Hitting The Baseball


Hitting the baseball is one of the greatest feelings in the world.  You’ve practiced, you’ve mentally prepared and then in a live game you get a hit!  To this very day I remember many hits that I had and I can still remember everything in detail.  I especially remember the home runs and if I’m blessed to have grandchildren I will surely tell them my baseball stories.

It’s so awesome because you go up to bat with confidence but you can still feel butterflies in your stomach.  You mentally recall all of your training automatically.  You don’t stand there and think about soft toss drills.  You just do it.  Your swing, the crack of the bat and the immediate sensation of success as your ball sails into the outfield.

The best time I had hitting the baseball were the hits when you didn’t feel anything.  You swung the bat and you hit the ball but it was as if you were swinging a feather at air.  In my experience, most of the time a hit like that turned into a base hit.

How do you get better at hitting the baseball?  The right instruction, practice, hard work and determination will help you.  You must know and practice the basic hitting fundamentals if you want to hit better. 

This isn’t a case where you just go to the batting cages every day.  You must participate in different hitting drills and live batting practice.  There is a lot you can do on your own but it’s wise to get others involved, such as your father, teammates and coaches. 

The last thing I want to say is this … you can do it!  Baseball is a mental game too and you must approach hitting the baseball with confidence.  Don’t be timid or scared in the batter’s box.  Instead, believe you are going to do the best job you possibly can.

My years of experience playing and teaching baseball hitting will help you with the challenge of learning how to hit a baseball correctly.  Articles such as the one you just read will inform and motivate you to a better understanding of proper baseball hitting whether you are a coach, parent or ballplayer.  Check back here for upcoming
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Jeff Wise

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