On This page, you will find every article that can be found in
The Official Brookside Little League Website
of
HITTING

. . . actually, I am still working on it!

Bad Advice
"Keep Your Shoulder In There"

"Get Your Arms Extended"

"Elbow Up"

"Squish The Bug"

Roll Your Wrist At Contact 

You Must Have Quick Hands 

Skills &
Instructions
BASIC

BASICS
In General
Getting ready to Play
Keep your eye on the ball?
HITTING APPROACH
Proper Hitting Goals 
The Bat
Picking The Right Bat
Bat Sizes and Age
[Chart 1]     [Chart 2]     [Chart 3]
Bat Selection
excerpt from "The Superstars HITTERS BIBLE"
ALUMINUM OR WOOD?
Bat is too Light

Grip
Stance
Load & Stride
Swing
Special Situations
Bunting
Illustrated Step by Step

ADVANCED
Stance versus Swing
Bat Angle 
Bat Selection 
Aluminum or wood
Bat Size
Bat Sizes and Age
Getting Ready
HITTING APPROACH 
KNOW YOURSELF
How do you step in the box?
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT
STRATEGY
KNOW THE SITUATION
BE A TOUGH OUT

GRIP
LOOSEN UP
PICK IT UP LIKE AN AX
KEEP LOOSE

STANCE 
DIG IN
WEIGHT AND HANDS
LOCATION IN THE BOX
DEPTH

Proper Hitting Goals
On-Deck Preparation
Stance versus Swing
Bat Angle

COIL
STRIDE
COMMON PROBLEM

Keep the Front Toe Closed During the Stride
Perfecting the Stride
Hitting Off Your Front Leg
"Squishing the Bug"
Flat-Snap Hitting
Finishing the Swing
Seeing the Ball
Plate Coverage and Forward Extension 
Poor Timing
Correcting a Weak Swing

Lunging and Over Striding
Lunging forward during stride
Over Striding

Staying Closed Before the Swing 
Stepping Out on the Pitch
The Level Swing

Bunting

linear swing 
"Mental aspects of hitting"
rotational swing 
"One swing does not fit all"
Flat-Snap Hitting
Finishing the Swing
Seeing the Ball
Plate Coverage and Forward Extension 
Poor Timing
Correcting a Weak Swing

Lunging and Over Striding
Lunging forward during stride
Over Striding

Staying Closed Before the Swing 
Stepping Out on the Pitch
The Level Swing

Hitting Styles

The K Factor
(The Strike factor)

Trouble Shooting
Your Hitting

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