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Click here-> Spring 2011 ("Swing Mechanics 101")

Article #1

Click here-> Fall 2011 ("Become a Lead Arm Swinger and Improve your Hitting")

Article #2

Click here-> Winter 2012 ("Get a Proper Grip and Become a Consistent Hitter")

Article #3

Click here-> Spring 2012 ("Become a Better Hitter by Passively Unhinging Wrists")

Article #4

Click here-> Summer 2012 ("How to Generate Bat-Speed without Over-Swinging")

Article #5

Click here-> Fall 2012 ("Produce Bat-Lag, Not Bat-Drag, During the Swing")

Article #6

Click here-> Winter 2013 ("Add Leverage to Your Swing to Increase Power")

Article #7

Click here-> Summer 2013 ("An Open Stance has Advantages")

Article #8

Click here-> Fall of 2013 ("Magnus Force! Underspin the ball and get more distance")

Article #9

Click here-> Spring of 2014 ("Hitting off a Batting Tee")

Article #10

Click here-> Summer of 2014 ("Tired of hitting ground ball outs"?)

Article #11

Click here-> Winter of 2014 ("Stop Bat Casting"!)

Article #12

Click here-> Spring of 2015 ("Increase Power By Using a "Double Pendulum"!)

Article #13

Article #14

Click here-> Summer of 2015 ("Finding the Correct Swing Plane)

Article #15

Click here-> Fall 2015 ("Balanced bat or End-Loaded?")

Article #16

Click here-> Spring 2016 ("Bat Compression Tesing")

Article #17

Click here-> Fall 2016 ("Unweighting Bat for more Power")

Article #18

Click here-> Winter 2016 ("Shedding Those Scaly Alligator Arms")

Article #19

Click here-> Spring 2017 ("Pulling The Ball")

Article #20

Click here-> Summer 2017 ("Join a Hitting Club In your Area")

Article #21

Click here-> Fall 2017 ("Faster Hips Mean More Bat Speed")

Article #22

Click here-> Winter [Dec.] 2017 ("Which Arm Is the Dominant Arm during the Swing")

Article #23

Click here-> Spring 2018 ("Trampoline Effect" Adds Power")

Article #24

Click here-> Summer 2018 ("Early Swing Movements Add To Bat-Speed")

Article #25

Click here-> Fall 2018 ("COR and Compression Explained")

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Article #26

Click here-> Winter 2018 ("Set Bat-Lag Early to Increase Power")

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Article #27

Click here-> Spring 2019 ("Struggle Hitting in Touraments?")

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Article #28

Click here-> Summer 2019 ("Modern Swing Hand Path?")

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Article #29

Click here-> Fall 2019 ("Swing Longer Not Harder For More Power")

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Article #30

Click here-> Winter 2019 ("PLAY FIVE-ON-FIVE TO PREPARE FOR 2020")

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Click here-> Spring 2020 ("Turning The Barrel")

Article #31

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Click here-> Summer 2020 ("Send Barrel to ball not Knob")

Article #32

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Article #33

Click here-> Fall/Winter 2020/2021 ("Become a Better Hitter, Increase Smash Factor")

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Click here-> Spring 2021 ("Getting Back in the Swing of Things")

Article #34

Article #35

Click here-> Fall 2021 ("A Slight Uppercut can make you a better hitter")

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Article #36

Click here-> Winter 2021 ("Swing Repair")

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Article #37

Click here-> Winter/Spring 2022 ("Keeping your "Eyes" on the Ball" ")

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Article #38

Click here-> Summer 2022 ("Ferris Wheel Swing")

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Click here->(Fall of 2022 edition: When to Roll Wrists)

Article #39

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Article #40

Click here->(Winter of 2022 Edition: The Flail Technique)

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Article #41

Click here->(Spring of 2023 Edition: The Palm-up/Palm-up Technique)

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Article #42

Click here->(Summer of 2023 Edition: Stop Swinging Across the Ball)

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Article #43

Click here->(Fall of 2023 Edition: Compess the Barrel to Add Power to your Swing)

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