You squared it up and it still went into the dirt. Or it climbed high and died in the outfield. That is a bat path problem, not a launch angle problem. Here is the cue, the three-round drill, and a number to retest.
He threw the same curveball four times and you swung at three of them in the dirt. That is not a curveball problem. Here are the three reads, the on-deck drill, and a number to retest in two weeks.
Balls that die on the warning track are usually not a strength problem. They are a swing that stopped at the baseball. Here is the extension and finish fix, three drill rounds, and a number to retest in two weeks.
Late on the fastball is usually a stride problem, not a bat speed problem. Here is the land early, stay back fix, three drill rounds, and a number to retest in two weeks.
Rolling over the outside pitch is not a strength problem. It is a decision problem. Here are the three contact points, the two cues I use in every lesson, and a drill that gives you a number to retest.
Most young hitters do not get fooled by off-speed. They get early. Here is the sequencing fix, the two cues I say in every lesson, and a three-round drill that gives you a number to retest.
Watch a hitter after he takes a called strike two, or fouls off a couple. His shoulders drop. The bat gets heavy. He walks back into the box already halfway to the dugout. The 0-2 count feels like the pitcher already won. Here is the truth nobody tells young hitters: two strikes is not the…
You keep getting beat by the fastball. Not the good one on the black. The one down the middle, the one you have been waiting for all at-bat. It comes, you swing, and you are late. Your coach tells you to speed up your hands. You try. You get later. Here is the truth nobody…
Here is a swing I see every week. A kid squares up, loads his hands, and fires. The bat looks quick. The ball dies at the warning track, or worse, rolls over to short. He hits the cage, he takes his cuts, he works hard, and the power never shows up. So he grips it…
Mechanics matter. Here are the five drills we come back to again and again — and why each one translates to real game performance.
