lf you are a beginning batter (less than two years of experience), it is important to learn and develop good hand and foot positioning, as well as solid balance.
Starting hand and foot positioning, stride hand and foot positioning and point of contact (POC) positioning are all key components of early development.
It is essential to maintain balance throughout your body for all components of the swing as you learn how to swing quickly and accurately.
As a level 2 batter (2 to 4 years of experience), you will learn to progress to making the "kinetic chain" more efficient.
The kinetic chain starts with foot positioning and movement, leading to hip and torso rotation, finally leading to arm and hand movement to the point of contact (POC).
Hip torque (think of a turning gear) is essential to generate effective bat speed at the POC. Timing the chain to drive the bat head through the ball with the generated torque ought to be trained in this stage.
As a level 3 batter, it is important to both refresh the previously learned skills to keep your fundamental mechanics fluid and to incorporate new aspects into your performance abilities.
Learning to identify and react to pitch types should be areas of increased focus during this stage. Learning to drive the ball with authority up the middle and to the opposite field (specifically with off speed pitches) become important aspects to work on in this stage. As you see more developed pitching, reacting to quality off-speed pitches will become a more essential component of your game.
