How To Instantly Increase Your Batting Average

This tip is really powerful, yet simple and to the point.

Know exactly which pitch you are looking for and do not swing unless the situation calls you to do so.

Before you go to the plate know exactly which pitch you want. If you like a fastball middle in do not swing at a slider low and away on the first pitch.

If you do you will likely miss or make a soft out. This is called getting yourself out. I see this way too often.

Changing this can easily skyrocket your batting average and help your team because you have a much greater chance at hitting a pitch you know you can handle than one you don't.

Baseball Hitting is already difficult enough. Please don't make it any more complicated than it already is.

Sit on your pitch and force the pitcher to come into your wheelhouse. The great ones all do this.

I cover this tip and many more in my awesome hitting program "Million Dollar Hitter".

I know this tip may seem very simple, but do not overlook how effective it is.

Active Recovery

At certain points in the season, or after particularly tough workouts, you will experience a higher degree of soreness throughout your body.

Don't make the mistake of just sitting on your butt and doing nothing.

Perform some light medicine ball work, go through the 7-Minute Dynamic Warm-Up, add in some static stretching and take a contrast shower. Get on your feet and get the blood going. Nt only will you begin to feel better, but this activity will help your performance on the field!

It's All Between The Ears

There is no doubt that you have heard many coaches, and even more quotes by pro ball players, talk about how important the mental aspect is to the game of baseball.

Then why isn't mental training taught more by coaches?

I have no idea. Maybe you can offer a suggestion.

I will let you in on an inside "Secret" that will enable you to take your game to the next level. A secret so powerful that you will have the ability to put your body on auto-pilot and let your instincts take over...almost at will!

What is this secret?...Visualization

Yeah I know you have heard the word thrown around many times, but did anyone tell you how to apply it? Probably not.

Here is a simple three step solution so you can become a visualization master.

1. Close you eyes and picture in your head the best swing you ever took. The best pitch you ever threw. The best play you ever made. It does not matter. Just see that perfect play and "watch" it over and over in your head.

Do this with as much detail as possible. The smell, the sky, the crowd, the catcher pounding his glove. You get the idea. As much detail as possible.

2. Ok now that you have that perfect play in mind take it into the on deck circle, the pitcher's mound or the field. You will want to practice this as much as possible. The more you do it the better you get (as do the results!) If you do not feel comfortable using the visualization techniques in a game just yet, work on them in practice or exibition games.

Now just take that perfect play and "plug in" the pitcher or batter and the current surroundings. See yourself take that perfect swing. Feel yourself launch that perfect fastball on the black.

See it over and over. When you are good you will be able to do this in a split seconds. I used to do it between every pitch!

3. Let your body take over! Your body knows what to do considering all of the practice time you put in. It is the mind that gets in the way. Not any more!

It's really that simple once you master this awesome technique. Do yourself and give it a try. You will certainly thank me.

Good luck!

Hitting Made Simple

Far too often hitter's are given so much mechanical advice that they are left more confused than when they started. Obviously, this is the last result we want.

So when I teach hitting I keep it as simple as possible so the hitter can actually use my advice. Imagine that!

I am still teaching advanced techniques, just in a manner that will not confuse the hitter.

Take my student John for example. His freshman year in college he was a very mechanical hitter, trying to digest all of the information he received about hitting. Don't forget, hitting advice is like a heartbeat, everyone has one. So he was so confused working on ten things at once that he never got anything right.

I will let his words do the talking. This is what he had to say after using the Million Dollar Hitter Program

“My freshman year in college I was primarily used as a defensive replacement in the outfield. I was only given limited opportunites to hit and ended up with a measly .166 batting average with no extra base hits. During the off-season I used the Million Dollar Hitter program and the results were astounding. I became an impact starter my sophomore season by raising my batting average 169 points! That's an amazing 102% increase! My home run power also increased dramatically which allowed me to hit 2 home runs in an NCAA Northeast Regional Semi-Final game which catapulted us to the College World Series. While facing the top pitchers in the nation at the World Series, I hit an astonishing .456! Every which way you turn on the road to being a successful baseball player you will find new and innovative ideas to increase your skill level. The Million Dollar Hitter is your final stop. The best all around hitting program in the world - bar none." John Licata Wantagh, NY

Here are Three "Success Factors" that I feel are crucial to successful hitting. Yes, these are not the only factors, but if these 3 are missing success is not likely...

1. Confidence...without this no hitting program will work

2. Vision...As the old saying goes "you can't hit what you can't see" Most people go about this wrong. Million Dollar Hitter covers baseball-specific vision training in extreme depth.

3. Keep it simple....hitters get confused and doubt themselves when they have to think about too many things. I like to build mechanics into drills so they get immediate feedback on what they just did.

Baseball Nutrition

Often proper baseball nutrition is overlooked in favor of the current "hot" supplement.

Proper off-season, in-season and pre and post workout/game nutrition is needed in order to maximize performance.

I will be publishing a highly anticipated nutritional article series on my site in the upcoming week. Stay tuned!

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