Practice these baseball hitting tips and baseball hitting drills from our Super 8 Hitting System.

We clearly outline this in our video analysis videos… the basic problem that you need to resolve is to eliminate the arcing on the back side.

Click on the play button below to avoid making these costly mistakes:

I’ve studied hitters during practice practices (BP) for years and come to the same conclusion each time.  Hitters who take every pitch in this manner get pops, chops, and routine ground balls with every pitch.  In fact, the going rate of hard hits is three or four out of ten. 

Instead, try my proven Power-10 baseball hitting drills, which will help players hit the ball hard with super contact every time. Power-10 drills used in batting practices will train hitters to hit each ball well, making practices more meaningful.  Hitters will concentrate more on hitting the balls hard and sharply, rather than hitting everything deep.  As you see below, this method is proven by improved batting averages.

Efficiency at least 80%:        batting average over .400

Efficiency at least 70-80%:   mid .300 batting average

Efficiency less than 70%:     .280-.300 batting average

Here’s how the Power-10 baseball hitting tips work:

A hitter chooses which pitches to hit. But call a strike if he takes a good pitch.

Scoring:

Hard Hit = 1 point

Week hit = 0 points

Swing and miss/foul/strike = (-1)

A hitter strives for a minimum 7 out of 10 (70%). If a hitter is not at that level, he needs to work for that. If time permits, players can do more than one Power-10. With these batting drills, they look forward to the challenge of getting better each time.

Coach Joe Brockhoff Super 8 Hitting System

A few years ago, coming off of a less than great year, A-Rod worked on his stroke with a hitting instructor during the off-season. According to the instructor, there were two major concepts that needed improvement. One was to get the front foot down quicker, as he was getting caught by not getting in position to hit because of this. And while he still has a high leg kick today, he is better at getting it down quicker.

Q - How do I keep a hitter ( my son ) from throwing his shoulders to the ball. He is hitting ok but weak.                                                                                                                                    

Thanks Again

Bud

A - It is important that the front shoulder stay closed and does not open until after the stride is completed.  This usually is a result of high tension in the hitter or else he may be trying to muscle the ball.    

The first thing to consider is that the shoulders do not hit the ball.  They are not at all involved with the stride.  Teach him to soften the shoulders during his preliminary swings. 

After he gets into the batter’s box, before the ball is pitched, have him bring up his shoulders and then release them to release the tension.  Remember, no energy in the shoulders…just hips and hands.

This is included as part of our full baseball hitting tips, Video #5:

1.       Taking the pitch, first a full take, just looking at the ball all the way to the catcher; then stride and take, looking the ball all the way to the catcher.  This helps the hitter to relax and see the ball better.

2.       Next, stride, pivot, and take the pitch, practicing keeping the energy in the hips only, no shoulders.

Another good baseball hitting drill is the overcorrection drill that is demonstrated on the Combos Video #4 and on the back of the poster.  This drill forces the shoulders to stay in place.

Using the mat drills with the SpeedBat™ is always good for helping the keep the shoulders back and soft.

It is a must that he keeps his energy out of the shoulders in order for him to maximize his hitting ability.

We also have some baseball hitting videos that can help out too.

Hope this helps, Bud.

Best wishes and Good luck,

Coach Joe Brockhoff

Let’s put that in order:

1. Coil (load)  - Rotation…initiated by the hips.

2. Stride- -linear.  Also controlled by the hips (large muscles)

3. Drive - Hip rotation Hips rotate 90 degrees for down the middle and inside pitches, and 45 degrees for outside pitches)

4. Contact- Linear - Hands move in a straight line to the ball from the chest area.

5. Extension - and Finish  - Rotation 

Note that the arcing of the bat occurs in front of the hitter after contact.

The Super 8 system is an incredible program to use with a team.  It has improved batting averages of the whole team above .300.  Teams have gone from last place to first place champions using the super 8 Hitting system. 

Click here to view our free 15 minute video explanation on rotational hitting.

Linear Rotational Hitting

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.

Q - Dear Coach Brockhoff, 

Q -  I have a youngster on my team that we are having a hard time making him keep his head in the swing. When he finishes he is looking in the stands and nearly screws into the ground. He is a very good athlete and one of the best in the league but, he has developed these horrible habits. Do you have any specific drills to help break him. I have tried a ball on the ground in front of the plate to concentrate on to finish the swing. We have worked on the fence, on the tee and soft toss. He seems to improve then when he gets to the plate back to the same bad habits. Need your help?

Mike

A - Hi, Mike