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		<title>Hitting Drills: Baseball Swing Drill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 21:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Ellis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[For The Baseball Hitter:
Muscle memory is vital to baseball hitting. That is why baseball hitters take 100&#8217;s of swings per day. Here&#8217;s a good drill to help you develop a quality baseball swing:
Take a plastic bat, stand in front of a full length mirror, and swing the bat perfectly, in slow motion. Take 10 seconds [...]


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		<title>Hitting Tips: How To Develop Bat Speed And Control</title>
		<link>http://www.hittinginstruction.com/hitting-tips/hitting-tips-how-to-develop-bat-speed-and-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 20:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Ellis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[For The Baseball Hitter:
Fast Hands through the strike zone control bat speed, and they control the bat. So it&#8217;s important to think &#8220;fast hands&#8221; when you are taking BP or in the game. Hitting starts with the hands before anything else.
For The Baseball Hitting Coach:
The advice on hitting with your hands came from a number [...]


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		<title>Hitting Clips: Hank Aaron</title>
		<link>http://www.hittinginstruction.com/video-clips/hitting-clips-hank-aaron/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Ellis</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Video Clips]]></category>

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Hank Aaron


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		<title>Hitting Workouts: A Workout Program For Baseball Hitters</title>
		<link>http://www.hittinginstruction.com/hitting-workouts/hitting-workouts-workout-for-baseball-hitters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Ellis</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Hitting Workouts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The number one purpose of any hitting workout program is to improve a baseball hitter&#8217;s ability to hit for average and power. Strength training is a vital part of complete conditioning. The primary function of the body’s 600+ muscles is to contract (shorten in length) to move body parts. And remember that only muscle can [...]


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		<title>Bunting Drills: Suicide Bunt Drill</title>
		<link>http://www.hittinginstruction.com/bunting-drills/bunting-drills-suicide-bunt-drill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Ellis</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bunting Drills]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Focus To make contact with the ball on the bunt; to break from third base as soon as the pitcher&#8217;s stride foot hits the ground.
Setup Two bunters and two runners are at the bases; two pitchers are in the center of the diamond, kneeling down. Each pitcher has several balls at his side. A third [...]


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		<title>Bunting Drills: Sacrifice Catch Drill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Ellis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Focus To cushion the ball with the bat or &#8220;catch&#8221; the ball with the barrel of the bat.
Setup You&#8217;ll need two or more pitchers and two or more bunters to do this drill.
Procedure To emphasize the importance of feathering the ball onto the bat-sort of a &#8220;catching&#8221; action-tape a glove onto the barrel of the [...]


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		<title>Bunting Drills: Drag One Hit And Run Drill</title>
		<link>http://www.hittinginstruction.com/bunting-drills/bunting-drills-drag-one-hit-and-run-drill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Ellis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Focus To drag bunt down one foul line, push bunt down the other, and follow with a hit and run.
Setup One batter, two fielders at pepper game depth (30 to 35 feet from the hitter). Do this drill in the outfield, using the outfield fence as a backstop.
Procedure The batter drags a bunt down on [...]


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		<title>Bunting Drills: Sacrifice And Slash Hit Drill</title>
		<link>http://www.hittinginstruction.com/bunting-drills/bunting-drills-sacrifice-and-slash-hit-drill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Ellis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Focus To bunt good bunts or pepper-like ground balls through the infield or to an infielder. Fielders practice good communication.
Setup This is another three-man drill, with one batter and two fielders at pepper game depth (30 to 35 feet from the hitter). You&#8217;ll need at least a dozen balls at each three-man station. Use the [...]


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		<title>Bunting Drills: Sacrifice And Break From The Box Drill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Ellis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Focus To bunt the ball into fair territory, 3 to 5 feet from the foul lines and 20 feet from home plate.
Setup This is a three-man drill. One player pitches to a bunter from 35 to 40 feet; the third player is fielding the bunts and returning balls to the pitcher.
Procedure Each player bunts 10 [...]


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		<title>Bunting Drills: Drag, Dash And Beat The Clock Drill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Ellis</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bunting Drills]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Focus To determine the running time from home to first base for every player on the team.
Setup Form a box with four bases 90 feet apart.
Procedure Same as the Drag and Dash drill. Four bunters are at the bases; four pitchers are in the center of the diamond, kneeling down. Each pitcher has several balls [...]


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