Baseball Practice - Hitting Tips and Drills for Baseball Coaches & Players

[chaspip1]

My eyes are bleeding this drill is so bad.

[jkw8585]

garbage...no elite hitter in the world swings like this. get a clue

[prorespons]

Collin - thank you for your question. We have a 15 min video on our site that will help you with your bat speed. YouTube doesn't allow posting web site links here so send me an email and I'll send you the link

[Bizkit51]

Dear Coach,

Next year is my freshman year, im really worried about my hitting. It seems i am always late on the ball. Is there any advice you can give me to help me get around on the ball quicker.

Collin-Missouri

[34dduck]

hi prorespons do you thing you can help me im hitting really bad this year because i sometimes lounge at the ball or don't keep my weight back do you got any tips and when ever i get 2strikes all kinds of stuff pops in my head like what am i going to do am i going to hit it am i gonna get walked and then the pitch is thrown and its a strike and im thinking by the time i think to swing strike three please help or give me some tips thank you

[impactbat]

Learn how to square the ball up with the ImpactBat

[TheRCR3]

Thnx for the advice just went to tryouts and did amazing at hitting

[SadegoGG]

@TheRCR3

So do you think you're on track to make the major leagues?

Oh wait, mechanics have never built a major league hitter, sorry for the assumption.

[TheJoevarmint7]

the hitter in video comes up when he strides into the pitch (very apparent in slow mo) instead of staying down and waiting for the ball to come into the strike zone. a lot of times that will cause the head to pop up and hitter will pull off the ball. all momentum should be into and through the ball going forward, not up then down. the head should always be stationary, allows for a flight of the ball to be seen better, better visual tracking. some good ideas here.

[keithflorida]

Tried your recommendation today with my son and WOW!!!! Great advice, especially the hands separated drill (3 inches). He even said he feels more power and is turning on the ball great. Will be purchasing your videos after xmas. Thanks again, Keith

[keithflorida]

Thanks Coach....I will try these drills with him this afternoon. This makes perfect sense. I also like the butt end of the bat drill where the batter strikes the handle end on the other persons hand held device. This would seem to help too. I will also look up the video you referenced above (Super 8 Hitting System) and let you know how it's going. Your heart in the right place and I appreciate your assistance. "There's hope in Florida"-Keith. ps. Sorry, I didn't see your post until today.

[ec16]

This hitter has poor separation. He needs to get his hands back. All this is "great" but useless if hitter is flying open to get his hands going forward.

[utleyfan2626]

why doesnt the coach tell him to swing at something that is in the strike zone, not at his shoulders.

[keithflorida]

Hey coach, great video...I have a question: My son (12) was crushing the ball earlier in the season, but now he seems to be poping up to the coaches box or even late. We have tried everything to figure out what he might be doing wrong. He also is not pulling the down the line any longer and I feel he is opening his hips, but maybe he is carrying his hands to far through the strike or hitting area. Is there a drill you can recommend? Please help. Frustrated in Florida! Keith Thanks.

[prorespons]

Keith, I am happy that you are finding my videos a help for you.

To answer your question, While it is difficult to accurately diagnose your sons problem with an email, let me make some simple suggestions:

[prorespons]

Usually when a hitter is late and popping up or flying out, his stroke is too long. This is caused by dropping his hands behind him as he approaches the ball. Your son probably has what we call a loop in his stroke. Our research shows that a loop stroke will travel as far as 96 before contacting the baseball, as opposed to the short stroke which will only travel 36. By dropping his hands as he goes to the ball, his bat head is getting under every fast ball.

[prorespons]

We clearly outline this in our Video Analysis Video in the Super 8 Hitting System package. The basic problem that he needs to solve is to eliminate arcing on the back side.

Drill suggestion:

1. Square to Go to. He pivots and squares up to the direction that the ball is coming from before he initiates his stroke.

[prorespons]

2. Split hand Drill Split the hands about 3 inches apart on the bat. As he goes to the ball, the bottom hand pulls the bat, and the top hand pushes. The bottom hand is the hot hand, and should pull the knob of the bat immediately, and not allow for the hands to drop. By splitting the hands. The hitter can identify what the hands are supposed to do. This is only a drill and should not be used in the game.

[prorespons]

One more suggestion:  Make him stay on top of the fast ball strike. No fast ball strikes over the bat.

Hope this helps, Keith.

Coach Brock

[frankg3rd]

See the ball ....hit the ball........and know the strike zone.

These tips look fun............but will not replace practice seeing live pitches.

[Gilb604]

the chair drill is very argumentative