Turn 'pressure' into just another pitch
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Hitter looks good in the cage. Loud contact. Good timing. Looks like a stud. Then the game starts and it's like watching a different person. That's typically not a mechanics problem. That's a hproblem. I call it BP Brain vs. Game Brain. BP Brain has no stakes. No count. Nobody watching. That version of your hitter is dangerous. Game Brain is the opposite. Tension creeps in. The swing gets choppy. The body follows. It's a loop. And most hitters never break it because they keep fixing the wrong thing. More reps. Better mechanics. A tighter routine. That's not it. The hitters who make the jump didn't learn to perform under pressure. They trained until the pressure stopped showing up. Not because they got mentally tougher. Because they went somewhere the pressure couldn't follow. You don't think your way there. You train your way there. Counts. Runners on. Two outs. Late game. You put yourself in it so many times that when it's real — your body already knows. It stops feeling like a test. It starts feeling like Tuesday. That's the goal. Not handling the moment. Making the moment normal. If that gap — cage vs. game — sounds familiar, Reply and tell me what's happening. I read every one and try to reply to everyone with insight. — Trey |
Trey Hannam Training
Written for Hitters, Parents, Coaches. My Goal is To Be The Coach I Wish I Had.
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