Fundamental Baseball Skills
Excellent performance in baseball, or any sport, has to be built on a solid foundation. The following articles help to establish the core foundation that a player must have to become a great hitter. These mechanical fundamentals and muscle memory drills should be practiced by youth players to instill proper form and function at a young age. Please leave us comments on our articles, we love hearing from our readers!
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Swing Path and Hip Rotation
Bat Path Every time I work with a new hitter, I ask “How would you describe your swing to me?”…
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Go With the Pitch – Every Pitch!
Every player at one time in their life has heard their coach tell them to “go with the pitch”. Unfortunately,…
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The Key to Solid Contact
Throughout this website you will see so many tips and swing concepts that deal with hitting the ball this way…
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Bat Speed Often Determines Success
Let’s keep this very basic and simple. Forget all other baseball tips on hitting. Very simply, the faster the head…
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Hand Position for a Powerful Swing
In this article we will cover the basic batting stance, including how to practice the right style sure to increase…
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Developing the Proper Bat Path
First, let us understand the direction the ball comes to us. A pitcher pitches off of a 10 inch mound…
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Eliminate the Strikeout
A baseball player has to be able to keep up with better pitching these days. As a former Division 1…
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4 Inches of Power – The Sweet Spot
The Philosophy at BABH is always centered on taking time tested principles of hitting from the great hitters that have…
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Shrink The Batter’s Box
If you are going to be a hitter, a good hitter, one your teammates and coaches can depend on… then…
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Hips, Knees & Elbow in Baseball Swing
Lets take a look at the correlation of the back elbow, back knee and back hip in the baseball swing.…
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The Pro Six Step Baseball Swing
At BeABetterHitter (BABH) we have learned that the easiest way to teach young players the baseball swing is to break…
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The Baseball Hit Chart
Count Hitter’s Expectation (Thought) Expected Batting Avg. 0-0 Fastball (See it-Hit it!) .318 0-1 Pitchers Choice (My Pitch/My Zone) .238…
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The Pete Rose Swing
Some younger players may not even know who Pete Rose is .. others may identify with him as a bad…
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All Great Hitters Hit To The Opposite Field
What do Derek Jeter, David Wright and Albert Pujols have in common? They all let the ball get ‘deep’. What…
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Pure Hitter = Power Hitter
What do we mean when we say “Pure Hitter?” It’s simple actually. We want our hitters to swing to hit…
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The Football Change — A Baseball Hitters Defense
Football Change.. that’s what. Football what? Football Change. It has also been referred to as Football Curve. It is a…
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Choosing The Right Baseball Bat
One of the most important factors in a young player’s enjoyment of the game is his (or her) success at…
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Lost Secrets of Hitting
By Coach Rob Ellis Going for home runs, too many modern players pile up strikeouts instead of making contact with…
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The Top and Bottom Hand Swing
If you have played under a good hitting instructor at any time in your baseball career, you have heard those…
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Six Steps to a Sweet Baseball Swing
Everybody wants to be a great hitter. Most young players dream about hitting the ball like Alex Rodriquez or David…
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The Swing Plane
I always get a kick out of listening to the parents of Little Leaguers when their child is at bat.…
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The Grip – It Starts with the Hands
The hands are the one and only physical link to the bat. You don’t hold it with your arms, your…
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The Myth about the Elbow
I have heard fathers and coaches yell out commands to their sons and players for quite a few years now.…
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The Ready Position
Okay, now that the lower part of your body is squared away and you understand how to stand and the…
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The Hitting Stance and Balance
Let’s get you in a good hitting position with your stance. Your feet should be slightly more than shoulder width…
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The Three Batting Stances and Vision
As it relates to your stance, seeing the ball better means how you initially stand in the batter’s box to…
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Building a Solid Hitting Foundation
When it come to developing a good stance, there are two very important factors that need to be expressed. The…
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Avoiding The Inside Pitch
More often than not, a young hitter’s lack of success at the plate can be directly attributed to the fear…
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Hitting: a 7 Step Process
During the winter months I am frequently asked to speak at coaching clinics regarding hitting. One of my favorite lectures…
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Coiling and Uncoiling
Much has been said about Bat Speed and how to develop it. Although it is obvious that the size and…
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