| If you feel that too many pitchers are "getting in | | | | your hands outside and create a slightly longer |
| your kitchen" too often and jamming you inside, | | | | route to the baseball. "Always take the shortest |
| there may be several reasons why. We will look | | | | route to granny's house." |
| at a few possible reasons, looking at the possible | | | | 4. Keep the back of your bottom hand facing the |
| easiest solutions first. | | | | pitcher when starting your swing. You will be |
| 1. Make sure you are not standing too close to | | | | quicker to the ball and have a better chance of |
| the plate and make sure you don't have a bat | | | | getting the good part of the bat on the ball. One |
| that's too heavy or too long. Remember, it's | | | | of my favorite baseball tips on hitting. Only at |
| always better to err on the side of the bat being | | | | contact should one palm be facing up and the |
| too light but never err on the side of having a bat | | | | other palm facing down. |
| that's too heavy. If we didn't luck out that easily, | | | | 5. Use more "hands" when swinging and less arms. |
| let's go a little bit deeper. | | | | It's one of the most common baseball hitting |
| 2. Keep your hands inside the path of the baseball. | | | | problems with youngsters who feel they need to |
| Keeping your hands inside the baseball is one of | | | | "muscle" the ball to hit it hard. It actually slows up |
| the better baseball tips on hitting. Getting your | | | | their swing and will increase the chance of being |
| hands too far away from the body will encourage | | | | jammed on the pitch. The hands are the main |
| you to get "jammed" in on the handle of the bat. | | | | event and not the arms. One of the best baseball |
| 3. Make sure you are not straightening out your | | | | tips on hitting to remember is that there is no |
| front arm too quickly. This will cause you to push | | | | substitute for having quick hands! |