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I used the average column my whole career. Coached it too. Then I created the elite column. Here's why. I studied what the best hitters actually say to themselves, and sat down with mental coaches who had already figured it out. "I'm the best hitter out here" was the one I used a lot. Then you walk into a clubhouse with a Mike Trout in it. Or a Grady Emerson. Or a Dylan Seward. Guys who are flat out better than you. Now you're lying to yourself and you know it. A coach put it to me like this. Play well and you earn a better team. Better team, better players. Do that a few times and you're always pretending. You built your identity on something that gets taken every time you level up. What never gets taken is what you can control. Hardest out in the lineup. Make him earn every strike. True in any clubhouse, at any level, against anybody.
Train it Tee + say the line out loud before you load. Every pitch Front toss + pick a cue that fits the situation. Live BP + use your cue the whole round. Then in game, repeat it. The ones to lock in on this will be the ones that level up. |
Written for Hitters, Parents, Coaches. My Goal is To Be The Coach I Wish I Had.
I'm teaching my kids these two things first. It would've changed everything for me. Most players work on the wrong thing their entire career. • They fix their stance • Adjust their load • Tweak their swing path The one that actually separates good from elite goes completely ignored. Your mind. Looking back, the most damaging thing in my development wasn't bad coaching or bad reps. It was the slow erosion of belief that came from a constant focus on what was wrong. A player who believes he's...
Like a lot of you know, I'm always figuring out what's best for the hitter. Some need to rotate more. Some need to rotate less. For some, it depends on the week. So I built both. Like I do for every hitter I coach. Now you pick. Need to rotate more? The Rotate Better, Swing Shorter Hitting Program Use the ground and turn behind the ball. 👉 https://treyhannamtraining.mykajabi.com/rotation-power-program Need to rotate less? The Stop Spinning, Stay Through the Ball Hitting Program Stay closed...
A 90 mph fastball gets to the plate in 0.4 seconds. Josh was bringing 5 swing thoughts with him. He’s a sophomore in Remote Results. In the cage he hits like Tarzan. In games he hits like Jane. This week I posted a graphic. The average hitter carries 8 thoughts: grip, stance, hands, Dad’s tip, coach’s tip, don’t pull off, be ready, hunt your pitch. The elite hitter focuses on the last 2. (The first 6 are real. I coach every one. They just live in the cage.) Here’s the split I gave Josh. Cage:...