There’s a very good chance that you’ve heard these phrases at some point, “that was effortless” or “kid’s got easy power”. If you’re unfamiliar with “effortless power” you might not understand what I mean. Simply put it means that a hitter will display great power but visually it doesn’t look like they tried to swing…
Why Starting Early May be The Best Change a Hitter Can Make There is a familiar saying that time is money. While this is certainly true in life, it is also true in baseball. There is no greater technical advantage given to a player than one that allows them to have more time. The following…
Baseball Rebellion’s JK Whited shows you the role the back elbow plays in the swing. Click to learn more!
Almost three years ago, Chas Pippitt exposed the WORST Hitting Drill in all of baseball and softball. After scouring the internet and thinking back on all the crazy drills that…
It was December 23, 2014, I was downstairs in my office looking at some video of my invitation only clinic that most of my best players attend every year that ended…
The Toronto Blue Jays had one of Baseball’s best offenses from 2012-2015. One of the main reasons for this has been Edwin Encarnacion. Since 2012, Encarnacion has hit 151 home runs. He hit 117 home runs in the seven seasons prior. This article written by Jack Moore from Sports On Earth credits Encarnacion’s success to……
After watching the video above, I think you would be able to say that every single swing was taken with authority, purpose, and the plan of ruining a pitcher’s day….
Have you ever heard your coaches yell “two-strike approach” from the coaching box or dugout? What does that mean? Most of the time they are looking for their hitters to…
Willie Mays Upon request, I took a look back at some of the greats to play this game to find out what made these guys so good. Two names…
JK Whited details how sometimes softball hitters are taught differently than baseball hitters…and why that’s SO wrong!
I’m going to tell you that when talking to Johnny Narron, Josh Hamilton’s personal hitting coach, he told me that he thinks the difference between the truly great hitters like Josh, A-Rod, ManRam, Bonds, Mays…the list goes on, from an all-star player was ‘two feet of vision’ during a pitched ball. Read more…