how to hit the ball far

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Jul 29, 2015
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Hey everyone, just want to start off saying that I'm a guy and I play for my high schools JV team. I'm a very good contact hitter, hit lots of line drives, but my power is. I've never hit a ball over a 330 foot fence. Not in games, not in practice, never.
How do I hit a ball that far? I'm only 5'11 160 lbs so that might be why, but another kid on the team only weighs 10 lbs more than me and he always leads the league in HR's :(. What type of mechanics/hitting style do I need to be able to hit that far? I don't care if I strike out 5 in every 10 at bats as long as I hit 2 HR's per 10 at bats, thats how bad I want it.
 
Jul 29, 2015
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Post a video of your swing and let's see if the 'experts' on this site can help you.

I'm not so sure If I should, once I put a video on the internet its practically there forever, and knowing that some hitting experts on the internet are crazy it could end pretty bad. Could I just PM you?
 

redhotcoach

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May 8, 2009
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Ya Matt, most of the experts here have never played and there kids don't play anymore either. There's a lot better places to look for help. Try Tewks hitting, He does some kind of Twitter hitting anlysis thing that he posts on the net. Or like you said PM some folks.
 
Jul 29, 2015
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Ya Matt, most of the experts here have never played and there kids don't play anymore either. There's a lot better places to look for help. Try Tewks hitting, He does some kind of Twitter hitting anlysis thing that he posts on the net. Or like you said PM some folks.

Ok I didn't try to offend anyone Its just I've seen some people on here and some other sites attack other hitting experts sons just because they are rivals.
 

redhotcoach

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Consumer view, not hitting forum squabbler, IMO the ebook was not worth the money.
 
Jul 29, 2015
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Consumer view, not hitting forum squabbler, IMO the ebook was not worth the money.

Ah ok, thanks for the input, I won't get it then.

Now back to my swing, I want a swing like Javier Baez, he has super fast bat speed and can absolutely crush the ball, do any of you have an analysis of Baez and what I have to do to get a swing like his? I'd really appreciate it.
 
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