Baseball Hitting - The 3 Basic Elements of the Major League Baseball Swing

The Major League baseball swing is a thing ofgenerated when the lower body, hips, and torso
beauty. The dream of millions of little leaguespin to generate bat speed. The tendency to
baseball players is to become a major leaguelunge at the ball must be avoided.
baseball player. Hitting a major league home run is2. STAYING BALANCED AND OVER STACK
a fantasy baseball dream of every youth baseballThis is a term that refers to the spinning motion
player. How do the major league baseball playersof a batters body and the process of keeping the
hit with such power? What makes their swing sohead and torso perfect aligned over the back leg
powerful, productive, and perfect?during the swing. The head does not move, travel
The smoothness, compactness, and timing of theor lunge forward during the swing. The perfect
professional baseball swing make it one of theswing is a rotational motion with the body staying
most graceful things to watch in all of sports.back and spinning over the back hip.
Professional players practice and practice theCoaching Point: Head travel is a no-no. If the head
fundamentals of the perfect baseball swing. If youis moving forward then the batter has too much
watch it in slow motion, you will see that thereforward movement. The body must stop all
are 3 common elements of the swing that thatforward movement and spin like a top. This
most major league baseball players have inrotational hitting motion generates maximum bat
common. Baseball batting practice repetitionspeed and power. A great tool for teaching and
makes the Major League Baseball Swingtraining young and advanced hitters this skill is the
consistent with the same 3 basic elementsSTAY BACK TEE and HandsBackHitter Trainer by
exhibited with every swing of the bat.Swing Buster. This innovative tool is a great
Great hitters always have the following swingbaseball training aid that forces the batter to keep
qualities:the correct front leg position during the swing.
1. Solid and Stiff Front LegThe STAY BACK BATTING TEE will teach the
2. Rotational Swing allowing them to Stay Overbatter to have a stiff front leg and to stay over
Stackstack through the swing.
3. Maximum Extension of the Hands and Barrel3. GETTING MAXIMUM EXTENSION THROUGH
Here I will discuss each of these 3 elements ofTHE BALL
the Major League baseball swing:What this means is that when the bat makes
1. STIFF FRONT LEGcontact with the ball, the hitters drive the hands
The power hitters in major league baseball use aand barrel of the bat through forward as long as
stiff front leg to give them leverage for theirthey can to prolong the bat to ball contact. They
power. When you study their swing, the front legpower-drive the moving the hands forward on a
is firm and at an angle that allows them to stop alllevel plane as long as possible. This down and
body movement forward. The front foot is thethrough motion of the hands is like the landing of
anchor that prevents lunging and hip travelan airplane. The bat travels quickly and compactly
forward. Maximum power is generated when theto the ball on what is commonly called an A to C
arms are extended and the hips rotate. If theswing. But, once contact is made with the ball
front leg bends power is lost.great hitters have the ability to drive the hands
Coaching Point: A stiff and firm front leg requiresand barrel forward on a level plane to generate
the hitter to have the timing and patience to allowand maintain bat barrel to ball contact. The longer
the baseball to get inside the front foot beforethe barrel stays in contact with the ball, the more
attacking the baseball. Maximum power isforce will be exerted on the ball.