Swing the Bat!
Online since: August, 2005
Last updated on: February 1, 2012
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 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.
WHAT'S NEW?
Just in time for the spring 2012 season, I've released version 9 of the Hitting Statistics Spreadsheet with a number of new features. Check it out on the Downloads page.
The Tips and Drills page discusses the causes and cures of Poking at the Ball
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. Check out the details on the Instruction page.
WHAT'S NEW?
Just in time for the spring 2012 season, I've released version 9 of the Hitting Statistics Spreadsheet with a number of new features. Check it out on the Downloads page.
The Tips and Drills page discusses the causes and cures of Poking at the Ball
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. Check out the details on the Instruction page.
NOTICE: The Swing the Bat! batting cage is for instruction only - not open to the public. Try the Baseball Zone for public, coin operated batting cages in the Olney-Rockville area.
DOWNLOADS
The following files are available for download from the Downloads page. As always, all downloads are free with no strings attached.
- Hitting Stats Spreadsheet version 9 - NEW!!!
- Five Key Positions of the Swing
- One-Page Hitting Checklist
