Thursday, April 11, 2019

How to have a compact baseball swing and help hit the ball, over and out of the batter

Most young baseball players have long swings and long swings either because the bat is too far from the correct hitting position, or from the direct path to the contact area, or both. Long swings can cause most mistakes.

I believe that all baseball batting coaches agree that a tight baseball swing is needed. The compact swing is a direct catch, while still allowing the batter to have time to wait for the pitch and provide the ball to all the ground. When I was teaching the art of sitting for more than 23 years, what I learned was that, unlike teaching pitching and defense, it was necessary to correct the problem of the batter. Upper body [bat position and first move], then solve the problem of excessive stepping of the lower extremities, stepping out [in the bucket] and stinging. I have observed again and again that the coaches are trying to solve the problem of the batter. Incorrect stride and lower body movements do not help. Hitters' incorrect actions won't go away because of long...




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