by Jack Perconte | Jun 24, 2018 | Baseball Tips, Hitting Tips
The difficulty of Keeping the Batting Mechanics No hitter alive or from the past ever avoided a hitting slump. I have no proof of that, of course, but I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFE STATEMENT TO MAKE. It’s regarded as the most difficult skill in sports for a reason....
by Jack Perconte | Jan 8, 2018 | Drills, Hitting Tips, The Perfect Swing
Proof Hitting Fundamentals are Right? It is very difficult to know when a baseball player’s hitting fundamentals are right or not. Even trained hitting coaches will see different things when looking for the proof hitting fundamentals are correct. It is...
by Jack Perconte | Nov 6, 2017 | Hitting Tips, The Perfect Swing
Baseball Hitting Drills Lead to Success Baseball hitting drills are the quickest way to develop the repetition needed to become a good hitter – there are no shortcuts. I have been teaching hitting for a long time and realize that one of the few things tougher...
by Jack Perconte | Jun 23, 2016 | Coaches Corner, Diary, Jack's Corner, Strategies, The Perfect Swing
Batting the Ball, no Bull It’s that time of the year when players’ seasons have been going for some time. By now, players have a good indication of what type of year it is with batting the ball? Whether it’s been a solid season, mediocre or poor one, it’s important...
by Jack Perconte | Mar 1, 2016 | The Perfect Swing
The Five O’clock Hitter Label no one should want One of my friends and fellow coaches asked me this the other day, “Jack, what’s the five o’clock hitter?” He was making a point to his student and wanted me to explain the player who knocks the cover off the ball in...