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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Become A Better Hitter - Two Surefire Ways To Improve Your Hitting


Become A Better Hitter - Two Surefire Ways To Improve Your Hitting
By Steve Ramer

There is so much How To Become A Better Hitter instruction out there it is mind boggling. The simple way to improve or learn anything for that matter, is first to learn how to do it correctly. And second, to practice, practice and practice some more.

This probably seems obvious and too simplistic. Whether it is becoming a better hitter or a better knitter, practice is the key. But practice without the proper instruction can be disastrous.

While you are practicing, every motion you do repeatedly becomes a habit. This is a good thing as long as the motion is correct. If it's not, the result will be a bad habit.

This is also called muscle memory. When an action or motion is done over and over, the brain records it. After a while, the body is able to accomplish the activity without thinking about it. Like tying shoes or riding a bike.

There are four main parts to a hitter's swing. The stance, the stride, the swing and the follow through. Find out the correct way of doing all of these before you start to practice them.

That might mean spending money for some professional help. Or purchasing a book or video on the subject. But learn it right. Then practice.

It is easy to spend time working on something enjoyable, like hitting. Passion is an amazing motivator. The more time devoted to it, the more progress occurs.

This article is not so much about how to become a better hitter. It is about how to practice correctly to become a better hitter.

Start with the stance. No baseball is needed for this. A proper stance is one that is comfortable and balanced. Same goes for bat position. The bat should be held near where it has to be when your stride begins, but being comfortable is important.

Practice getting into your stance enough times and muscle memory will take over. The action will be performed without thinking about the mechanics of it.

Next comes the stride. Balance and keeping your weight back is the key to a good stride. The shorter your stride, the easier it is to maintain both. The stride is really more like a reach with the front foot. You stride but there is no movement forward. Do this until it becomes a natural part of the swing.

The swing. Your front foot has hit the ground and your bat is in the proper position which is a forty five degree angle over your back shoulder. Now you swing. Never combine the stride and the swing. You stride and then swing. Head goes down to the ball as your body rotates and brings the bat through the hitting area. Continue to do this movement until you don't have to think about it. Your body will perform it naturally.

The follow through. Again, get the proper instruction. But basically the follow through is just your momentum after you hit the baseball. Hitting through the ball will produce a good follow through. If you are having trouble with this, try letting your top hand come off the bat during the follow through.

Work on these movements one at a time concentrating on each individual movement. Then, put them all together. Add the second to the first and then add the third and fourth until your are slowly practicing the entire swing.

The emphasis here is not the drills. It is the correct way to practice. Another thing to try is to perform all of this with your eyes closed. Visualize each movement as it's done. This will also improve your balance.

Practicing the parts of the swing in reverse will improve muscle memory, too. Do the above movements the same way, but start with the follow through and work backwards. Like hitting the rewind button. This ingrains the movement forward and backwards into your memory.

Remember though. Before practice begins, make sure to have the proper instruction. Muscle memory will work to improve the swing and make you a better hitter. But it will work if the swing is practiced wrong, too.

Steve Ramer is an artist and former minor leaguer. His specialty is creating hand painted baseballs of your favorite players past and present. He is also the owner of Famous Baseball Players.net Please visit Steve's website to see his hand painted baseballs.

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Friday, January 28, 2011

Derek Jeter Hurricane Batting Trainer




Derek Jeter Hurricane Batting Trainer
By Leny J

You've heard coaches preach practice, practice, practice. Work hard and good things will happen. But what I find interesting with this concept is that most of the players do work hard and practice practice and practice - but that's all they do - they work hard at practice at practice - which is great. But in my opinion, in order to improve on your game, particularly hitting a baseball, you not only need to work hard at practice but you need to also work hard after practice - on your own time. At home in the back yard, or at the park, or even in your garage. You need to spend time out of practice to work on your skills. There is not enough time during regular practice to fine tune your craft. Taking time for yourself to refine your skill is a must in this day and age of competitive athletics. I've found a great baseball hitting aid to help accomplish this.

Derek Jeter Hurricane Batting Trainer. This machine will help you to improve hitting a baseball. This solo swing training tool is ideal baseball swing trainer for the beginning Little League player to the high school all-star.

This durable machine with its integrated ball and stick means you can practice on your own anytime anywhere -- no more running after balls! It provides you with immediate feedback on bat speed, power and eye hand coordination. It is easy to set-up and transport. Workout in your garage or the backyard. Take it with you to the park and warm-up before the game. Have fun with it.

I'm a husband and a father of two. I enjoy watching all types of sports and spending quality time with my family. I'm also a former youth baseball coach and former president of a local Little League organization.

Practice hard and learn to be a better hitter.

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Nick Dixon is the President and founder of Nedco Sports, a sports training company established in 1999. Dixon is also an active and full time high school baseball coach with over 25 years experience. Coach Dixon is better known as the inventor of the BatAction Hitting Machine, the SKLZ Derek Jeter Hurricane Hitting Machine, the SKLZ Target Trainer, the SKLZ Derek Jeter ZipnHit Pro, and the SKLZ Strikeback Trainer. Dixon is also a contributing writer for BaseballCoachingDigest, the Youth Baseball Digest, the Baseball Parent Guide, the Baseball 2Day Coaches Journal, and Blog4Coaches.

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Batting Tips for Little Leaguers


Batting Tips for Little Leaguers
By Jeffery A Wise

There aren't too many differences between the batting tips for Little Leaguers and everyone else. But there are a few differences you should know about.

One of the differences is the ability of the players. A seven year old little league player can't do everything a 12 year old player can. The first thing you need to cover are the basics. Like many things in life, building a strong foundation is needed before you can develop other baseball batting skills. Here are the tips you should learn early on.


How to choose the best bat for you
How to hold the bat
How to stand in the batter's box
Where to look
How to stride
How to swing
How to have fun

The last tip is especially important for young players because they need to be able to love baseball. It is the best sport in the world and they should have fun playing it. It's okay to be serious sometimes, but baseball needs to be fun first.

After mastering these tips, older Little League players can then focus on skills that will improve their abilities so that they can excel at the sport and continue playing into their teen and college years. These skills include:


Bunting
Recognizing the difference between a curve ball and a fastball
Hitting the ball to the opposite field
Situational hitting
Trigger mechanism to get the swing going
How to avoid slumps
And more!

Whether you are a coach or a young player, please be patient with the learning process. Skills can't be developed overnight. With enough hard work you can take these Little League batting tips and turn them into Little League batting success.

It's good to watch events like the Little League World Series and the pros because then you will see these tips in action.

Jeffery A Wise invites you to learn more batting tips so that you can become a better hitter and help your team win. Start learning today at our site through articles, blog posts and videos and begin hitting the baseball with confidence.

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Sunday, January 23, 2011

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Our company is founded upon the principle that every player is a winner when they reach their maximum potential as a player.

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Friday, January 21, 2011

The Derek Jeter Hurricane Baseball Trainer - Its as Good as It Gets

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Monday, January 17, 2011

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Sunday, January 16, 2011

How To Become A Better Hitter Fast! Baseball Training Secrets

How To Become A Better Hitter Fast! Baseball Training Secrets
By Justin Willman

In this article, I'm going to briefly explain to you how to become a better hitter fast. Now I'm sure a lot of you have this question and everyone wants to see results quicker than their competition. Now it may be the off-season for you, or it may be the regular season, but either way, this will help you become a better hitter even faster. Now the first thing you need to do that your competition probably does not do, is you need to write down your goals. Now I'm not saying just have goals, I am telling you to write them down. It is best if you get on your computer and type them up and then print them. Then, you should hang your goals in places you will see every single day. This is working with the law of attraction and will help you achieve any goal faster, not just hitting.

Alright, so now to the actual baseball part. If you're looking to become a better hitter fast, you need to work hard. This may sound obvious, but to be honest, not very many athletes do this simple tip. Now many people have heard the saying practice makes perfect. I disagree. I believe the saying should go, perfect practice makes perfect. Think about it. If you practice all of the wrong things, you will not get better. You might even get worse. Now if you practice the correct things and you practice them the best you can or as close to perfect as you can, then you will be as close as you possibly can to a perfect hitter and a perfect baseball player. These are a few simple tips and tricks, but I believe if you follow what I have told you in this article, you will see tremendous results.

Justin is a baseball expert, having helped hundreds of people to easy Baseball Hitting Success He's recently developed a FULL video course showing you a step by step process for making you a great hitter! If you are trying to find out how to seriously hit like a pro, visit, http://www.DynamiteHitting.com
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Thursday, January 13, 2011

7 Ideas on Baseball Gear - Why Selecting the Right Baseball Gear is Important


7 Ideas on Baseball Gear - Why Selecting the Right Baseball Gear is Important
By Stan E Quin

If you find yourself on the lookout for baseball gear you might at first want to go for cheap youth gear when you're buying gloves and bats, but there may be so much more to think about with regards to protecting baseball gear. Must you go for low cost or customized gear, for example? Do you want batting gloves?

For those who're involved in playing a game of baseball, you're going to wish to get your gear first. There is a variety of different baseball gear that you possibly can buy but buying woodeb bats, bags and gloves is the best place to get started. The 2 most elementary and essential items of gear you'll want are the baseball bats and gloves. It depends what function you may be using the bat for as to what size it should be.

For the bat, the dimensions chosen might be determined based mostly on the age of the player. These are the lightest regulation bats and are comfy for little palms to carry with out weighing them down. For Little Leaguers the bats are a bit bigger in measurement, at 28 to 32 inches in length. The heavier bats are around the minus 7 weight drop point whereas the lightest bats are round minus 13.

Getting even larger are the Senior League bats which have barrel diameters of two 5/eight to 2 ¾ inches. Lastly there are the highschool and faculty bats that are the largest and heaviest, wherever from 30 to 34 inches in length. It's going to take a bit of time to interrupt within the bat and it's all the time smart to have a few extra readily available, in case you have got some heavy hitters and a bat ends up splitting. There are additionally essential tricks to keep in mind when shopping for different baseball gear, equivalent to your glove.

There are three fundamental areas of interest you should have when searching for a baseball glove: webbing, pocket depth and backs. Webbing refers back to the open or closed web on a glove and it's important to decide on the style primarily based on what discipline place you may be playing. The pocket depth of a glove may have a massive influence on your game. The nearer you might be to house plate, the shallower a pocket your glove ought to have.

Selecting a glove dimension could be probably the most troublesome and the simplest technique to resolve is to strive a couple of on. You want a glove that's going to suit snugly onto your hand so there's no threat of it falling off but which is also free enough to be comfortable. Additionally take into account your finances when searching for gloves, bats and different baseball gear because pieces differ so much in price. Relying on the make and kind of gear you get, costs can range vastly so have no less than a fundamental thought of what you need to spend earlier than spending any money.

When choosing gloves, brands you would possibly want to check out include Rawlings, Nokona, Mizuno and Wilson. Relying in your preferences, there are also many low cost brands that may be a superb purchase when you are looking for baseball gloves.

Choosing the very best Wilson baseball gloves can be a challenge. Be sure you learn more about baseball catchers gear earlier than you make your decision.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Baseball Tips On Hitting: You Really Should Learn How To Hit To The Opposite Field!


By now, we've all heard the expression, "hit it where it's pitched." It's very frustrating for a baseball pitcher when he throws a perfect low and away strike and the batter hits the ball to the opposite field for a hit. Most baseball pitchers will realize immediately how well schooled this particular baseball hitter is.

Low and away strikes are almost always a pitcher's bread and butter and the very smart hitters will learn how to take some of the effectiveness of the low and away strike away from the pitcher. It's pretty much a baseball fact of life that if a hitter tries to pull everything, his batting average will suffer. It's also a baseball fact of life that hitters who hit effectively to the opposite field have a strong tendency to hit for higher batting averages.

The first order of the day and one of the better baseball tips on hitting to the opposite field is to avoid the common baseball hitting mistake of letting up on your swing. Many baseball hitters will not swing as hard when hitting to the opposite field. Their swing quite often loses its aggressiveness and this should be avoided. The hitter should attack the ball in the same manner as if it were a very hittable pitch that's belt high and over the middle of the plate.

When you are trying to hit the ball to the opposite field, preferably you want the pitch over the outside part of the plate. The angle of the bat should be facing toward the opposite field.
One of the better baseball tips for hitting to the opposite field is that you make contact with the ball deeper in the hitting zone. Contrary to what some may believe, you use the same exact swing that you always use.The only difference is you hit the ball when it is closer to the catcher.

Baseball pitchers are not thrilled with hitters who use all fields and can efficiently hit the ball to the opposite field. As a baseball hitter, you don't want pitchers to be thrilled when you are up at the plate.

Just remember to attack the ball with the same aggressiveness, have your bat angled toward the opposite field and let the pitch travel and get a little closer to the catcher. One of the better baseball tips on hitting to remember is that there is a serious link between baseball hitters who can hit to the opposite field and higher batting averages. This is not a coincidence!
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