Always stand facing the bowler with your feet shoulder-width apart. Bend your body with your hips, keeping your back straight. As you hold the bat ready, point your non-dominant shoulder towards the bowler and make sure to keep your eyes on the ball. Your shoulders shouldn’t drop and must be at eye level at all times.
High pitch velocity is the main reason it is so hard to hit a baseball. The speed of the pitches and the speed at which a batter must identify the pitch and swing the bat are extreme to the point that only elite players can manage them.
Having good mechanics obviously helps a hitter be successful! Having a good controlled load and stride. Then getting to a good launch position where they have hand and hip separation and good torso tilt will set them up to be able to unleash with increased bat speed!
The Mental Side of Hitting is easily the most important aspect in the game of baseball for two main reasons. 90% of hitting is how you feel when walking up to the plate. There are two players in every hitter.
Baseball Hitting Mechanics – Stride and Swing Phases
The Swing Phase (1 – 5) begins as the front leg blocks at heel plant and the body begins to accelerate its rotation against a firm front side, ultimately ending at contact.
Baseball Hitting Mechanics – Stride and Swing Phases
The Swing Phase (1 – 5) begins as the front leg blocks at heel plant and the body begins to accelerate its rotation against a firm front side, ultimately ending at contact.
Baseball Training Drills for Power Hitting
Deflate the ball somewhat so that the bat does not bounce back as violently, then place it on the tee. Players should focus on swinging through contact as they hit the ball. This drill emphasizes strong contact and power through the zone.
So, using a heavier bat should result in faster hit balls, which means the hit ball will travel farther. If a player can maintain the same bat swing speed with a heavier bat, the heavier bat will produce higher batted ball velocity and an increase in distance.
Baseball Training Drills for Power Hitting
Deflate the ball somewhat so that the bat does not bounce back as violently, then place it on the tee. Players should focus on swinging through contact as they hit the ball. This drill emphasizes strong contact and power through the zone.
Place it where you stride when your front foot lands, open or closed. If you are not striding directly back at the pitcher, you’ll feel it under your foot immediately. If you can land in the same spot with good alignment and direction back toward the pitcher, you have a better chance of hitting the ball consistently.
So, using a heavier bat should result in faster hit balls, which means the hit ball will travel farther. If a player can maintain the same bat swing speed with a heavier bat, the heavier bat will produce higher batted ball velocity and an increase in distance.
“We look at power as a competition-independent hitting statistic. You’re either able to hit the ball harder or you’re not, and it really doesn’t depend on the speed of the pitch. It’s a very small correlation.