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Title: You Can Teach Hitting by Dusty Baker ISBN: 0-940279-73-8 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 January, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A must for little league coaches who teach hitting.
Comment: This book is the best I've seen for developing proper fundementals for hitters at an early age. The drills depending on age group will give a coach a working program to follow. Repetition of proper fundementals is critical knowledge for any coach. The book has been endorsed by many proven hitters. It is a great reference book also for problem solving drills depending on the swing flaw. Thanks Dusty, even though I grew up as an AL fan watching G.Brett in KC.
PS. Pitching - see Dick Mills
Rating: 5
Summary: An easy, sure fire way to learn a compact, powerful swing
Comment: The genius of Dusty Baker's book is that the swing is broken into components, each with a mnemonic phrase, which makes understanding and remembering the key concepts easy for the youngest player. The kids that I have coached who have lost form on their swing, can get their groove back by a single suggestion of, "Ike to Mike" or "Inward Turn." This book is not only for the very young hitter, there are sections on pitch recognition, offensive strategies, and the mental aspects of hitting. I highly recommend this book for dads or youth baseball coaches so they can teach their players proper, and easy to learn hitting technique, and have them remember, and use, the knowledge.
Rating: 5
Summary: The science of hitting made understandable
Comment: My son is really starting to get into baseball, so I wanted to make sure I knew enough about hitting to get him started in the right direction.
Dusty Baker's book is teriffic because it breaks down the swing into several components. My boy is only 5, so it would be counter-productive to try and cram every component down his throat. Instead of doing that, I was able to keep him focused on one thing at a time - basically, building his swing from scratch. Important basics like "head down, eyes on the ball," and generating power with your lower body are explained well, and given drills or mnemonic devices to help retention, etc.
After working with him for one month, using Dusty Baker's book as my guide, my son had a noticeably better swing, and (amazingly for a 5-year old) better focus at the plate. He was always good at making contact, but this book helped put his swing together and give him better power without sacrificing his ability to get the bat on the ball.
Whether you know a lot about hitting, or you were a novice like me, this book really does live up to its title. Even my wife has picked up on the components of a swing, and can remind my son of something when he's playing around and I'm not there. There are other books that get more philosophical and go deeper (like Charlie Lau, Sr.'s), but for a FIRST book, that helps you teach, this one is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Title: Science of Hitting by Ted Williams, John Underwood ISBN: 0671621033 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 29 April, 1986 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Coaching the Little League Pitcher : Teaching Young Players to Pitch With Skill and Confidence by Randy Voorhees ISBN: 0071408061 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 27 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Louisville Slugger® Complete Book of Hitting Faults and Fixes : How to Detect and Correct the 50 Most Common Mistakes at the Plate by John Monteleone, Mark Gola ISBN: 0809298023 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 07 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: A Parent's Guide to Pitching by Brad Woodall, Neil Caudle ISBN: 0967958903 Publisher: Raincreek Publishing Company Pub. Date: 10 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Making Little League Baseball® More Fun for Kids: 30 Games and Drills Guaranteed to Improve Skills and Attitudes by Randy Voorhees ISBN: 0071385606 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 17 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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