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Hitting Mechanics

Finding a standard grip on a bat is similar to gripping a golf club. Be careful, however, that this does not lead you to think that swinging a golf club will enhance your baseball hitting. The swing of a baseball bat is not necessarily compatible with the swing of a golf club, even though the [...]

I feel the most important part of your swing mechanics is having “strong hands”. Everybody has heard a coach say “keep your hands back” and that can’t be emphasized enough. What exactly does that mean? No matter what else happens during your swing, your hands must remain in a position to aggresively hit the ball.
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Like building anything else you must first start with a strong foundation to have a good baseball swing. Though there are many different stances based on comfort, there’s only one way to strike the ball effectively so that you hit the ball square with all of your weight behind it. Having that solid base is [...]

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