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	Last updated on: Sunday, June 1, 2008 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, suggestion for improvement, or batting tip to share, 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: The Stance The Step The Swing-to-Contact The Follow-Through 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? This session's topic on the Evaluating the Swing page is the uppercut. 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: The Four Parts of a Good Baseball Swing One-Page Hitting Checklist Swing Evaluation Checklist Hitting Stats Spreadsheet Baseball Skills and Drills List Common Hitting Problems, Causes, and Cures Six Key Positions of the Swing Also check out the hitting tips and drills on the Tips and Drills page. 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 let me know and I will be happy to remove them or provide proper credit.
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