We love power too! Now that we have that out of the way, let’s talk about becoming a better and more complete hitter… It doesn’t matter whether you consider yourself a power hitter or a contact hitter, there are some basic fundamentals that must be met to get the most out of your body and swing.
Our goal is to identify flaws in a hitter’s mechanics then help them apply the appropriate corrections based on their natural ability. If you can’t make consistent solid contact, it doesn’t matter how far you can hit a ball. Also, it doesn’t matter if you never miss, if you are topping balls or struggling to get it out of the infield, we will help you recognize and implement the adjustments necessary to get you hitting the way you know you can. We all have different flexibility and restrictions, strengths and weakness, open or closed stance preferences, stride or no-stride, etc. There is a swing that is perfect for you and our job is to help you find it!
We assess the player and design a sequence of drills to address the swing while building a foundation that allows you to grow as a hitter as you physically grow and progress through the ranks from youth ball, through high school and beyond. Do we want you to hit more homeruns? Of course! But not at the expense of quality at-bats.
Not everyone is the same. Not everyone should pitch the exact same way. There are some basic fundamentals that must be met to raise our ceiling but we can’t create clone pitchers! The goal is to identify flaws in a pitcher’s mechanics then help them apply the appropriate corrections based on their natural ability. Natural ability does not mean, ‘how hard can a player throw?.
It refers to each individual’s physical strengths and weaknesses, flexibility and restrictions, etc. Almost all players and parents come in and say they want pitching instruction to attain a higher velocity. That may be part of the goal. However, how many times have you seen the faster pitchers get hit extremely hard – especially at the higher levels.
