Swing the Bat!
Online since: August, 2005
Last updated on: August 26, 2010
Welcome to Swing the Bat!, a web site devoted to helping parents and coaches teach proper hitting mechanics to kids. I hope you find the information posted here helpful. If you have a question, comment, or suggestion for improvement, please feel free to Contact me.
FOUR PHASES OF THE SWING
FOUR PHASES OF THE SWING
To help understand the mechanics of the swing, I've broken it down into four phases:
Click on the name or use the navigation tabs at top to go to the corresponding page. The pages contain some photos to illustrate key positions in the swing so it may take a few moments for the pages to load, especially if you have dial-up service.WHAT'S NEW?
- Swing the Bat! is featuring a new look. My web hosting company informed me they would no longer support my old web design software, so I had to switch to a newer product - hence the new look. I used the opportunity to clean up the site a bit, eliminating some pages and combining others, but otherwise the content is the same. I hope you like it.
- I've updated the Hitting Stats Spreadsheet. It now features entries for 18 players and 50 games. Check it out on the Downloads page!
AFFORDABLE INSTRUCTION
Parents, if you want to help your youngster improve his or her swing but don't want to mortgage the house doing it, I provide private instruction in the Olney, MD, area at very affordable rates. The first lesson is FREE and includes a slow and stop-motion video analysis. Check out the details on the Instruction page. I am an active member of the National Youth Sports Coaches Association (NYSCA).
DOWNLOADS
The following files are available for viewing or download from the Downloads page:
- Five Key Positions of the Swing
- Hitting Stats Spreadsheet
- Baseball Skills and Drills List
DISCLAIMER
This web site uses pictures downloaded from other baseball web sites. To the best of my knowledge, these pictures are public domain. If you are aware that any of the pictures are copyrighted or otherwise restricted, please contact me and I will be happy to remove them or provide proper credit.
