Baseball Tips On Hitting--How To Approach Contact Situations
Posted: Thursday, February 11, 2010
by Larry Cicchiello
Larwenty Online Enterprises Inc
There are a few hitters that are stubborn in their ways and it's a shame. The goal should be to have a productive at bat. Forget all this macho nonsense, get with the program and do what it takes to help your team!
With two strikes on a hitter or any situation where it's important to just put the ball in play, there is absolutely nothing wrong with giving in a little and just trying to make contact and not try to do too much else. Why not simply concede a little to the pitcher and recognize that if the count is 1-2, you have a little bit of a problem on your hands. Don't be afraid to choke up an inch or so, just try to make contact with the ball and put it in play.
1. That they completely relax and visualize before every pitch they will hit the ball hard.
2. The other thing is that everybody chokes up two inches on the bat when they have two strikes on them. No matter where they are hitting in the batting order. If they don't choke up with two strikes they are removed from the game immediately ! Please note that I didn't say good or very good coach, I said outstanding baseball coach.
Baseball hitters should not only focus on contact when they have two strikes on them. There are many other situations where the sole purpose of the at bat should be putting the ball in play! It is extremely frustrating if your team has the tying run on third base late in a game with one out. Your team has a hitter at bat who is not an exceptionally strong hitter. He doesn't concede anything and takes this big, long, looping swing and he strikes out. Your base runner ends up stranded at third base. Why on earth this hitter didn't realize that a weak ten hopper to the second baseman could have tied up the game is a total mystery to me.
He can become somewhat of a hero just by hitting a weak ground ball and getting the tying run home. As a baseball hitter, the name of the game is being productive at the plate. If a weak ten hopper to the second baseman gives your team a better chance to win, that should be your top priority during the at bat.
Put the ball in play!
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