Sunday, March 14, 2010

Htting a Baseball

So I learned how to hit a baseball today.....great article about Rudy Jaramillo in ESPN The Mag - He's the hitting coach for the Cubs. According to him, this is all you need to do:

1) Establish a rhythm - stay loose before the pitcher releases the ball

2) See the ball out of the pitcher's hand

3) get separation - the hands go back and the front foot comes down

4) stay square - keep the front shoulder close and let the hips lead the swing

5) transfer weight back to front

That's it. Sounds simple. Now I can be a great hitter. I'm going to make a trip to the batting cage soon & see if I can do better than just foul off a couple of 70 mph pitches.

The big leagues & millions of dollars are right around the corner.

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