Failure is a big part of baseball, especially hitting. Its unavaoidable, actually. The sooner a hitter realizes this the better. We should never be okay with failing, but we should be prepared when we do find ourselves in a slump. Here are five things to consider the next time you find yourself falling into the dreaded hitting slump. VISUALIZE YOURSELF SUCCEEDING Grab a pen, paper and a timer. I want you to spend 10 minutes every day on visualization. First, write down on a p

Do you want to throw harder? Do you want to learn how to gain 3-5 miles per hour on your fastball? Sorry. You're reading the wrong article, and you are definately on the wrong website. Don't believe the hype. You don't need to throw harder to get outs. Your goal is to gets outs, right? It's sexy to strike people out. I get it. But never sacrifice your control or movement for the sake of adding a few miles per hour. When you do that, you are no longer a pitcher. You are a thro

“LET IT GET DEEP!” “LET THE BASEBALL TRAVEL!” “TRUST YOUR HANDS!” I can still hear my coaches at every level yelling this from the dugout. Notice I did say at EVERY level. The concept of hitting the ball deep in the hitting zone is stressed by most coaches, but utilized by few hitters. What does it mean to hit the ball deep in the zone, and why is it important? It means to let the baseball travel further towards the catchers mitt before hitting the baseball. Most hitters have