As a former college coach and current instructor, I spend a lot of time talking and teaching the skill of hitting a baseball.

Too many times players and coaches are too concerned with the mechanics of the swing and forget about the mental side of hitting. We can spend hours going over swing mechanics and even players with beautiful swings may still only wind up batting .250.

Before you go out and buy the most expensive ZCore Bat from Easton Bats, or the latest DiMarini Double Barrel Bat, be sure your son or daughter's swing is mechanically correct. 

What do Derek Jeter, David Wright and Albert Pujols have in common? They all let the ball get ‘deep’. What does that mean you ask? Letting a ball get deep in the strike zone means simply hitting the ball later. Too many young hitters are told to ‘go get the ball.’ Teach your hitters to hit to the opposite field.

This is a question that is quite often asked.  We'll first start by what you shouldn't do to break in a new baseball glove. 

Don't Oil It......This add weight to the glove, dries it out in the sun and makes the glove collect dirt.

Don't Dunk it in Water....Would you dunk a leather jacked in a bucket of water?