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Review of the Personal Pitcher Pro Pitching Machine

BeABetterHitter — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:42:15 +0000

Product Overview The Personal Pitcher Pro Pitching Machine is a compact, versatile, and effective training tool for both baseball and softball enthusiasts. Designed to enhance batting skills with small golf-ball-sized practice balls, it provides a challenging and engaging practice experience for players of all ages and skill levels. Featuring the ability to throw fastballs, curveballs, …

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Want to Hit? – Stop Swinging Down!

Matt Helke — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 03:12:48 +0000

You do not swing down or “chop down” on the ball. This technique was popular in the 90’s. There are coaches and “hitting instruction” web sites that still teach this method of hitting. It’s wrong – Why? Here are three simple facts about a pitched baseball: The pitching rubber is 10 inches above the ground …

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5 Hitting Tools to Increase Bat Speed

Sean Plouffe — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 07:36:16 +0000

Bat speed is developed through strength training and repetition. To improve our bat speed, we can use a number of hitting tools including a swingaway, an overload bat and a swing tracker. Using a swing tracker is a great way to measure progress. Bat speed is what separates high school players from college players, and …

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Batted Ball Speed – The Holy Grail of Hitting and Where to Find It

Matt Helke — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 02:56:55 +0000

Simple physics description of hitting a baseball: It’s the transferred energy from a batters body to his bat. Then from the bat to the ball. The transfer of energy from bat to ball creates Batted Ball Speed (BBS) which propels the baseball forward. So how do we get optimal BBS? Let’s face it, BBS is …

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The Best Hitters in the World Fail 70% of the Time – WRONG!

Matt Helke — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 03:12:35 +0000

How many times have you heard: “The game of baseball is a game of failure – even the best hitters fail 70% percent of the time.” This statement is wrong and factually untrue yet most believe it because you’ve been told it over and over. That belief alone already puts you in a negative mental …

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Swing Path and Hip Rotation

John Murphy — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 19:44:20 +0000

Bat Path Every time I work with a new hitter, I ask “How would you describe your swing to me?” I like to get their thoughts and see if they match the actions of their swings. I can honestly say most kids say, “Swinging down to create backspin.” It’s really frustrating for me to watch …

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Historical Hitter June 16, 1892: Hugh Duffy

Keith Robbins — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 01:27:54 +0000

The Batter of Yesterday was Hall of Famer Hugh Duffy, Sir Hugh Duffy as the Royal Rooters knew him. In 1892 Duffy batted second for the Beaneaters, and statistics show he hit a legitimate .301/ .364/ .410 with an OPS+ of 124; a worthy average. Yet, 1892 was the last year of the shorter mound …

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Historical Hitter June 4th: Heinie Reitz

Keith Robbins — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 03:33:20 +0000

We celebrate both Country and Player on this day. Oh, Canada John Thorn and Tom Heitz research notes that on June 4, 1838, the first recorded baseball game in Canada was played Near Beachville‚ Ontario‚ residents watch the first recorded game of baseball in Canada. Of course this is quite an issue for the mythical …

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Historical Hitter November 16th 1911: Hans Lobert

Keith Robbins — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 02:10:24 +0000

International baseball is not a new occurrence, and in the years before the First World War, major league teams played numerous exhibition games overseas. The focus is on Cuba, and the year is 1911, Three major league teams visited the Island Nation in November and December & January 1911-12; the World Champion Philadelphia A’s, their …

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Historical Hitter November 3rd & 4th: Pearl Casey

Keith Robbins — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 03:15:47 +0000

As November means the end of the post season, the barnstorming season begins. In 1908 a special all star team, called the Reach All-American Stars began their 90 day journey from the shores of San Francisco to Hawaii, Japan, China, Manila, Hong Kong, and Honolulu before returning to San Francisco in time for Spring Training. …

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