Stack TV has a series of hitting, workout & training video clips featuring Evan Longoria from the Tampa Bay Rays.  These cover aspects of his baseball specific workouts in the weight room that target power development through the lower body and core muscles, as well as training the upper body for stability.  Just as important to the training, especially considering the daily repetition and long duration of the baseball season, is his mindset of taking quality reps in each area in order to maximize the training effect of his effort.

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If you go to the Marucci Sports Multimedia page, there is a quick little video that shows Albert Pujols working on his swing mechanics using the batting tee and also some soft toss.  Click the ‘video’ tab on the right and it is the 3rd video.  It gives a nice, close up look into the training workouts and practice swings of one of today’s best hitters.

Swingtraining.net will be visiting Triple Crown Prospects Baseball Camp on the morning of December 27, 2010 to discuss the fundamentals of hitting mechanics.  Palm Beach area campers will then participate in 3 days worth of hitting, fielding, pitching, and speed & agility training.

Triple Crown Prospects

The camp is open to players ages 13 & up and will be held on the Florida Marlins’ side of the Roger Dean Stadium Complex in Jupiter, FL from December 27-29th.

Complete camp information can be found here.

****Register online*** to receive a $25 discount.

Check out the rest of the coaching staff for this TCP camp below:

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Swingtraining.net will be working at the Coast to Coast baseball camp at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, FL from December 27-31, 2010.

hitting instruction in the cage

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Here’s a short video from Jr. Dodgers Coaches Corner featuring Los Angeles Dodgers’ hitting coach Don Mattingly.  He’s explaining his take on hitting and swing mechanics, especially for youth and little league players.

The Front Toss Drill

As I’ve stated before, I always enjoy listening to other coaches, especially those with such a great amount of experience, because I learn things regardless of how much I agree or disagree.  One of the main points from this video that I like is the emphasis of direction in a straight line back to the pitcher.  It seems like a minor detail, but that’s why it often gets overlooked and leads to problems.  Tee work and front toss (the soft toss show in the video) are simple drills to work on this, and are probably the most common things you’d see if you hang around the batting cage at any pro ballpark.

The Bratt Bat has been around for a long time and if you pay attention you can probably see one in the on-deck circle of most major league baseball teams.  Although Bratt Bat’s are traditionally used as a warm-up device, I think they can also serve a purpose for learning specific areas of the swing, such as rotation and swing path.  Even though these heavy weighted bats are out of the suggested range for use with standard overload-underload bat speed training, they still can be an effective tool for teaching mechanics that generate power and increased bat speed.

Weighted Bratt Bat

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