As a former college coach and now a director of high school scouting I know the importance of stance and stride. Doug I think you did a phenomenal job of touching the key points to different stances. I know the biggest leap I made in becoming a better hitter was adjusting my personal stance and stride.
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It helped a coach win his 11 yr old state baseball championship. It helped our HS team break the school record for wins and win its first Division Title in school history in Softball. Now in more than 32 states in the US and in Japan and Canada. Great instructional information right here. I have just started playing the game again. When the bat travels through the strike zone, I am consistently hitting the ball at the trademark or just under it regardless of what size bat I use.
I may have already answered my question but what do you think? Billy, You are using some pretty large bats. If you are consistently hitting balls off the trademark you may want to try a little shorter and or lighter bat. An extra couple miles per hour on your bat speed may help get the barrel to the baseball a little more consistently.
A little trick, if you have a square stance and are striding towards home plate try starting with a closed stance. Many times from this position you may step open which will result in ideally stepping towards the pitcher. People have have a problem stepping in the bucket can open their stance and this can help them stride towards home plate.
Its the same idea if you really drop your hands most people start their hands higher which only makes the hitter drop their hands more. If you start them low, they can only move up. So I know it seems a little backwards but give it a try, it may help. If you set your stance and find that you're having trouble making contact or feel off-balance, take a look at the five common mistakes hitters make in their stance to see if you're making one or more of them.
Then, you'll be able to easily make adjustments in your stance to give yourself the best chance at making successful contact. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Share Tweet. You won't be a consistently effective hitter if you don't start with the proper batting stance. And which one is the proper one? Some of these stances may be open, closed, or even. Some batters may stand straight up or crouch lower to the ground. Let's take a look at how you can get a proper batting stance for baseball in six steps.
Step 1: Get Your Feet Set. Finally, plant your front foot in the ground, and put your weight on your back foot. This will allow you to get your body behind the swing. Do this by pointing your chest and your toes toward the homeplate. At the same time, hold the bat parallel to the ground and extend your arms. How long your bat is will help determine how far back from the plate to stand. Step 3: Bend Your Knees. You don't want to be standing straight up with your legs not bent at all.
At the same time, you don't want to be crouched all the way down as if you were a catcher. Try to limit your movements in the box as well. You basically want to remain still in the box as you await the pitch. Step 4: Get Your Fingers Set. One hand should be aligned above the other hand on the bat, and they should be touching. Step 5: Keep Your Eyes on the Pitcher. Obviously, this won't work. Step 6: Keep Your Hands Up. Common Mistakes Hitters Make. Mistake 1: Not Starting This is all about where you place your weight in your stance.
I want to make one thing clear. There are many professional baseball and softball hitters that do those things. Are you set up for success? Head to the closest mirror and get in your stance. Are you making any of these mistakes that are robbing you of your power and consistent contact? Show Me How. Front heel up in the air. Too wide of a stance. Hitting Is Hard.
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