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Joe Brockhoff - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
For over 25 years thousands of happy clients have learned the correct way to become better hitters using Joe's unique
and effective baseball hitting tips.
Joe compiled a 641-358-2 career record at Tulane University, as well as being inducted into the Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame. During his era, Joe's teams scored more than 7,000 runs, had more than 9,000 hits, 900 home runs, and 45 Tulane players went on to play Professional baseball.
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- Baseball Coaching Tips - Practice Hitting Vs Game Hitting
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] I often get the question, why is it that a player seems to have correct hitting mechanics, and he practices well, particularly in t-drills and soft toss, where his form and technique are good. And then when he gets into the game, everything goes wrong.
- Hall of Fame Coach Reveals Baseball Hitting Tips, Drills
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Most of us have heard coaches talk about "rolling the wrist" in hitting. Have you ever wondered what happens to the bat when the wrists roll? The answer: The bat head rolls.
- Little League Baseball Coaching
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] We've often heard baseball coaches tell their players, "Trust the hands!" Is that a good coaching concept? Our hands are auto reactors. They provide some of our quickest muscle reaction.
- Youth Baseball Drills - "Shine the Light Drill"
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] We have discovered one of the greatest methods for teaching baseball (or anything else for that matter) is to find a key word to help the player understand the concept we are trying to teach. And these key words work better if they are word pictures.
- Baseball Hitting Drills - "Land the Plane Drill"
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Word pictures should be a major part of our baseball hitting instruction. They help players quickly and accurately understand technique. Here are some word pictures pictures to help hitters to correct rolling the wrists when the bat is in contact. Hitters often roll the bat on contact for several reasons. One reason is that they are coached to do this in their baseball training.
- Baseball Hitting Tips - Power 10
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] We have all experienced watching teams taking batting practice. Most of the time hitters try to hit every ball as hard and deep as they can.
- College Baseball's Greatest Coaches
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] The College World Series began this past weekend. This time of the year always reminds me of who are the best teachers in baseball. That great fraternity is the coaches of college baseball. While I know that there are many great college coaches, here are some names that I believe stand out among the best baseball teachers in the world.
- How to Hit a Baseball - Is the Stride Necessary?
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] There are many different attitudes concerning the stride. They all address one or more of these questions: 1. How much weight? 2. Which direction? 3. How high and how wide ? 4. Should we stride at all?
- How to Hit For Power in Baseball
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Hitting for power has always been associated with the big strong player. But in our research, we have discovered it is not so much the size of the player, but rather the strength of his hands.
- Teaching the Professional Baseball Swing
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] We have heard for years, that for a player to be a good hitter, he must swing down on the ball. While there is some truth to this, young players totally misinterpret what swing down really means.
- Great Baseball Hitting Drills For Keeping The Head Closed
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Pulling off the ball is a common mistake by many hitters. In order to get consistent contact, the hitter must be sure his head stays closed, in other words, looking down into the contact area.
- To Swing Or Not To Swing
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] One of the most common words used in hitting is the word "swing" as associated with a hitter as he "swings" at the ball. And although swing is not a "nasty" word, it does give the impression that the bat makes a long arc as it goes to the ball.
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