In baseball and even girls softball, you might find a specialist or two working with hitters, catchers or pitchers. A hitting specialist is typically a baseball coach that has extensive knowledge, a special skill set and expertise in batting and has chosen to teach only that part of the training.
Best Baseball Hitting Drills
Some Good Baseball Hitting Drills Tee Work Baseball Hitting Drills Tee work is among the very best baseball hitting drills that a player can utilize. When doing tee work in baseball, it is important that a hitter take his time and really concentrate on his swing. When setting up, it
Girls Fastpitch Softball Bunting Overrated
Girls Fastpitch softball hitters get cheated out of stats for batting average and slugging percentage. In girls fastpitch softball, bunting is a major tool that girls softball coaches use to score runs. For some fastpitch softball teams, they practice bunting just as much, or more, than they practice full swing
Baseball Hitting Philosophy Break Down
Why does any hitting philosophy break down when off speed pitches are thrown? There are many ways to train baseball players to hit. There are 2 main swing techniques when it comes to hitting philosophy, those are rotational and linear mechanics. Many hitting trainers are combining the two and mixing
Knocking Knuckles Grip Misleading Baseball Hitters
Why the Knocking Knuckles Grip May Be Misleading Hitters The knocking knuckles grip is the universal way to hold a baseball or softball bat, but it is preventing hitters from hitting the baseball with consistency and more power. This grip is performed by lining up the small knocking knuckles while
Top Spin Hitter Advantages
The advantages of being a top spin hitter in baseball A Top spin hitter in baseball typically has a very powerful swing if you watch closely. They have a hook or humpback in their line drive hits more often than others. Top spin hitting in baseball is not a method
Hitting the Slider in Baseball
A stud pitcher usually can take care of stud hitters. If you are a hitting coach there is only so much you can do to prepare your hitters for a great pitcher who throws a mean slider. You can study the pitchers tendencies as when he throws different types of pitches and
Creating Back Spin in Baseball Hitting, Naturally
Why trying to create back spin in hitting is not such a good idea… Has the back spin theory of hitting set hitting back? First, it is true that most line drives and extra base hits in the outfield do have back spin on the ball after it is hit. There
