Don Mattingly Hitting Tips

THE FOUNDATION OF HITTING

Note: This information is developed by Don Mattingly.

Hitting .300 is as simple as learning the foundation of hitting. Coaches and instructors often make the mistake of complicating what is a very simple process. We tend to confuse kids by getting them to think about a bunch of technical jargon when the basic foundation will do the job. With these Hitting Tips, I am going to give you a conventional and solid basis for everything you will do as a hitter, from day one. When you get to the higher levels—high school, college and pro ball—and you are already pretty good and other people think you can hit, then it’s okay to experiment with different techniques if you think they will help you hit the ball better. But to get started, watch the video clips to learn all the basics of hitting that lay the groundwork for success: Click here to watch the first baseball hitting tips Introductory Video.

I love this series.  The message is simple and Don looks like he is genuinely having fun telling us about his hitting expertise and giving us great baseball instruction.  The video is taken at a conference so the audio quality is just OK, but I think that makes it all the more authentic - just like we were there ourselves.  In this series on baseball hitting technique, Don tells us that we should keep the swing to a basic number of concepts so we do not confuse our players into thinking it is harder to do and more difficult to learn than it already is.

Click here to go to the second session in Don Mattingly's Hitting Tips:  The Stance