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How To Hit The Baseball provides coaches, players, and parents with free advice, tips, and drills about how to hit a baseball. These batting tips, hitting drills, hitting fundamentals, recommended training aids, and resources will give you everything you need to learn how to hit the baseball.
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How to Hit the Baseball
Learning how to hit the baseball is indeed one of the toughest skills to perform in any sport. Seasoned professional hitters continue throughout their careers perfecting their swings. It takes a tremendous work ethic and dedication to master the art of hitting the baseball. In this article we will cover some of the basics of...
How to Hit a Homerun
A home run is a hit in baseball that either travels over the fence or is hit to a strategic spot on the field that allows a batter to circle all the bases and reach home plate. In the late 1800's and early 1900's, not many balls were hit over the fence. It was called the "dead ball" era. The "over the fence" home run first...
Don't Squash the Bug
The photos to the right represent two different eras in major league baseball. Now take a close look at each hitter as he makes contact. The lower half of the body is exactly the same for both hitters. Specifically, the legs and the feet.
The top photo shows Joe DiMaggio hitting a low fast ball, while the lower photo...
The top photo shows Joe DiMaggio hitting a low fast ball, while the lower photo...
How to Prepare for Off-Season Baseball
The off-season is the most important time of the year for youth baseball players. And understanding how to prepare for off-season baseball can propel a player to the next level. Baseball has become practically a year-round sport for youth players. The season begins as early as February and ends as late as...
Why do I Keep Hitting Grounders in Baseball
There are several factors that can cause a batter to keep hitting grounders. Let's take a look at a few.
Pitch selection
There are certain pitches that are designed to force batters to hit ground...
Pitch selection
There are certain pitches that are designed to force batters to hit ground...
Baseball Batting Tips to Increase Hitting Power
In this article you will learn three simple and effective batting tips that will help you increase hitting power at the contact position. We will discuss the firm front-side, the position of the top-hand, and taking the back-side to the...
Start Preparing NOW for the New Baseball Season
It is time to start preparing physically for the upcoming season. It seems like every year spring youth baseball starts earlier and earlier. High School and Middle School teams start practicing in the middle of February and start playing games in March. Even the youth leagues generally start practicing in late...
Why Youth Coaches Can't Teach Hitting in Baseball
Most parents think that signing their son or daughter up for little league baseball or softball will get them the proper instruction that is needed to be successful. That is usually not the case.
Not Qualified
Most youth coaches are volunteer parents or relatives of a player on the...
Not Qualified
Most youth coaches are volunteer parents or relatives of a player on the...
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