Demonstrations for Baseball and Fastpitch Hitting and Swings

We have accumulated a list of important demonstrations related to hitting all in one handy reference.

Stance and Grip

Swing - Coil Phase

Swing - Swing Forward Phase

Drills

Bat vs. Ball

Swing Plane and Where to Hit the Ball

Instructors

• Kevin Long, Yankees hitting coach, demonstrating what he does with ARod, Swish, and Cano. Fence drill included.
• Tony Gwynn, San Diego State, YouTube Hitting 101 by Tony Gwynn Dec 2009 [3/2/2011]
• Mark McGwire from 2010, Cardinals hitting coach, 2010 MLB preview: First-year Cardinals hitting coach Mark McGwire teaches by example

  The Cardinals hitters are learning McGwire’s philosophy to take the shortest path to the baseball with their hands before hitting through the ball and eliminating the loops in their swings and other extraneous movements. Hitting through the ball creates backspin, which allows the ball to carry…Radar was the first to convince McGwire that less movement meant less room for error. That’s when McGwire tamed his leg kick and lowered his arms and started taking a straight-line approach to the ball.

• Don Mattingly YouTube Baseball Hitting Tips with Don Mattingly [3/2/2011]

Players

• 1986 Sports Illustrated article Wade Boggs, Ted Williams and Don Mattingly rendezvous to talk about-what else?-hitting [3/2/2011]