1. Herndon High School Hitting Philosophy

2. 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

3. 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

4. Load and Stride

5. Load and Stride Aubrey Huff

6. Load to Armpit/Launch Angle

7. 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

8. Keep Hands tight to create torque Steve Garvey

9. Nobody does it better Derek Jeter

10. Knob to the ball

11. 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

12. Creating Torque Joe DiMaggio

13. More Torque Ken Griffey Jr

14. Stiff Front Leg McGwire Sandberg

15. Learn from the Best Albert Pujols

16. Learn from the Best Joe Mauer

17. Learn from the Best Pete Rose

18. Learn from the Best Babe Ruth

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