Baseball Hitting Like a Pro

Baseball Hitting Like a Pro
By guest author: Jack D. Elliott

Baseball Hitting is very challenging. Professional hitters are considered good if they get a hit 3 out of every 10 at bats. This essentially means they fail 70% of the time. With this type of rejection rate, it is easy to see why younger players can get frustrated with limited results. The good news is this will not be you if you are willing to put in some practice and apply our tips.

1. Get Lessons From a Top Baseball Hitting Instructor early in your career. A good hitting coach can help improve your swing and teach you the proper mechanics from the very start of your career. This will save you time and energy by doing it the right way first. Although the cost of the lessons may seem initially high, this will be quickly recouped when you start to see your batting average rise and begin to hit them deep.

2. Practice your Swing daily. Never let a lack of access to the batting cage or batting practice prevent you from practicing your swing. Just simply swinging the bat 100 times each day will provide loads of benefits for you. This repetitive practice will make your swing more natural and automatic in games and you will end up having some additional benefits of gradual improvements in your bat speed and arm strength.

3. Review your Swing regularly. Be sure to videotape your swing and determine if you are picking up bad habits. Also, periodically follow-up with your hitting instructor. This should be an ongoing relationship where he acts your mentor. You can provide him with the tape and he can point what he thinks maybe some things you can focus on.

4. Be loyal to your Hitting Coach. Although it may seem like a good idea to ask for multiple opinions on your swing, it is best to take advice only from one or two people. If you have chosen a top hitting coach from the start, it only makes sense to take your cues from him and follow his advice. Avoid other well intentioned advice from less experienced players and coaches if it is in conflict with your hitting coach. Remember your hitting coach's advice only helps you if you follow it.

5. Practice Bat Speed Drills. Plyometric exercises can go a long way toward developing your fast twitch muscles. This is very important in your batting swing where bat speed is determined by how fast your fast twitch arm muscles respond. By simply swinging lighter bats, you will begin teaching your fast twitch muscles valuable muscle memory. This will translate into faster bat speed when using your regular bat in games.

6. Mental Preparation is key. Much like a pitcher must learn to block out all background noise. You too must learn to block everything else out except for the delivery of the baseball. By simply repeating a simple mantra like "See the ball" again and again while you are batting, you will find your concentration improves and the background noise is filtered out. This improved concentration will translate into more consistent hitting for you.

These tips and drills are a good starting point to improve your hitting. However, to get the maximum benefits out of your hitting, you will need more specific Baseball Hitting Tips To get more tips like the ones in this article, please click on http://www.baseballtrainingtechniques.com

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Baseball And Softball: How to Hang a Batting Cage Netting

Baseball And Softball: How to Hang a Batting Cage Netting
By guest author: Isi Morales

How to Hang a Batting Cage Net!

1. You need to understand the difference between closed and open mesh. Read Mesh Instructions.

2. Be careful not to cut or pull the ropes out of your net when you open it up.

3. Your net is ___ ft. tall, ___ ft. wide, and ____ ft. long. If you want to check this you can count the mesh. Remember, the net takes a dip every time you hang it on a stanchion so do not make your cage longer than ____ ft.

4. You have 3 ropes laced at the top of your net. The 3 ropes are marked in the drawing below and we call them ROPE 1, ROPE 2, and ROPE 3. Notice ROPE 1 has 2 loops and 2 tails. The 2 loops are at the end that you are going to hang first. Notice that they are marked with a YELLOW tie. Just lift the loops up on the hooks inside your end frame.

5. Now go to the next stanchion and lift the net up on the next set of hooks, and proceed until you get to the end of your cage. ROPE 2 has 2 loops that are ____ ft. apart. They are marked with 2 red tapes. Lift them up on your end stanchion.

6. Now you can pull the tails of ROPE 1 to lift your net up. Tie it off when you get it where you want it. If you notice the net is uneven in some places and looks like it is not touching the ground, don't be alarmed. All you have to do is slide the net on the rope and bring more mesh into that area and you will see the net drop to the ground. Study the mesh pattern of your net and make sure the mesh are OPEN.

7. You are going to have to play with your net making adjustments to get it the way you want it. If you need more weight at the bottom we carry a chain that can help hold the balls in, but most people just leave extra net on the ground to trap the balls.

8. Tie off the center rope to give the net more support to lift it up in the center.

9. Just a few tips: nets last a lot longer if you take them down in the winter. Consider putting an impact screen behind home plate to take the impact off the net where it get pounded.

10. If you need assistance, first scratch your head, drink 2 cups of coffee, and then call contact us, and we'll try to help you out. The first time is always the hardest!

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Batting Cage Nets An Important Sport Equipment

Batting Cage Nets An Important Sport Equipment
By guest author: Brad Aimes

Playing your favourite sport has always been a fun activity whether it is individually, with a pair or for a whole bunch of family and friends. Whether it be indoor or outdoor sport, equipments that will be used is really necessary for it to be fun and memorable. Whatever sport you may be into, whether you're a male or a female, we really need equipments that could meet our demands and needs. One of these important things to consider is the battling cage nets that are being widely used by various sports such tennis, baseball and many other sports.

Battling Cage Nets serves a good purpose to keep the ball from getting into farther place or areas when struck by the players. With this, it should be strong enough to keep the ball in place and endure the strength exerted by the players. Considering the need for it, many factors should be considered like the material used in making the net and its width. Color may also vary in choosing your preferred net; because it may affect the manner you are playing, so wisely choosing the color is a need as well. Also, cage nets should be able to support and endure the sunlight, avoid easy shrinkage and avoid rapid absorption of water. These features would be able to ensure you that it would surely resist all of the factors that may affect the feature of this equipment.

We are always fond of playing sports that could help us our burden, ease our stress and develop our physical body but can also bring the bond of our family and friends to greater height. Our favourite hobby and sport should also be taken into consideration. Whether it is baseball or golf or any other sport we love, battling cage net could surely make our time for sports a time to remember by meeting our need as a sport enthusiast, individually, with our family or as a team.

Because of its high availability in the market, you would easily find it and can further look it up in the internet to research more of the features of a battling cage net and the factors to consider purchasing not only affordable equipment but you are also assured by its quality. Many manufacturers are making this that could meet your demands and lifestyle, whether it will be used in a competition or playing a sport is a hobby.

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