The definition of INSANITY is repeating the same action but expecting different results. Most amateur are average hitters because their swing is average at best. The swing is not something that can truly be explained and also felt. If you ask great hitters about their approach or swing their answers are most times very simple. For example, I asked Mookie Betts why he is big on hitting the ball to the middle of the field and his response was, "there are less defenders in the center of the field" One day as a young boy I finally got to meet Mo Vaughn, he was the bad ass cleanup hitter for the Red Sox and I loved how he hit. So awkward Mikey Ged walks up and says, "Mr. Vaughn, what is your approach when you hit" he response I will never forget, "Well Kid, swing as hard as you can, just in case you hit it."😍 My dad used to say to me all the time, "Just relax and be good with your head" but I didn't know that he was just simply saying, a tense muscle is a slow muscle and your eyes are the most important muscles to hitting, so relax and trust that your eyes will show your body the swing it needs on this incoming pitch. You work on your actions in the cage. Off the tee and flips you can and should experiment with NEW actions. You should experiment with a leg kick, double tap, starting open, starting closed, going no stride, doing any of the MLB players stances because your stance and your leg movement is completely irrelevant 😶All that matters is the position your body lands in and how you move your barrel before you launch it, but thats for a later post after my season is over, can't give away all the secrets 😘 A Punching Judy is a player that hits singles and luckily hits a double when he hits a ground ball down the line. You are not a Judy because you are small, Altuve isn't a Judy and he is smaller than you. The reason you are a Judy is because you swing like a Judy and your coach teaches you the Judy swing. Experiment with the MLB players actions in the cage, watch how they move their barrel and the position they land in. You can do it, just try. The eye wash excuse is,"those are MLB hitters, I can't do that or teach my players to do that." You're wrong MEAT, I hate you for thinking like a squid because it's not true. The MLB players are just there because they worked way harder than you, not because they are God-given more talented even though that's the excuse you use to fall asleep at night. They decided want they wanted to do and did the work to make it a reality.....PERIOD. Experiment with your swing in the cage and stop trying to be the best cage hitter of all time. The point of your cage work is to get your swing ready for the game when the pitcher is 60 feet away. The best cage hitter of all time's name is WHO GIVESASHIT.
I've seen many college players teach themselves to swing like pros. One of my favorites is John Mullen, who has the biggest swing in Bryant baseball history. He hit a pitch from Jelen Beeks who was just put on the 40 man for the Boston Red Sox with a swing like Jeff Bagwell and murdered the pitch which hit off the fence in dead center for a stand up triple to beat the University of Arkansas in the NCAA regional. Mullen was a tough kid that worked hard but his swing was average until he decided he was going to make it pro and he did. He should of got a chance to play pro ball but most scouts are blind 😶 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWJ4e5KvwjQ&feature=youtu.be 1:50 mark for the Mullen swing, but watch all those sickos in that video, they all hit like pros 😎
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