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Nov 4 2009	How to Hit a Baseball: The Landing
By Jack Cobra \| Comments (2) \| Hype It Up! \| Filed Under: Baseball \| Featured \| How to Hit \| Jack Cobra Archive

This photo of Albert Pujols denting the baseball was sent in by friend of the site, Keith. I'm doubting this was a home run by Pujols but it certainly was a ball hit with a lot of force.

So now you've 'coiled and you're ready to 'land' your front foot in the batter's box. There are a million little things that can go wrong when you swing and this is another of those tiny, tiny things that can throw you completely off. It's no surprise that with so many movable parts and so many things that can go wrong during the process of a swing, that they say hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports.

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Oct 21 2009	How to Hit a Baseball: The Coiling
By Jack Cobra \| Comments (2) \| Hype It Up! \| Filed Under: Baseball \| Featured \| How to Hit \| Jack Cobra Archive

I don't think you can pitch him one way. You can go in and out, up and down, and he makes the adjustment. You can get ahead in the count, and Suzuki still seems relaxed. He doesn't seem to have...
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Oct 14 2009	How to Hit a Baseball: What Are You Looking At?
By Jack Cobra \| Comments (6) \| Hype It Up! \| Filed Under: Baseball \| Featured \| How to Hit \| Jack Cobra Archive

Remember these two things: play hard and have fun - Tony GwynnMoving along now, this post should be short and sweet as I detail where a hitter should looking as the pitcher is throwing the ball. This is kind of...
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Oct 7 2009	How to Hit a Baseball: (Head)ing Where?
By Jack Cobra \| Comments (4) \| Hype It Up! \| Filed Under: Baseball \| Featured \| How to Hit \| Jack Cobra Archive

During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played...
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Aug 20 2009	How to Hit a Baseball: Brief Hiatus
By Jack Cobra \| Comments (3) \| Hype It Up! \| Filed Under: Baseball \| Featured \| How to Hit \| Jack Cobra Archive

This was bound to happen but I apologize for not getting a new 'How to Hit' post up for you guys today. With the wedding and work stuff going on I haven't been able to fulfill my obligation. I'll try...
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Aug 14 2009	How to Hit Dictionary: 'Squish the Bug'
By Jack Cobra \| Comments (2) \| Hype It Up! \| Filed Under: Baseball \| Featured \| How to Hit \| How to Hit Dictionary \| Jack Cobra Archive

What a beautiful swing and a perfect example of 'squishing the bug'. Most people heard about 'squishing the bug' when they first learned how to hit. Squishing the bug is the rotating on the ball of the back foot after...
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Recently in How to Hit Category

How to Hit a Baseball: The Landing

How to Hit a Baseball: The Coiling

How to Hit a Baseball: What Are You Looking At?

How to Hit a Baseball: (Head)ing Where?

How to Hit a Baseball: Brief Hiatus

How to Hit Dictionary: 'Squish the Bug'

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