There are many ways to add strength to your baseball bat spin. As a first step you should take care of the technical cleanliness of your joke.
Steps
Step 1. Take a small step towards the pitcher as you begin the batting motion
Try to keep your weight balanced. Also keep your legs apart for more power. Make sure your front foot is perpendicular to the shoulder line. If not, you will rotate instead of generating power with your upper body.
Step 2. When you hit the ball, whether it's an inside or outside throw, your hands must stay close to your body
The upper hand should have the palm facing up when the club makes contact with the ball. If the palm of your upper hand rotates on impact, you will not be putting force on the ball.
Step 3. It is important to keep your hands at chest height
If your hands or elbows are too high, you will send the ball down and bounce it off the ground. Your elbow should be at a 45 degree angle to give the ball power.
Step 4. Remember that the final part of the movement is important
Your hands should go high, leaving the club head in the hitting zone for as long as possible. If your hands are below your shoulders at the end of the movement, you will know that you have "rotated your hands" too soon, reducing the time the club stays in the hitting zone, and consequently the likelihood of hitting the ball. Make sure you start from the inside and then move your hands forward towards the ball, avoiding turning the club around you. Also remember that at the moment of contact your whole body should be facing the pitcher, and your weight should not be shifted back. Always keep your eyes on the ball to improve your chances of hitting it and keep your body weight centered.
Advice
- If you get busted in the pot, don't get mad. Instead, try to figure out where you went wrong (or what the pitcher's merits are) to improve in the next round of bat.
- Use the driving range to practice batting. This is a useful workout for players of all categories.
- Start the hitting motion from the hips, and let your hands continue this thrust. It is a technique that allows you to express much more power than just the movement of the arms. Your hips should end the movement parallel to the pitcher to give maximum speed to the ball.
- Using your lower body is a good way to produce more power.
- Weight training, plyometric training, and sprint training are exercises you can do all year round to improve strength and power. Avoid long runs if you want to have explosive muscles. Also, you should spend as much time in the gym as you do on the baseball field. Lifting weights will help you, but it won't make you a good player. You will have to fight a lot to increase your strength.
- A quick hit will generate more power than a heavier club.
- Always keep your eyes on the ball.
- Hitting the ball down will allow you to hit a bouncy or line, and these can be great hits for someone with good spin speed. A slight upward movement will leave the club in the strike zone for longer, reducing strikes taken and increasing your power.
- Keep your hands just above the club knob for more power.
- The ball will end perpendicular to the axis of your hips.
Warnings
- Make sure you have good balance when spinning the club. Try not to prolong the beat too much, but be fast and compact.
- Always wear a helmet for safety. You will need to wear it in matches, so you could also wear it in training.
- Do not use a heavy club, but use one of the most suitable weight for you. Remember that the distance of the hit depends more on the speed of the swing than on the weight of the club. If you could spin a tree as fast as a club, which would send the ball the farthest?
- Don't turn the club so fast that you lose your balance and throw your head back. At the end of the movement your body should still be in balance and you should be ready to run.
- Spend ten minutes on a dynamic warm-up before you start hitting with maximum power. It's a piece of advice that all physical education coaches and teachers will give you. You will avoid injuries and improve your performance.
- Do not use steroids or drugs. You will be discovered and the side effects of these substances can be very serious. You will also risk receiving a disqualification.
- Don't train too much without gloves or you'll get blisters.
- Don't tap too hard, or you'll risk dislocating your shoulder or straining.
