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Look at this gif that shows Lindor loading his hands and preparing to transfer his weight forward to crush a homerun. Look at the separation he creates between his back shoulder and front hip. That is how you generate torque which equals power.

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Check out Posey's hand load (knob to catcher, nice bat angle) and his balanced approach.

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Look at the progression from 1 to 3. 1 shows a balanced load with proper hand positioning, 2 shows the proper bat path to the ball (shaft to shoulder drill), and 3 shows the angle that the hitters hands are at (notice this in every single swing on this page)

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Phenomenal video for the mental side of baseball... ALSO - check out Manny Ramirez's slo-mo swing. Notice his swing from beginning to end (hand load, point knob to catcher, shaft to shoulder, compact to the zone, long through the zone, violent lower half hitting against a stiff front side)

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If there is anyone you should listen to about hitting, it is Tony Gwynn. Notice his "middle away" approach.

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Look how Rizzo is using the same technique from the "shaft to shoulder" drill in his swing

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This drill helps to keep the bat close to your body so that you don't cast your hands out.

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"Hands Inside The Ball" Baseball Hitting Drill

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Ichiro was able to "square up" everything that was thrown to him. His swing was compact and focused on staying inside the ball to place the bat head on the baseball.

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Robinson Cano staying inside of the baseball and driving through it. His head stays on the ball the whole time.

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One of the best at staying inside of the ball and squaring it up with the bat head. Again, notice the stiff front side and compact swing that allows him to barrel this ball up.

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CarGo hitting against his front side and generating a lot of power.

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Stiff front side, hitting behind the ball, drives the ball all the way through the strike zone.

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Utley's hands are tight through the zone allowing him to square up the pitch on the inner half. He is able to do this because of a proper load and bat path to and through the zone.

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Watch Miguel Cabrera's swing in slow motion. Notice his hip-hand separation before the swing and the compact swing that stays long through the zone.

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Miguel Cabrera BASEBALL SWING ANALYSIS Slow Motion Hitting Mechanics Instruction Lesson MLB JCVideo

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Watch how short Bonds's swing is to the baseball. He loads his hands into the hitting position and fires them quickly to the ball on his swing.

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Barry Bonds Home Run Swing Slow Motion 2006-1

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Watch how Griffey loads his hands into the proper hitting position before his swing. One of the sweetest swings in MLB history.

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Try out these drills to keep your swing compact and inside of the baseball

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4 KILLER BASEBALL HITTING DRILLS You Can Do Everyday To Improve Your Hitting QUICKLY!

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Pujols's hitting from a powerful position against his front side.

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Notice Trout's hands and how tight they are to his body. It allows him to stay inside the ball and generate a compact swing.

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Mauer at the point of contact. Notice how tight his hands are to his body. This along with the stiff front side and power generated off the back side allow for him to be such a great hitter.

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One of the greatest hitters of all time.. watch how he loads his hands and stays compact through the strike zone.

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Barry Bonds Slow Motion Baseball Swing - Hitting Mechanics Instruction San Francisco Giants MLB

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Notice Mike Trout again and how compact his swing is through the zone.