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Baseball Hitting Drills
The Pre-Stride
The drill that we’re talking about here is what we’re gonna put Brian in, the Pre-Stride Position, to eliminate some…
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Brain Speed
by Tim Keown ESPN The Magazine Jason Kidd sees more. He sees more on the basketball court, on the freeway,…
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Baseball Physics
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Get’em On, Get’em Over and Get’em In!
Baseball is a complicated game in many ways. Yet, as complicated as it is… it can be just as simple.…
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Fundamental Baseball Skills
4 Inches of Power – The Sweet Spot
The Philosophy at BABH is always centered on taking time tested principles of hitting from the great hitters that have…
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Fundamental Baseball Skills
Shrink The Batter’s Box
If you are going to be a hitter, a good hitter, one your teammates and coaches can depend on… then…
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Fundamental Baseball Skills
Hips, Knees & Elbow in Baseball Swing
Lets take a look at the correlation of the back elbow, back knee and back hip in the baseball swing.…
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Fun Baseball Articles
Ty Cobb’s Hitting Tips
“I have observed that baseball is not unlike a war, and when you come right down to it, we batters…
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And now Batting… Eddie Gaedel
Along with ill-conceived promotions that have backfired over the years, baseball has also been the home to many strange gimmicks,…
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Mental Approach
Crush The Mistakes
One of the great barometers for a hitter is his ability to really tee off on pitches that look like…
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You Vs. them – Compete!
I think there are times when hitters lose the realization that they are competing. I don’t think they place enough…
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Fundamental Baseball Skills
The Pro Six Step Baseball Swing
At BeABetterHitter (BABH) we have learned that the easiest way to teach young players the baseball swing is to break…
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Baseball Hitting Drills
Pull it, Pure it & Paint it!
Coaches, teaching your players to understand the strike zone and to hit the ball where it’s pitched is a huge…
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Fundamental Baseball Skills
The Baseball Hit Chart
Count Hitter’s Expectation (Thought) Expected Batting Avg. 0-0 Fastball (See it-Hit it!) .318 0-1 Pitchers Choice (My Pitch/My Zone) .238…
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Mental Approach
History Dictates the Pitch
Hitting is Timing. Pitching is upsetting Timing. The core of the game revolves around the hitter and the pitcher. It…
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Mental Approach
The Best Batting Tip
If I told you that the only thing any coach ever cares about is your production as a ballplayer what…
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Solve the Puzzle
Have you ever played the game inside the game? You know… the game between the pitcher and the batter. That…
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Baseball Hitting Drills
Short To Ball Drill
I’m sure you have heard the saying “Be Short to the ball and Long through the ball” at least once…
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Fundamental Baseball Skills
The Pete Rose Swing
Some younger players may not even know who Pete Rose is .. others may identify with him as a bad…
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Baseball Hitting Drills
Power Resistance Hitting Drill
In keeping with the power concept of the XLR8 Speed Bat Hitting System, I’m going to show you a drill…
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Baseball Hitting Drills
Load, Step, Swing Exercise
Okay we’re getting into the accuracy component of the XLR8 Speed Bat Hitting System. And one of the drills that…
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Baseball Strength Training
Baseball Speed Bat Strength Drills
So we have some exercises designed with the Speed Bat that are gonna increase that power and develop the strength,…
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Baseball Hitting Drills
The Bob Stick
One of the neat products that we’ve identified.. it really works extremely well with the XLR8 speed bat hitting system…
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Mental Approach
The Nine Strike Zones
The Strike Zone. How many hitters can actually say they go up to the plate and “know the strike zone”?…
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Fundamental Baseball Skills
Pure Hitter = Power Hitter
What do we mean when we say “Pure Hitter?” It’s simple actually. We want our hitters to swing to hit…
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Fundamental Baseball Skills
The Football Change — A Baseball Hitters Defense
Football Change.. that’s what. Football what? Football Change. It has also been referred to as Football Curve. It is a…
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Baseball Soft toss Drills
Baseball soft toss drills. These baseball soft toss drills will help with your timing and with your trigger mechanism. When…
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Mental Approach
Professional Hitting Tips
Tips from the Pros Cal Ripken, Sr: The Ideal Hitter The ideal hitter would probably have a combination of these…
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Weight Back Drill
The batter stands about 20 feet away from the pitcher. The pitcher takes a tennis ball and bounces the ball…
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Baseball Hitting Drills
Baseball Vision Hitting Drills
As you may notice in the numerous articles appearing on this site, we are big proponents of seeing the ball…
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Lou Gehrig’s Farewell Speech
Yankee Stadium July 4, 1939 Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I…
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Baseball Hitting Drills
Shadow Hitting Drill
Purpose: To determine the degree of head movement in the baseball swing. We all know how difficult it is to…
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Lau’s Laws on Hitting
Here’s an excerpt from Charley’s Lau’s Book: The Brain: It Can Help and Hurt Your Hitting Ever notice when you…
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Who’s Job is it to Promote Baseball Players?
There is no doubt that the baseball talent throughout the United States is overwhelming. The difficulty in deciding who to…
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The Rolly-Polly Drill
This simple little drill is an outstanding tool to help the player to make more consistent contact with the baseball.…
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Fundamental Baseball Skills
The Top and Bottom Hand Swing
If you have played under a good hitting instructor at any time in your baseball career, you have heard those…
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Baseball Strength Training
Grad-U-Weighted Bats Drill
This is the key to creating quickness. Wrist roll exercises are to develop strength from the fingertips to the elbows,…
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Baseball Strength Training
Wrist Roll Exercise for a Faster Swing
To develop a quick bat you must have strong hands, wrists and forearms. Some hitters are blessed with these attributes…
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Mental Approach
Hitting Focal Point
I find it interesting that so many coaches and parents are quick to change this and alter that when it…
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Mental Approach
The On-deck Circle
As I mentioned earlier, much of hitting is understanding the game. Baseball is a game of situations. Because baseball is…
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Fundamental Baseball Skills
Six Steps to a Sweet Baseball Swing
Everybody wants to be a great hitter. Most young players dream about hitting the ball like Alex Rodriquez or David…
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Baseball Hitting Drills
Soft Tap Hitting Drill
Enlist the help of your father, mother, brother or a friend. You will need a whiffle ball or other soft…
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Baseball Hitting Drills
Power Bat Hitting Drill
Boxers learn how to develop power in their punch by trying to power through a heavy bag that weighs anywhere…
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Baseball Hitting Drills
Chair Drill
Here’s a drill to emphasize the importance of the hands to the ball. This drill can be incorporated with a…
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Fun Baseball Articles
The Catch by Willie Mays
Wertz hits it. A solid sound. I learned a lot from the sound of the ball on the bat. Always…
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Mental Approach
Pressure or Opportunity?
How many of you have been in a position to win the game in your final at- bat? You know,…
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Mental Approach
Hitting is Timing
The swing is grooved, the concept of matching your swing plane with that of the pitched ball is clear and…
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Mental Approach
The Pitch Count
The pitch count should have a direct impact on each swing you take at the plate. Certain pitch counts favor…
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My Brother’s Baseball Cards
During the 1920s and into the period just before World War II, my family lived in various apartments in the…
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