"Mom Can You Teach Me How to Hit" was created to teach parents how to teach their children to hit a baseball and softball. Coach Woods fused his talents, from years of experience, into this unique teaching video. His laid-back manner, as well as his encouraging and supportive style, provides a clear and detailed description of how to hit a baseball or softball. He knows the sport and also grasps the fundamentals of how we learn. Woods breaks down the process of hitting a baseball into small sections, that instructors can practice with a child, both at home and on the field. Coach Woods clearly explains the basic principles of hitting in such detail that it will eventually become second nature, and can help any child hit the ball more often and with greater confidence.
Ability of the body to remember technique
Visualization of the ball at the pitcher's release
Alignment of player's feet in the batter box
The mental ability to anticipate the pitcher's release of the ball
Preliminary movement of the body and bat before the pitcher releases the ball
The initial step of the batter toward the pitcher before release
Stabilization of the body when swinging
Continuance of swing after contact
Alignment of the hands on the bat
The angle of the pitcher's arm upon release
Drive the ball with speed and distance
Various movements of the body and bat to release tension
The position of the hands at the completion of the stride
The ability of the player to believe in positive results
Optimizing the whole field as hitter
Removal of thought...see the ball...hit the ball
Minimal movement of the bat to make contact with the ball
Keeping the hands and bat inside the ball as the hitter swings
The release of the hitter's top hand after contact
The ability of your body to transfer weight, power, force and energy into hitting the ball