Archive | Hitting

24 February 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Use Bigger Bats To Improve Bat Speed?


Check out this video of baseball’s hottest prospect – Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals – using a 36-inch, 47-ounce bat during an indoor batting practice at Bat-R-Up in Las Vegas back in December. Thanks to Hardball Talk for posting this video and making it easy for me to find it. The comment chain of [...]

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20 February 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Hit Colored Wiffle Balls


Ever take a look at a great hitter like Albert Pujols? Notice the point of impact where bat meets ball and you’ll see Pujols’ head right on the ball.  And, as he finishes his swing, you’ll see the head locked in the same position even at the point of the end of the backswing. Here’s [...]

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20 February 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Tee Drills – Tough to Hit Pitches


Hitting off of a tee is very boring for youth baseball players.  Maybe its because they remember the days of tee ball when there were two kids per team that could actually play catch with any degree of efficiency.  Tee ball is for little kids. Yes, it is, but then why do so many Major [...]

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