The Hit Mill

Youth Training is now open and starting to fill up.

90 min classes twice a week for baseball and softball. 8-12u.

Baseball - Tuesday & Thursday, 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Softball - Monday & Wednesday, 5:00pm to 6:30pm

Players will work on strength and conditioning, speed and agility, hitting, fielding, throwing and more. To make long term results, it takes consistent work at a high level. Lessons or team practices alone will not fill that bucket unless your athletes are already insanely talented.

If you want results, it starts here. Link below or DM us if you have any questions!

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One of the best fixes to gain more power, hit balls harder, and maximize your swing is by utilizing your legs constantly.

Say what you will about Giancarlo Stanton - there's certainly flaws in his swing - but we can learn a lot from watching how early he gets on plane & his ability to hit the ball with authority so deep.

Too often we look at hitters flaws. It's more compelling to look for what hitters do well.

Learning to control the stride with the back side increases adjustability and improves your “timing window.”

When the back heel is stable in the ground, hitters can learn to create tension in the hamstring complex. This allows for a controlled forward move which can be translated into rotational energy.

When hitters push or spin on the back leg, energy and tension are stored in the quad. Quad dominant hitters often struggle with losing posture, lunging, or collapsing and spinning on the backside.

The back knee foreshadows bat path. If the back knee extends or pushes the back hip will follow and the front side of the upper body will have to lead the swing, creating inefficient bat path and poor barrel direction.

The back knee should work in an arc, down and in. Some hitters (think Aaron Judge) will seem to lead pelvic rotation with this knee movement (internal rotation).

Other hitters will seem to pull the knee down and in with the pelvis (think Mookie Betts). Either way, knee bath is often indicative of barrel path.

Fix the lower body, fix the upper body!