at given points of the swing to observe & correct yourself. NOTE: Learn to check yourself from the feet up.every time. This will keep you from missing certain parts of the swing and more easily allow you to remember all details. Rest...

Do you have players that have an upper cut swing and fly out a lot of the time? I remember the first year my oldest son played tee-ball. He was about five years-old, and he thought it was good to hit the ball up in the air, and consequently he began developing an...

Where should I try to hit the ball?Always approach the inside & top part of the ball. This will help the ball go where it should go. If it's pitched inside you'll pull the ball. If it's away, you should go the other way with the ball. Approach the ball inside and...

Coach JP Says:A lot of guys know, understand and can teach a great swing…a vital part to maximizing your athlete. Dedicated players will take most of the swings they need to improve. The players who don’t are ultimately eliminated at some future point anyway, so to me...