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A axum.baseball10+ posts
I have a big problem and i really don't know how to fix it. I hit off the tee almost every day and i go to the batting cages every weekend.I put in quality work and 80% of the time i am happy with my results. I went to a showcase camp this week and most of the coaches Ive talked to said that i have a great swing. The problem is that NONE of my hard work is translating on the field. I strike out a lot and if i do get a hit i might pop up or ground out. Now, i thought that it can be only 2 things: my vision and the way im seeing the ball is TOTALLY messed up or im not waiting back enough. And its not like thees pitchers are blowing it by me because i KNOW i can his thees pitchers. I am a very honest person when it comes to improving my game, if im doing something wrong i just don't overlook it, i try my best to evaluate myself and take the best approach to fixing the problem. So i would appreciate any and all feedback. I dont care if it sounds dumb or its too complicated. I just need all the help that would successfully take me to the next level.
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G gslack10+ posts
I can only speculate here but I find a lot of the time if a player spends the amount of time working on their swing you seem to spend, the player is sound mechanically, and they aren't hitting at least a decent average. it is usually something else outside the physical.

Be it nervous tension, fear of failure, over-thinking, trying to hard to aim perfectly, or even an over-obsession at hitting the ball perfectly, it can be any number of things. Without seeing your swing in a game situation a good number of times, its really hard to make a recommendation mechanically. Best advice I can give you if its not mechanical, is to relax and let your body do what you trained it to do. Some players play best without a lot of stress while others need stress to function.

I was a person who was usually relaxed at bat, while my son is very much more tense. he is a better power hitter than I was but I had a better average. Its 6 of one and half a dozen of the other really. Depends on the person.
C cabbagedadHSBaseballWeb member since 2011
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Originally posted by axum.baseball:
I have a big problem and i really don't know how to fix it. I hit off the tee almost every day and i go to the batting cages every weekend.I put in quality work and 80% of the time i am happy with my results. I went to a showcase camp this week and most of the coaches Ive talked to said that i have a great swing. The problem is that NONE of my hard work is translating on the field. I strike out a lot and if i do get a hit i might pop up or ground out...


Tee almost every day and batting cages every weekend. This is a lot of work with no variation in velocity and plane. Keep the total time you are putting in the same but split it to include live bp. This can be as simple as a teammate, coach or other throwing wiffle and mixing speeds and spin. Someone here has a great tag line - Hitting is timing. Pitching is disrupting timing.

Also, as Greenmachine said, pitch selection is another critical element. Tee and machine work offer little there. There are many drills you can do to work on this aspect.

Most hitters are really good when they know speed and location in advance. You must include regular work with mixed live pitching to be successful on the field in game situations.
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BOFBOF10,000+ posts
Greenmachine. It is all of the above. It is part good eyesight, part watching the pitcher beforehand and knowing what his tendencies are in given counts, knowing what pitch count you are in and the game situation, it is also looking at thousands of pitches and knowing which ones may be in your zone. It is knowing your swing and which pitches you can best drive. It is being mentally focused and prepared before and during your game and AB. Most importantly it is having a plan and working that plan as your AB goes on. If it were simple everyone would be good at it, and if you could bottle it you would be rich.
H HAWKEYE5013110+ posts
If you have not had your eyesight checked in a while have it checked. My son struggled hitting last year plus he was playing with a injury that affected his hitting. I still thought he was not seen the ball well and he finally said that he was having some problems seeing in class sometimes. Had his eyes checked over the winter, and even though they were not that bad he got some contacts and is back to hitting the ball strong again.

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