Instruction Includes:
Every individual lesson is put together and personally tailored to fit the players personal need and skill level.
Fundamentals of Hitting:
- Stance
- Grip
- Stride
- Load
- Hitting Set-up Position
- Balance
- Solid Contact Points
- All the check points of being solid at contact
3 Point Swing (Core Mechanics of the POWERFUL rotational swing)
In detail the POWERFUL rotational swing is taught through various drills which include some of the following:
- Launch Drill
- Explosion Drill
- Hitting Set-up Position Drill
- Launch Drill from Tee’s
- Hitting Set-up Position Tee Drill
- Whiffle Ball Swift Stik Drill (To increase hand and eye condination, and further burn in the 3 Point Swing)
- Live Swings Through Various Drills
Tee's
- Proper way to use a batting tee
- Staying Solid at contact point
- Keeping your hands inside the ball
- Approach paths for the inside pitch
- Approach path for the pitch down the middle
- Approach path for the outside pitch
Keeping Your Hands Inside the Ball
- Proper way to keep your hands inside the ball
- Prevents rolling over and hooking pitches
Approach to Hitting
- What to look for on the 1st pitch of an at bat
- What to look for ahead in the count
- Power hitting
- 2 strike hitting
- Count situations
- Going to the plate with a plan (Hitting Plans)
Mental State of Hitting
- When can we start preparing to hit
- How to study a pitcher
- On deck circle
- How to learn from the previous at bat
- Knowing the umpire
- How to handle failure
- Positive Visualization
Situational Hitting
- How to use the whole field
- Game situations
- When to hit a ball on the ground
- When to hit a ball in the air
- Hit and run
- Proper or ideal way to get hit by a pitch
Vision Aspects of Hitting
- Pitch recognition
- Increase concentration
- How to pick up a pitcher's release point
- Seeing and recognizing curve balls
Bunting
- Proper way to bunt
- Sacrifice bunt
- How to bunt for a hit...drag bunt...push bunt
- Squeeze
Need Assessment
- Focus on what each individual player needs to work on
- Individual hitting plan and strength plan designed for each player
Video Taped Analysis
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