| -- End Ad Box ---> | | | | arm too quickly. This will cause you to push your hands |
| So they're getting in your kitchen too often huh? Well, | | | | outside and create a slightly longer route to the |
| let's find out how you can stop that now. If you feel | | | | baseball. Always take the shortest route to |
| that too many pitchers are getting in your kitchen too | | | | granny's house." |
| often and jamming you inside, there may be several | | | | 4. Keep the back of your bottom hand facing the |
| reasons why. Let's look at a few possible reasons, | | | | pitcher when starting your swing. You will be quicker to |
| starting out with the possible easier fixes first before | | | | the ball and have a better chance of getting the good |
| getting more involved. | | | | part of the bat on the ball. Only at contact should one |
| 1. Make sure you are not standing too close to the | | | | palm be facing up and the other palm facing down. |
| plate and make sure you don't have a bat that's too | | | | The two most overused words in baseball are level |
| heavy or too long. Remember, it's always better to err | | | | swing." Players have heard these two words hollered |
| on the side of a bat being too light but never err on the | | | | out to them hundreds of times since they were about |
| side of having a bat that's too heavy. Like I said, we | | | | eight years old. The first part of the baseball swing is |
| always look for the easiest fix first. If we didn't luck out | | | | not level at all. It is a downward movement. |
| that easily, let's get into this a little bit deeper. | | | | 5. Use more hands" when swinging and less arms. |
| 2. Keep your hands inside the path of the baseball. | | | | A very common baseball hitting problem with |
| Keeping your hands inside the baseball is one of the | | | | youngsters who feel they need to muscle" the ball |
| better baseball tips on hitting. Getting your hands too | | | | to hit it hard. It actually slows up their swing and will |
| far away from the body will encourage you to get | | | | increase the chance of being jammed on the pitch. |
| jammed" in on your fists and the handle of the bat. | | | | The hands are the main event and not the arms. |
| 3. Make sure you are not straightening out your front | | | | There is no substitute for having quick hands! |