I've worked with a number of hitters, of all ages, over the past few years, and that has led me to understand that I need to reorganize the order in which I present the various ideas I discuss.

This will integrate Fixing Bat Drag and my Rotational Hitting 101 DVD into the progression.

FREE Hitting Clinic

  • Linear vs. Rotational
    • Saggital Plane vs. Transverse Plane
    • Ted Williams on the Importance of Staying Back
  • Rotation
    • Andres Torres
  • Neck Drill
  • Phony Flaws
    • Flying Open
  • First Do No Harm
    • Myths & Misconceptions
    • Phony Flaws

1. Hitting Mechanics 101

  • The Simplest Swing
    • Joe Mauer
    • Joe DiMaggio
  • Hips vs. Hands
    • Tissenbaum
  • Balance
  • On Plane
  • Swing Plane
    • Flat
    • The Disc
    • Loop
    • Chicken Wing
  • Just Turn

2. Fixing Bat Drag

3. Contact & Getting to It

  • Andres Torres
  • Power L
  • Connection
    • Versus Push
    • Knob to the Ball with Hands or Shoulder?
  • Power Position
    • The Box
    • Alignment
    • The Real Power V
    • Shaft to Shoulder
    • Front Elbow
  • Short
    • Efficient
    • Separation
    • Time Not Distance
    • The Spinning Ice Skater
    • Angular Momentum
    • The J
    • Lag
      • Lag L
  • Adjustability
    • X-Axis Adjustability
    • Y-Axis Adjustability

4. Rotational Hitting 101 DVD

5. Whip

  • Transferring Energy
  • Acceleration/Deceleration
  • Push/Pull
  • Extension Through Contact
  • Top Hand
  • Stopping the Knob

6. Coil

  • Ted Williams' Big Idea

7. Loading

  • Tommy Pham's Hands
  • Ronald Acuna
  • Running Start
  • Hitch

8. Timing

  • Andres Torres 2012
  • Mark Trumbo 2014

9. Troubleshooter

  • Hitting the Fastball
    • Swing Length
  • Hitting the Curveball
    • Approach
    • Z-Axis Adjustability
  • Warning Track Power
    • Efficient not Strong
    • Leaky Hands
    • Coil + Load
    • Overlap
    • Front Foot
    • Back Foot
      • Traction