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Marc Dagenais · 07-14-2008, 04:46 AM

Funny - most hitters struggle on the outside while they love the inside. It's actually not a bad problem to have because it is easier to learn to hit inside pitches than outside pitches in most cases.

Your closed stance and crowding of the plate obviously makes it harder to hit those inside pitches as you know already.

The inside pitch - you have to think "Turn on it". Throw your hands inside the ball, rotate your hips a little more and be a little faster on your swing.

Pitch Recognition is the most important thing. Just practice the inside pitch on a tee and have people live pitch or front toss a variety of pitches to you to keep you guessing but with a majority inside to work on it.

Marc

07-14-2008, 04:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
Marc Dagenais Peak Performance Coach Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 305	Funny - most hitters struggle on the outside while they love the inside. It's actually not a bad problem to have because it is easier to learn to hit inside pitches than outside pitches in most cases. Your closed stance and crowding of the plate obviously makes it harder to hit those inside pitches as you know already. The inside pitch - you have to think "Turn on it". Throw your hands inside the ball, rotate your hips a little more and be a little faster on your swing. Pitch Recognition is the most important thing. Just practice the inside pitch on a tee and have people live pitch or front toss a variety of pitches to you to keep you guessing but with a majority inside to work on it. Marc __________________ Marc Dagenais, MHK, CSCS http://www.softballperformance.com Marc Dagenais is a softball peak performance coach that helps players be more confident, mentally tougher, hit with more power, run faster, throw harder, and be more dominant on the field. He also helps coaches win more games and get more out of their team. To get tons of performance-boosting softball tips, tricks, and advice by email, sign-up for his FREE softball newsletter. To quickly and easily boost your performance, check out Marc's powerful softball resources.