The Making of a Hitter: A Proven and Practical Step-by-Step Baseball Guide - Softcover

Perconte, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979356210 ISBN 13: 9780979356216

Publisher: Second Base Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

There is a saying, "if it was easy, everyone would do it?" Well, that does not just talk about hitting a baseball, but the teaching of it.

One would hope that hitting a baseball, and the teaching of it was easy, but it's not. However, you can learn the hitting drills and process to deliver that elusive success. Every year of bad habits makes it harder to correct the baseball fundamentals. This step by step hitting guide will show you, the sports' parent or baseball coach, how to teach the mechanics of hitting and the mental game of hitting in a way that your child does not end up mad at you after every baseball practice. 


If you want to help your son or daughter to learn the fundamentals of hitting which will allow them to have a high batting average, grow confidence and develop power along the way, then you are in the right place. Power is useless if batters cannot square the ball up because of incorrect hitting mechanics. 

About this title

About the Author

 Jack Perconte has dedicated his post-major league baseball career to helping youth. He has taught baseball and softball for the past 28 years. His playing, coaching and parenting stories create better sports experiences for athletes and adults. Jack has written over a thousand articles on coaching baseball and youth sports and is the author of  3 books. Jack is a featured writer for Baseball the Magazine. You can also find Jack Perconte on YouTube with over 120 fun and innovative baseball instructional videos. ack has run 11 marathons. He lives in Lisle, Illinois.

Mike Scioscia is a former Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the manager who led the Los Angeles Angels to the World Series championship in 2002. He lives in Los Angeles.

From the Back Cover

Learn how to:

* Teach the 5 drills that will get your player back to the fundamentals of hitting

* Improve communication with your son or daughter

* Impart techniques that create the right muscle memory in the swing

* Deal successfully with the mental issues that affect the hitter's swing and success

* Give your players an edge over the competition

Edition details

• Publisher: Second Base Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0979356210
• ISBN 13: 9780979356216
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200