Hi hitters,
I've been away for awhile, but you should know, I've been working on something pretty cool for you!
Updates: I've finished up the fine points and our new Ebook, "Conditioned to Hit" will be available soon! You are in for a special treat as well! I've gone out and found a great pitching coach who wrote a manual called "How to Get Hitters Out!". You will also have access to that book as well! As a hitter it doesn't get any better. You have a chance to get a Hitting book from Mike and a Pitching book as well! You will now know what a pitcher is thinking in every situation! Mike will tell you that this Pitching coach knows the game and has been a student of pitching for his whole life. Some powerful secrets will be revealed in this book!!
Now.....On with the show!
While I was away, I received an email from a fellow trainer. He was introducing his new nutrition website and his new diet program. He is giving me a chance to download a sample 7 day nutrition plan. I dare you to show me something more confusing than NUTRITION! Anyway, I'm going to pass this info onto you!
I'm a huge believer of recovery and eating for energy, and this program delivers! So with out further nonsense from me, visit this site and download your FREE 7 day sample menu!
http://tinyurl.com/mxlctu
What are you waiting for!! Download a free sample and give it a try!
Stay Focused and eat well!
Glad to be back and get ready for some exciting stuff from the HitMan!
Brandon Smith CSCS
Get in Game Shape
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
How To Practice
HOW IMPORTANT IS PRACTICE?
WELL ALL I CAN SAY IS I BELIEVE "PERFECT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT". NOT JUST PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, BUT "PERFECT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT".
THE GREAT SLUGGER, MARK McGUIRE, COMES TO MY MIND AS THE PLAYER WHO TOOK PRACTICE AS SERIOUSLY AS THE GAME ITSELF.
WHILE COACHING MARK IN ST. LOUIS HE WAS ALWAYS 1ST TO THE BALLPARK AND HE PRACTICED ON HIS SWING RELIGIOUSLY.
HE WANTED EVERYTHING ABOUT HIS SWING TO BE PRECISE AND PERFECT. WHILE IN THE BATTING CAGE WORKING WITH MARK IT WAS AS QUIET AS A CHURCH SERVICE.
MARK NEVER FOOLED AROUND OR PRACTICED WITHOUT TOTAL FOCUS AND CONCENTRATION. IT WAS LIKE BEING AROUND A GRAND MARTIAL ARTIST CHAMPION PREPARING FOR A BIG MATCH IN THE ARENA.
MARK WAS A GLADIATOR PREPARING FOR WAR THAT MEANT LIFE OR DEATH. HE TOOK PRACTICE TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF PERFECTION. I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM MARK IN THE AREA OF PERFECT PRACTICE.
IF YOU WANT TO BE THE VERY BEST THAT YOU CAN BE, THEN YOU MUST PRACTICE PERFECT. NO FOOLING AROUND, BUT WITH TOTAL FOCUS AND TOTAL CONCENTRATION. THIS TAKES DISCIPLINE AND PERSEVERANCE. BUT IF YOU WANT TO REACH THAT NEXT LEVEL IN YOUR GAME YOU MUST "TRAIN AND PRACTICE PERFECT".
Stay Focused
Mike "The HitMan" Easler
Conditioned to Hit.......Coming Soon!!
WELL ALL I CAN SAY IS I BELIEVE "PERFECT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT". NOT JUST PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, BUT "PERFECT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT".
THE GREAT SLUGGER, MARK McGUIRE, COMES TO MY MIND AS THE PLAYER WHO TOOK PRACTICE AS SERIOUSLY AS THE GAME ITSELF.
WHILE COACHING MARK IN ST. LOUIS HE WAS ALWAYS 1ST TO THE BALLPARK AND HE PRACTICED ON HIS SWING RELIGIOUSLY.
HE WANTED EVERYTHING ABOUT HIS SWING TO BE PRECISE AND PERFECT. WHILE IN THE BATTING CAGE WORKING WITH MARK IT WAS AS QUIET AS A CHURCH SERVICE.
MARK NEVER FOOLED AROUND OR PRACTICED WITHOUT TOTAL FOCUS AND CONCENTRATION. IT WAS LIKE BEING AROUND A GRAND MARTIAL ARTIST CHAMPION PREPARING FOR A BIG MATCH IN THE ARENA.
MARK WAS A GLADIATOR PREPARING FOR WAR THAT MEANT LIFE OR DEATH. HE TOOK PRACTICE TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF PERFECTION. I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM MARK IN THE AREA OF PERFECT PRACTICE.
IF YOU WANT TO BE THE VERY BEST THAT YOU CAN BE, THEN YOU MUST PRACTICE PERFECT. NO FOOLING AROUND, BUT WITH TOTAL FOCUS AND TOTAL CONCENTRATION. THIS TAKES DISCIPLINE AND PERSEVERANCE. BUT IF YOU WANT TO REACH THAT NEXT LEVEL IN YOUR GAME YOU MUST "TRAIN AND PRACTICE PERFECT".
Stay Focused
Mike "The HitMan" Easler
Conditioned to Hit.......Coming Soon!!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Guess and Hit?
Many players and coaches have asked me if I ever guessed at the plate.
The answer is yes, and no. Sounds weird, doesn't it!
Well, in certain situations I would guess, and other situations I would "anticipate". What is the difference?
The difference is, I would sit on certain pitches when I was at the plate. The pitcher would dictate what pitches I would sit on. Since I prepared so well before the game, I knew the pitches and I knew the pitchers tendencies. I knew how he would try and get ahead of me, and I knew how he would try and put me away. that knowledge allowed me to guess at times during an at-bat.
Early in the count I would guess fastball, because the pitcher wants to throw strike one. Then I would anticipate what pitch he would throw according to the situation and according to the pitches he had in in his arsenal.
I would suggest that you NOT guess 100% of the time. Guessing all of the time will get you in very bad habits and you will get fooled a lot on certain pitches. Instead of guessing, try and learn as much as you can about every possible pitches you could face.
I am a believer that you hit off the fastball and adjust to everything else. In certain situations I would guess fastballs and try and not to miss it. All the great hitters in baseball are great fastball hitters, and I am sure they all guessed at times. Other times they would anticipate.
More often than not, with two strikes a pitcher will throw some type of off speed pitch. He will try to fool you or get you off balance. This is when you anticipate an off speed pitch, and fight the fastball off to the opposite field.
Again, it is alright to guess, but you must guess smart. You must See the ball first, then Read the ball when it is thrown, and Explode on the ball when it gets into your Happy Zone!
Be sure to check out my new Ebook, "Conditioned to Hit" coming out soon, for more great hitting information.
Stay Focused
Mike "The Hitman" Easler
The answer is yes, and no. Sounds weird, doesn't it!
Well, in certain situations I would guess, and other situations I would "anticipate". What is the difference?
The difference is, I would sit on certain pitches when I was at the plate. The pitcher would dictate what pitches I would sit on. Since I prepared so well before the game, I knew the pitches and I knew the pitchers tendencies. I knew how he would try and get ahead of me, and I knew how he would try and put me away. that knowledge allowed me to guess at times during an at-bat.
Early in the count I would guess fastball, because the pitcher wants to throw strike one. Then I would anticipate what pitch he would throw according to the situation and according to the pitches he had in in his arsenal.
I would suggest that you NOT guess 100% of the time. Guessing all of the time will get you in very bad habits and you will get fooled a lot on certain pitches. Instead of guessing, try and learn as much as you can about every possible pitches you could face.
I am a believer that you hit off the fastball and adjust to everything else. In certain situations I would guess fastballs and try and not to miss it. All the great hitters in baseball are great fastball hitters, and I am sure they all guessed at times. Other times they would anticipate.
More often than not, with two strikes a pitcher will throw some type of off speed pitch. He will try to fool you or get you off balance. This is when you anticipate an off speed pitch, and fight the fastball off to the opposite field.
Again, it is alright to guess, but you must guess smart. You must See the ball first, then Read the ball when it is thrown, and Explode on the ball when it gets into your Happy Zone!
Be sure to check out my new Ebook, "Conditioned to Hit" coming out soon, for more great hitting information.
Stay Focused
Mike "The Hitman" Easler
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