TAKE YOUR HITTING SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL!

TAKE YOUR HITTING SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
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ATTITUDE
o Come to the ball field thinking you are the best
o You are a good ball player, think about the right things you do
o Have an attitude on the field, “I’m good” confidence, attitude
o Have a plan at the plate/you’ve been watching the pitcher
o Think of the batters box as your office or house “this is my house”
o Home or away, the plate is the same
o You are comfortable in your house/relaxed, loose
HITTING
o Hitting is 70 percent hips/30 percent arms-hands
o Feet shoulder width apart
o Knuckles split (palm up, palm down)
o Front shoulder down and in
o Center of gravity over belly button
o Stay on balls of feet (feet still)
o 50/50 - 60/40 open hips, boom! “chop wood, power “L”
o 60/40 load up, trigger or timing device, weight back hand straight
o Shoulders follow hips
o Back heal should not touch the ground after the swing, stay on balls of feet
o Hit the ball where it is
BUNTING
o Move up in the box, bat 45 degree angle, rotate back foot only, follow ball with knees
o 4 types of bunts = sacrifice, drag, push, sqeeze
BATTING TEE
o Works on swing mechanics, takes the variable away compared to soft toss
o Don’t size up the ball Works on swing
o Hands break down, not shoulders “chop wood”
o Widen up, no stride
o Hitting 300 is a lot of work
o Don’t get lazy on the tee
TOOLS PRO SCOUTS LOOK FOR
o Arm, fielding, power, hitting, running
o Have good work ethics/play a lot
o Use baseball to get your college education

Coach Mark http://www.baseballtrainingequip.com/

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