Here are some free articles and videos that I have posted that are pretty popular:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZdhzqbvMYM

http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Hit-a-Baseball—Is-the-Stride-Necessary?&id=2484056

http://youthbaseballblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/great-baseball-hitting-drills-for.html

It’s real important to understand the idea that we try and teach in our hitting. It’s the physical activity which will always start with the largest muscle mass. Take the stride out of the feet, and use it in a large muscle mass and use the hips. When you are doing this, there will be less of a chance for the feet to overact.

You now have a better chance to maintain control of the stride. Thus, we strongly encourage that you stride with the front hip, and allow the feet to follow. The stride should only be about 6 inches.

 

I’ve heard professional hitting instructors use these phrases.

 

I deeply respect and appreciate all of the baseball coaches

who have given their valuable time to coaching this great

game, at all levels, from little league through college, and

especially the little league coaches who put in hours of volunteer

service. What I’m about to say is not to disrespect well meaning

coaches and parents, but to give aid and help to them in order

to avoid the destructive hitting clichés that are passed down from

coach to coach and player to player through the years.

 

Hitting habits usually begin at a very young age.

 

For this reason, here are the “7 Deadly Misconceptions in Hitting” and baseball hitting drills

to go along with it.

 

Stay AWAY from these!

 

Misconception #1 - Swing Level. The fact is that one of the worst

mistakes a hitter can make is trying to keep his bat level as he goes

to the pitch.

 

#2 - Get The Back Elbow Up. If we had to throw a punch, would we

have the elbow up? If so, it would NOT be an effective punch. The elbow

needs to support the hands. It cannot do this if it is above them.

 

#3 - Stay Back. The proper term here is not to stay back, but to START

BACK. We collect our weight on the backside.

 

#4 - Squish The Bug. The back foot should not “spin” on the ball of the

foot, the back foot should roll up on the back toe as the hips rotate

toward the pitch.

 

#5 - Roll The Wrist. The correct way is when a hitter is in contact

with the ball, his top hand is in adduction (like a hammer) under the bat,

and it stays under the bat through extension. Does wrist-roll ever occur? Yes,

when the bat is coming out of extension and is coming around to the opposite

shoulder at the completion of the stroke, the wrist rolls at this time.

 

#6 - Get The Hands Away From The Body. This is incorrect! The fact

is that the hands require body support during the hitting stroke. The farther

the hands get away from the body, the weaker the stroke.

 

#7 - Stride In The Direction Of The Pitch. Stride in the same place every

time, directly ahead, with a 6 inch glide step. It is the ROTATION of the

hips, not the stride, that determines inside or outside.

 

The objective in hitting is to be quick with a compact stroke, making full

use of body action to support the stroke.

 

I just received this great email from Coach Miller:

 

“I can’t thank you enough for the Super 8 Hitting System. It provides

absolutely the best hitting instruction I have ever seen. I wish I had it

when I was a little leaguer!!! Actually, I wish I had it when I started

coaching 8 years ago. The youngsters I have coached would be

WAAY better hitters!” - Gary Miller

 

The Super 8 Hitting System teaches a hitter everything he needs to know about

hitting, no matter what problems the hitter has developed. These problems

can be reversed with good hitting principles.

 

I received this question the other day from a coach that is coaching a 7 year old coach pitch team. I’ve included some hitting drills for baseball to help out.

Coach Brockhoff,

Q - I am an assistant coach on a 7 year old Coach Pitch Team. This is the first year out of tee ball for these kids. We have struggled to teach our players not to “Cock Back” their shoulders and arms during their stride towards the pitch. This move straightens out their left arm and tends to cause them to drop the bat to level behind them and try to hit the ball with their hip motion and wrist release (similar to a golf swing). We have tried the tee drill from your video series, but many of the revert to the old swing once an actual pitch is in the air. Do you have any dynamic hitting drills for baseball that can help ingrain your swing? Thanks.

Brent Quinn - Las Cruces, New Mexico

A - Hi, Brent.

I fully agree with your comment. The “Cock Back” does encourage the front arm to spoke and causes looping on the backside. Our “Hitting Agenda” video fully addresses this from our Super 8 Hitting System. It is a series of drills which reinforces the techniques in a hitting series.

One of the best drills shown in the video series is the “Drive” drill. Have the players get into their drive position, in which their hips are already pivoted toward the pitch, with the back foot pivoted so that they are on their back toe. Then, have them practice hitting from this position. They are already in their pivot. Therefore, this decreases the tendency to drop the bat on their backside. Their contacts will be noticeably better.

Hope that helps,

Coach Brock

I get this question all the time, “What is included in the Super 8 Hitting System?” I put together a short video for you covering the complete Super 8 Hitting System DVD set. These DVD’s cover the most effective baseball hitting techniques that will add more power to your hitting stroke.