About Baseballs Automatic Hitting Trainers

Young baseball players sometimes have serious problems with hitting the ball and/or with hitting the ball correctly. To compensate, they may consciously or even subconsciously make small changes that they think will fix the problem. Unfortunately, though, these changes usually just tend to make the hitting problem worse or to affect another part of the player’s swing in a negative way.

Players need to learn from a young age how to hit properly and how to be consistent in their hitting techniques. When you find that they are struggling with either of these fundamentals, you’ll want to take the player (or the whole team if needed) back to the beginning. Running some drills can help, as can encouraging your player to buy an automatic hitting trainer. If you’re a generous coach or parent, you could even buy one yourself and share it with the team.

These automatic hitting trainers, such as the Insider Bat, are muscle memory devices that are

designed in such a way that players practically can’t hold them any other way. In fact, if they’re not holding the trainer correctly, it is impossible for them to make contact with the ball! Missing hit after hit is a pretty good way to drill into a player’s memory what the proper hitting technique is.

Hitting trainers can also help with other skills and needs, such as:

·         Proper hand positioning before, during, and after ball contact

·         Avoiding wrist rolling

·         Proper grip

·         Staying inside the ball

·         Proper hip rotation

·         Tucking of the back elbow

Trainers can sometimes be a little bit of an investment, but when one considers how useful they are, it’s easy to see that they’re worth the price tag. Plus, coaches or parents can always buy used trainers or even split the cost between a team.

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