Creating Leverage in Your Swing: How to Hit with Power and Precision

When it comes to hitting a baseball effectively, creating leverage in your swing is key. Leverage translates to power, allowing you to make solid contact and hit the ball with authority. Here’s how understanding and applying leverage can elevate your hitting game.

Why is Leverage Important?

Leverage in your swing is essentially about maximizing the power you can generate. Without leverage, even a well-timed swing might result in weak contact, such as ground balls or fly balls that don’t travel far. When you harness leverage, you hit the ball harder, leading to better performance and more enjoyable hits.

Think Like a Lumberjack: Imagine a lumberjack cutting wood. If the lumberjack tried to cut with arms extended and low, the effort would be inefficient and require immense strength. However, if they bend their arms, they amplify their strength, making the task easier and more effective. This principle...

Mastering the Baseball Swing Trigger: Techniques for Consistent Power and Control

In the world of baseball hitting, the trigger is an essential component that determines the effectiveness of your swing. It's the pre-swing movement that helps stage your athleticism and power, setting you up to launch the ball with precision. Understanding and refining your trigger can significantly impact your hitting performance, so let's delve into what makes an effective trigger and how you can optimize it.

What is the Trigger?

The trigger is the movement you make just before your swing to prepare your body for the incoming pitch. It’s a critical aspect of your swing because it allows you to generate force and transition smoothly into your swing. There is no one-size-fits-all trigger; it varies from player to player. Some hitters have pronounced, elaborate triggers, while others use minimal, subtle movements.

Why is a Trigger Important?

A well-executed trigger is vital for several reasons:

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Dreaming About Being The Best? Here's How You Set Goals To Get There.

Dreaming about being the best is easy–but setting goals to get there? That’s hard. Taking the necessary steps to accomplish those goals is even harder. But it doesn’t have to be.

We’re all guilty of it—especially baseball players—finding ourselves dreaming of the day we drive in the winning run, get the ring, and get awarded the MVP trophy. I bet you have even imagined (or maybe actually practiced) your post-game on-field media interview.  We get this far-off gaze in our eyes and dream of accomplishing these Big Hairy Audacious Goals (or BHAGS) that leadership guru Jim Collins taught, almost as if they are already a reality. 

That far-out gaze you get and that sense of hope for the future aren’t goals. They’re dreams. I know that truth probably stings a little. But if you are confusing dreams with goals, you lie to yourself, and you will no doubt...