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UP THE MIDDLE

D 2013 Dad100+ posts
Hello all. My son has been hitting everything up the middle, and I mean everything. Most times it is a waist to shoulder high hit. If not, it's a pop to CF. Of course, I am glad he is hitting, which is an improvement from this summer (he had a rough rough couple months), however, is there something that is causing this. I am sorry I do not have video at this point and answering this question without video I know is difficult. But perhaps you gurus know something that may cause this. He has the ability to flash some power at times in the gaps (used to get a lot of double, especially to right center), so I know he is capable. The ball just isn't coming off the barrell like it used to. Could BBCOR be the culprit? All responses are appreciated.

Thank you.
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I IEBSBL1,000+ posts
Without seeing the video, as a Varsity Baseball Coach, I do not see any problem with this and you should be happy with it. If your post was, "My son hits everything in the 5-6 hole" then there would be a problem. What I tell my players is to square up the ball in the middle of the field which it seems your son is doing. Relax, and enjoy the ride.
Low FinishLow Finish500+ posts
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Originally posted by 2013 Dad:
Yes, fingers crossed. You are right, though. I'm just being greedy I guess. I will just be content that he is hitting and see the ball well again and drawing walks too. We will look for more power in the spring.


Stretch: Loading the upper half as the lower unloads.
Result: Massive power!

Advice: Go to www.toplevelhitting.com and sign up for the email club.
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N NDD100+ posts
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Originally posted by Low Finish:
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Originally posted by 2013 Dad:
Yes, fingers crossed. You are right, though. I'm just being greedy I guess. I will just be content that he is hitting and see the ball well again and drawing walks too. We will look for more power in the spring.


Stretch: Loading the upper half as the lower unloads.
Result: Massive power!

Advice: Go to www.toplevelhitting.com and sign up for the email club.
you just told him to sign up for promotional emails from an internet hitting coach after saying in another thread real live hitting coaches are useless? Why didn't you tell him to buy one of your bibles?
You put out more bad information than wikipedia.
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P Prime91,000+ posts
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Could BBCOR be the culprit


Yea, certainly BBCOR could be a contributor. The ball doesn't consistently come off the BBCOR bat in the same manner that you were used to with BESR.

But, as everyone is telling you, if he's hitting back up the middle, then mechanically his timing is what you want for the most part. Watch it over time. Sometimes hitters will begin to "inside out" every pitch, even those on the inner half, that they should be getting the barrel to quicker and further out front. That timing thing is a Ying vs. Yang seesaw battle for hitters; between letting certain pitches get deep while getting the barrel out early to others. We like to talk about hitting "gap to gap" and that is true. However, a hitter has the full field of play to take advantage of, from the left field foul line to the right field foul line. To consistently use only the middle one third of the playing field, is not what you want either.
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W wogdoggy500+ posts
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Originally posted by Low Finish:
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Originally posted by 2013 Dad:
Yes, fingers crossed. You are right, though. I'm just being greedy I guess. I will just be content that he is hitting and see the ball well again and drawing walks too. We will look for more power in the spring.


Stretch: Loading the upper half as the lower unloads.
Result: Massive power!

looks like good info..why linear load kills swing could be good info..u and i know that,,and it seems he stresses hands...the other equation..have you looked into this any deeper? you can pm me..thanks

Advice: Go to www.toplevelhitting.com and sign up for the email club.
coach2709coach270910,000+ posts
Without any video it's hard to really tell anything that is going on but I'm pretty much on the wagon with the rest of the guys - hitting it up the middle fairly hard is a good thing overall. Like someone else said you need to be able to spread the field around and hit it everywhere but at least he's in an area that allows forgiveness if his timing is slightly off.

Now to play some devil's advocate and try to find something wrong that might not be there.

Would you say on inside and outside pitches that some of the pop is taken away from the hit? If so then there is a timing issue (probably). Obviously letting the ball get deep is a good thing but you still want to turn on the inside pitch.

I think he's in a good position without having to see him based on what you're describing but not every pitch is coming down the middle. As he moves up into better pitching he will need to learn how to hit the inside and outside pitches. In order to do that the middle of the field won't be used as much.
W wogdoggy500+ posts
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Originally posted by NDD:
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Originally posted by Low Finish:
Hitting coaches for the MLB are useless, and many instructors are still teaching junk. If you have a hitting coach who knows what he's doing (and unfortunately, there seems to be many who don't), having a hitting coach can be EXTREMELY valuable.


typical,,did you spell check his response you big thinker you?.lol..
N NDD100+ posts
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Originally posted by wogdoggy:
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Originally posted by NDD:
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Originally posted by Low Finish:
Hitting coaches for the MLB are useless, and many instructors are still teaching junk. If you have a hitting coach who knows what he's doing (and unfortunately, there seems to be many who don't), having a hitting coach can be EXTREMELY valuable.


typical,,did you spell check his response you big thinker you?.lol..
Yes, it is typical for me to laugh at someone who claims MLB coaches are useless.

Of course I spell checked it, I read it.
H HittersCountMember
Don't mess with good hands and eyes. Sounds like he is able to adjust to almost any pitch. He may need to understand and work on location recognition and contact points so he doesn't miss opportunities to really turn on a ball. When hitters are late to the inside pitch the only way to adjust is to get the hands out front the barrel and hit it weakly up the middle. This is a good second option but the first option would be to get the barrel to the proper inside pitch power position and drive it. ProXTee.com has a great drill on video called inside middle outside.

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