My son went 12 for 15 in a weekend tounament with.....

Congratulations! I know that must have been a very exciing weekend for you and your son! He must be seeing the ball very well!
Enjoy!

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Originally posted by jmpbama92:
5 walks, 1 HR, 5 doubles, and a triple. I have never seen him hit like this. He is 15 years old, and he has always struggled to hit the ball. Last year he rebuilt his swing focusing on taking the knob of the bat to the ball, and always keeping his hands inside. This has worked wonders for him.

Knob to the ball is a bad idea (mechanically). A very bad idea. However, if we're talking about a mental thought process, it's OK.

Do this instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKCqrNKHDms

Again, I'm not the guy in the video.

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this instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKCqrNKHDms

Again, I'm not the guy in the video.

Strongly disagree with this , either way the barrel in the last thing through the zone which will make you a All American at 5 and sitting on the side at 7 .

Congrats on your son swinging it well ! No matter what the thought process staying short, staying simple, and staying inside of it will create success along the way !

It is so exciting to see them bust out of a slump or master something which was previously difficult for them. Congrats.

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Originally posted by Low Finish:

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Originally posted by jmpbama92:
5 walks, 1 HR, 5 doubles, and a triple. I have never seen him hit like this. He is 15 years old, and he has always struggled to hit the ball. Last year he rebuilt his swing focusing on taking the knob of the bat to the ball, and always keeping his hands inside. This has worked wonders for him.

Knob to the ball is a bad idea (mechanically). A very bad idea. However, if we're talking about a mental thought process, it's OK.

Do this instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKCqrNKHDms

Again, I'm not the guy in the video.

I've seen "knob to the ball" described two different ways. One is correct. One is incorrect. This is why I don't participate in online hitting debates. The cliches lose a lot in the definition. People make assumptions of what a poster thinks rather than asking questions. Then rather than backing off an acceptible response they dig in refusing to be wrong. The keeping the hands inside the ball lends me to believe this person's knob to the ball is the correct version. I've even seen MLB players incorrectly describe their swing.

Well, whatever his son is ACTUALLY doing, it's certainly yielding results. If he's hitting, keep thinking/ doing it. But don't become complacent. Look at video and attempt to see where improvements can be made.

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Originally posted by Low Finish:
Well, whatever his son is ACTUALLY doing, it's certainly yielding results. If he's hitting, keep thinking/ doing it. But don't become complacent. Look at video and attempt to see where improvements can be made.

Even success can be tampered with. A former college coach/pro scout asked my son is he wanted to go beyond all-conference in high school and restructured his swing between soph and junior year. The results were awesome.

Staying inside the baseball essentially means the hitter is short and not pulling off the baseball yet there are a thousand different ques or words used to describe this.

Some phrases click with players some don't. A lot of these online videos or articles on hitting show the right process but use so many complicated terms and phrases to get to their point it confuses the hitter.

What is most important jmpBama92 is your son has bought into a system that he believes in and having success with it,