Herndon High School Hitting Philosophy

3 Absolutes 1. You must stride and load before you swing 2. You must stay inside the baseball 3. Your must create torque with your hips

Load and Stride Get your foot down on time When the pitcher shows you his pocket, you show him yours Load should be quiet Hands should be at armpit in launched position Pitcher should be able to see your hands

Load and Stride

Load and Stride Aubrey Huff

Load to Armpit/Launch Angle

Staying Inside the Ball Your hands and BARREL must stay inside the ball Swing with the knob of your bat…taking the knob to the pitcher The closer you keep your hands to your body, throughout the swing, the more torque you will generate

Keep Hands tight to create torque Steve Garvey

Nobody does it better Derek Jeter

Knob to the ball

Create torque with your hips You can create a tremendous amount of power with your lower half…especially your hips Knees must stay inside ankles You must create torque with your lower half, without pulling out your upper body Keep a stiff front leg at contact

Creating Torque Joe DiMaggio

More Torque Ken Griffey Jr

Stiff Front Leg McGwire Sandberg

Learn from the Best Albert Pujols

Learn from the Best Joe Mauer

Learn from the Best Pete Rose

Learn from the Best Babe Ruth

Albert Pujols Swing Sequence

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