11 Pitches, One Swing
Jake Bauers battled Blake Snell for 11 pitches in NLCS Game 3, then homered. What a long at-bat teaches every hitter, and how to train it.
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MLB Breakdowns · Hitting Processor · Mental Game
START WITH A COMPLETE GUIDE
PARENT GUIDES. Straight answers to the questions families ask before they pick lessons, a coach or a plan.
MLB Breakdowns · Mental Game · Hitting Processor
Drag Him Down With You
The Brewers hit the fewest homers in baseball and still made October. The two-strike grind behind it, and the AHD challenge to train it.
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Swing Development · Hitting Processor
Late Barrel Adjustability: Chase DeLauter’s Swing
How great hitters adjust late to inside and away pitches without giving away force.
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Player Development · Parents
How Much Do Hitting Lessons Cost? (2026 Parent Guide)
Real 2026 numbers, what you’re actually paying for, and the hidden costs nobody puts on the price sheet.
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Player Development · Parents
Are Online Hitting Lessons Worth It? An Honest Answer
Yes for some hitters, no for others. Here’s how to tell which one your kid is — before you spend a dollar.
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Player Development · Parents
What Age Should a Kid Start Hitting Lessons?
Most kids are ready for real hitting lessons around 8 to 10. Before that, the best coach is a wiffle ball and a backyard.
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Player Development · Parents
Online Hitting Lessons vs In-Person: Which Fits Your Hitter?
In-person wins on feel. Online wins on access and consistency. Most hitters get the most from a plan that uses both.
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Player Development · Parents
Hitting Lessons for Beginners: What the First Month Looks Like
A good first month isn’t a new swing. It’s a baseline, a few fundamentals, one priority, a home routine — and proof it’s working.
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Player Development · Scottsdale Parents
How to Choose a Hitting Coach in Scottsdale
Scottsdale has plenty of cages and coaches. Five questions will tell you which one has a plan for your hitter.
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MLB Breakdowns · Timing · SwingChecker™
Bat Speed Isn’t Timing: Why Late Can Look Like Slow
Shohei Ohtani’s postseason data shows why a fast barrel can still arrive late—and what to check before changing a hitter’s path.
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MLB Breakdowns · Bat Speed
Harder Without Wilder
Zack Gelof added bat speed and contact while swinging less. Build power and decisions together.
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MLB Breakdowns · The Swing
Change With a Reason
Dax Kilby’s Fall League swing change shows why an adjustment has to solve a baseball problem, not chase a look.
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MLB Breakdowns · Hitting Processor
The Walk-Off Started With a Take
Chourio’s walk-off began with a disciplined take. The Hitting Processor makes better swings possible.
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MLB Breakdowns · Timing
Ready for 100: José Ramírez and Fastball Timing
Ramírez homered off 99.9 mph. Fastball readiness is a skill: early enough to attack, calm enough to adjust.
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MLB Breakdowns · Complete Hitter · Baseball IQ
The 2026 Milwaukee Brewers Are Everything I Love About Baseball
Pat Murphy, complete hitters and a reminder that there’s more than one way to win.
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Player Development · Coaches
NFHS vs. Hitting Coach Certification: What’s the Difference?
One gets you on the field. The other teaches you how to make a hitter better. High school coaches need to know which is which.
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Player Development · Coaches
How to Become a Private Baseball Hitting Instructor
Playing the game gets you in the door. Getting hitters better, and proving it, is what keeps parents coming back.
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Player Development · Coaches
Hitting Coach Certification Programs Compared (2026 Guide)
Not every coaching certification is trying to do the same job. Compare them by what they actually teach and prove, and the right one gets obvious.
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Player Development · Coaches
Online Softball Hitting Coach Certification: A Fastpitch Coach’s Guide
Your team credential and your hitting education are two different things. Here’s what fastpitch coaches need from each, and where to get both online.
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MLB Breakdowns · Hitting Development · Baseball IQ
I Love This 2026 Milwaukee Brewers Team!
Line Drives. Stolen Bases. Smart Bunting. Baseball IQ. And a Relentless Commitment to Scoring Runs.
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Player Development · Parents & Players
Switch Hitting: Two Sides, One Complete Hitter
Switch hitting can be a real weapon. It can also stall a hitter for years. Here's how to tell which one it will be for yours.
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Swing Development · Players & Parents
How to Hit an Inside Pitch: Turn Inside Pitches Into Your Best Pitches
Pitchers come inside to jam you. Hitters who turn on it get the pitch they can drive the hardest.
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Swing Development · Hitters & Parents
How to Stop Pulling Off the Ball: Causes, Video Checks and Fixes
Pulling off is a symptom. Find out why the front side opens early, and the swing stays on the ball longer.
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Player Development · Parents
High School Baseball Tryout Hitting Tips: How to Stand Out in a Few Swings
Coaches decide fast. Here is what they watch in the cage, how to prepare in the last four weeks, and what to do with the handful of swings you get.
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The ’87 Chokes · Winners
Kevin Long: Not Just a Great Hitting Coach. A Winner.
From the 1986 Arizona champs to the ’87 Chokes to four pennants and two rings, my old teammate has won everywhere he’s gone. Here’s why.
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Hitting Processor · Tools
Do Reaction Games Help Hitters? How AHD’s Free Tools Train the Brain Side of Hitting
Fast games can sharpen how quickly the brain reads and decides. The catch: the closer the game looks like hitting, the more it carries to the plate.
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Player Development · High School
High School Baseball Hitting Drills: A 15–18-Year-Old Offseason Plan
A simple offseason hitting plan for high-school hitters: build the body, train the swing, sharpen decisions and carry better work into tryouts.
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Player Development · Youth Baseball
Hitting Drills for 14 Year Olds: Getting Ready for 60/90
Fourteen is the jump to the big field, firmer pitching and a heavier bat. These drills build the bat speed and approach to handle it.
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Hitting Processor · Off-Speed
How to Hit a Slider: Read the Spin, Cover the Plate, Lay Off the Chase
The slider looks like a fastball longer than any breaking ball, then darts late. Read the spin, cover the plate and take the chase.
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Hitting Processor · Off-Speed
How to Hit a Changeup in Baseball: See It, Stay Back, Drive It
The changeup lies with the arm and tells the truth with the ball. Hitters who learn to read the difference and keep their hands back turn it into a gift.
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Approach · Mental Game
Two Strike Approach in Baseball: How to Battle With Two Strikes
With two strikes the swing doesn’t get rebuilt. The plan changes: a bigger zone, a shorter path and a hitter who refuses to give the at-bat away.
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Player Development · Parents
Baseball Bat Size Chart: By Age, Height and Weight (2026)
Get the length, weight and stamp right, then pick the bat he can swing fast and control. That’s the whole job.
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Athletic Development · Power
How to Hit for Power in Baseball (and Hit the Ball Farther)
Power isn’t a drill. It’s bat speed, square contact and the right launch, built on a stronger, more explosive body.
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Hitting Processor · Timing
How to Hit a Fastball: Start Early and Be On Time for the Heater
Most hitters don’t lose to the fastball because it’s too fast. They lose because they start too late.
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Swing Development · Baseball
How to Hit Line Drives (and Stop Popping Up or Rolling Over)
Pop-ups and weak grounders come from the same place: the barrel meets the ball at the wrong time or on the wrong plane. Here’s how to fix both.
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Swing Development · Baseball
Baseball Batting Stance: The Setup That Lets Him Move
A stance isn’t a pose. It’s the starting point that has to let him load, see the ball and swing on time. Here’s how to build one.
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Complete Hitter · Baseball
How to Hit a Baseball: A Step-by-Step Guide for Players and Parents
Six steps, in order, from the stance to the finish. What a hitter ages 10 to 18 should actually work on, and what parents should look for.
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Hitting Processor · Fastpitch
How to Hit Fast Pitching in Softball (60+ MPH)
A 65 mph pitcher from 43 feet doesn’t give anyone time to think. The fix is an earlier start, a shorter move and a plan.
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Athletic Development · Fastpitch
Softball Strength Training for Hitters: What to Train, by Age and Season
Fastpitch hitters swing faster when the body behind the bat gets stronger and more explosive. Here’s what to train and when.
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Small Ball · Fastpitch
How to Bunt in Softball: Sacrifice, Drag, Push and Squeeze
A good bunt is caught, not hit. Here’s the grip, the setup, the targets and when to use each bunt in fastpitch.
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Player Development · Fastpitch
Should My Daughter Slap or Hit Away? A Parent’s Decision Guide
Slapping can be a real weapon or a detour. Here’s how to decide honestly, and how to try it without losing her swing.
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Mental Game · Fastpitch
Softball Two Strike Approach: How to Hit With Two Strikes
With two strikes, her swing shouldn’t fall apart. Her zone, her plan and her mindset should adjust. Here’s how.
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Hitting Processor · Fastpitch
How to Hit a Curveball in Softball (and the Screwball)
Softball breaking balls move sideways, not down. Know which way they run, read the spin early and let the pitch come to you.
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Hitting Processor · Fastpitch
How to Time a Fastpitch Pitcher: Softball Hitting Timing Made Simple
Fastpitch timing starts before the ball is ever released. Start the load early off the windmill and the swing finally has time to work.
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Player Development · Fastpitch
Softball Bat Size Chart: Fastpitch Bat Length, Weight and Drop by Age
A chart gets you close. Three quick tests in the backyard tell you if the bat actually fits her swing.
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Athletic Development · Fastpitch
How to Hit a Softball Farther (and Harder): A Fastpitch Power Guide
Distance isn’t a secret drill. It’s bat speed, square contact and the right launch, built on a stronger, faster athlete.
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Swing Development · Fastpitch
Softball Batting Stance: The Setup That Lets Her Move
A stance isn’t a pose. It’s a starting point that has to let her load, see the ball and swing on time. Here’s how to build one.
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Swing Development · Fastpitch
Softball vs Baseball Swing: What’s the Same and What Changes
Same principles, different problem. What a hitter switching sports, or a coach running both, needs to keep and what needs to change.
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Swing Development · Fastpitch
How to Hit a Softball: A Step-by-Step Guide for Fastpitch Hitters
Six steps, in order, from the stance to the finish. What every fastpitch hitter from 10U to 18U needs to own, and what parents should look for.
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Player Development · Coaches
How to Become a Certified Hitting Coach (2026 Guide)
A certificate doesn’t make you a hitting coach. Learning to diagnose, teach and communicate does — and the right certification should prove you can.
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Hitting Processor · Fastpitch
How to Hit a Changeup in Fastpitch Softball
The changeup wins when the hitter commits to a fastball. See it early, keep the hands back, and let it travel.
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Swing Development · Fastpitch
Softball Slapping Basics: How to Slap (Soft Slap vs Hard Slap)
Slapping turns speed into hits from the left side. It’s a real skill with its own footwork, rules and reps, not a shortcut.
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Athletic Development · Parents & Players
Exit Velocity by Age: Baseball and Softball Benchmarks (2026 Chart)
Published exit velo averages by age, from 10-year-olds to college, and why your hitter’s number depends on how it was measured.
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Athletic Development · Parents & Players
Bat Speed by Age: Baseball and Softball Benchmarks (2026 Chart)
Real published sensor numbers by age and level for baseball and fastpitch, and why the device you use changes the answer.
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Mental Game · Players & Parents
Scared After Getting Hit by a Pitch? How Hitters Get Their Confidence Back
Being scared after a hit-by-pitch is your body doing its job. Here’s how to earn your confidence back, one controlled stage at a time.
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Mental Game · Parents
How to Help a Kid Who’s Afraid of the Ball (Baseball & Softball)
Fear of the ball isn’t a toughness problem. It’s a protective reflex, and you rebuild trust one safe, successful rep at a time.
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Complete Hitter
The 4 Pillars of a Complete Hitter
Why the swing, athletic development, mental training, and the hitting processor must work together.
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Swing · Parents
How to Fix Your Kid’s Swing: What to Check First
Five checkpoints, one phone and ten swings. Find the breakdown that comes first and fix that one.
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Athletic Development · Players & Parents
How to Increase Exit Velocity: The 4-Pillar Plan
Exit velo isn’t one number you chase. It’s bat speed times quality of contact — and four pillars feed both.
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The Swing · Research
Your Tee Is Lying to You
A study of 20 youth hitters found the swing changes off a tee. Keep the tee, but make moving-ball reps the backbone.
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Pitch Recognition · Parents
Why Your Kid Swings at Bad Pitches (and How to Fix It)
Chasing isn’t a swing problem. It’s a decision problem — and decisions can be measured and trained.
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Athletic Development · Bat Speed
Bat Speed Isn’t in Your Arms
Swinging harder makes the bat slower. Where bat speed really comes from, and how hitters build it.
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Mental Game · Slumps
How to Get Out of a Hitting Slump: A Better Plan Than ‘Just Relax’
Separate results from causes, use a 24-hour reset and return to one simple approach you trust.
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Swing Development · Swing Structure
MAA: Mechanically Advantaged Angles
Every swing is different, but the best ones share angles that give hitters an edge. It’s an advantage, not a rule.
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Strength & Explosiveness · Research
The On-Deck Donut Myth
Heavy and light warm-up bats added no bat speed in players from 12U to college. Warm up with the bat you hit with.
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Hitting Processor · MLB Development
The Off-Speed Test
A hitter can crush the heater and still get exposed. The off-speed test checks all 4 pillars at once.
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Hitting Processor · Research
Swing Decisions Are a Skill
Ball/strike calls tracked OBP and walk rate. Train decisions like a skill, starting with the 20-pitch decision test.
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Swing Development · Hitting Processor · Complete Hitter
Feel vs Real in Hitting
You feel on time but you’re late. You feel on the ball but you’re under it. The AHD fix: go the opposite. Under? Swing over.
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Hitting Processor · Fastpitch
How to Hit a Rise Ball in Fastpitch Softball
The rise ball wins when hitters chase it. Here’s how to set your eyes, read it early, and make the pitcher come down to you.
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Strength & Speed · Parents
Strength Training for Young Hitters: What’s Right at Every Age
When kids can start, what to train at each age and six numbers that show what the body is holding back.
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Mental Approach · Research
Why Hitters Choke, and 5 Fixes That Work
A 21-study meta-analysis found anti-choke tools work. Here are 5 fixes for hitters, and how coaches make practice pressure real.
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Swing Development
Why Hitters Roll Over — and What to Fix First
Rolling over is usually a symptom. Learn what to assess before choosing a drill.
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Hitting Processor · Daily Plan
The 5-Minute Daily Hitting Processor Plan
Five minutes a day. One focus a day. A scorecard that shows your decisions getting better.
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The Swing · Research
The 9-Millisecond Window: How Bat Path Buys Time
The average window for sweet-spot contact was 9.36 ms. Swing path stretched or shrank it by more than ten times.
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Mental Game · Parents
When Your Hitter Is in a Slump: A Parent’s Guide
Hits are partly luck. Good at-bats aren’t. Here’s how to help a hitter judge the right thing and reset fast.
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Hitting Processor · Off-Speed
How to Hit a Curveball: The Galvan Method
Why we struggle with spin, and the visualization habit a .400 college hitter used to “see” a curveball 50 times a game.
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Strength & Explosiveness · Research
The Med Ball Test That Tracks Bat Speed
The rotational med-ball throw tracked bat speed in college hitters. The broad jump didn’t. Here’s how to run the test.
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Swing · Velocity
How to Hit a High Fastball: What Hitters Should Actually Train
Why hitters miss the high heater, what not to change and three drills that transfer.
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Hitting Processor · Fastpitch
How to Hit a Drop Ball in Fastpitch Softball
The drop ball wants a weak ground ball. Stay through it, match its plane, and make the pitcher bring it up.
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Off-Speed · Parents
Why Your Hitter Gets Fooled by Changeups and Curveballs
Sitting on the curveball is how hitters get beat by the fastball and the curveball. Here’s what to do instead.
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Mental Approach · Research
Breathe to Hit
Ten days of paced breathing lowered anxiety and lifted a batting score in college hitters. Practice it daily, not just when nervous.
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Coaches · Team Testing
The Preseason Hitting Evaluation Every Team Should Run
Test all four pillars in one practice, build a team sheet and know exactly what to train first.
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Strength & Explosiveness · Research
Move Better, Swing Faster
Thirteen-year-olds who moved poorly got quicker, faster swings from 8 weeks of movement and core work than routine training.
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Hitting Processor · Research
Time It, Decide, Adjust: The Order Your Brain Hits In
Pro hitters set timing first, decide next and adjust the barrel last. Here’s a practice plan built in that order.
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Complete Hitter
The Complete Hitter Standard
Nine things a serious high school or college hitter needs to compete with confidence.
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Coaches · Mental Game
Coaching the Mental Game: A Team Guide to Approach and Resets
Grade the process, teach one reset, give every hitter a plan and make practice pressure real.
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The Swing · Research
Hip-Shoulder Separation Isn’t Automatic
Separation grows with age. Don’t call a 10-year-old’s swing wrong: build the athletic position first and be patient.
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Swing Development · Softball Parents
Softball Hitting Drills at Home (No Cage Needed)
A tee, a net, some soft balls and 20 minutes. That’s enough to build a better hitter in the garage or backyard.
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Hitting Processor
The Hitting Processor
See it. Recognize it. Time it. Decide. Attack it.
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Mental Game · Confidence
The Power of Belief
Belief is by far the most important asset any hitter can have. How it creates confidence and the zone, and why most hitters have to earn it.
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Complete Hitter · About AHD
What Is Athletic Hitting Development?
The AHD system explained: four pillars trained on purpose, then synced into one complete hitter.
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At-Home Training
Baseball Hitting Drills at Home: A 15-Minute Daily Plan
Five short stations, 15 minutes a day: athletic position, sequence, barrel control, eye work and game-intent swings.
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Hitting Processor · Research
Cut the Video Short: Read the Pitch Earlier
Stop the clip at release and make hitters call the pitch. Research says it trains earlier reads, on video and on the field.
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Player Development · Parents
How Parents Can Help a Hitter Get Better Without Guessing
Find the priority, use one cue, film instead of fix — and keep practice from turning into arguments.
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Strength & Explosiveness · Research
Which Gym Numbers Actually Track Bat Speed
Grip, back strength and an overhead med-ball throw tracked bat speed in 78 college players. Sprint and jump didn’t.
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Swing Development
Casting: What It Is and Why It Hurts Bat Path
How casting lengthens the route to contact and reduces adjustability.
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Mental Approach
Heater, Hanger: Simplifying the Mental Approach
A simple approach for competing without overloading the hitter with thoughts.
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Swing Development · Parents & Coaches
Stepping in the Bucket: Why It Happens and the Fix
Stepping in the bucket is a symptom, not the problem. Find the cause and the stride usually fixes itself.
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Hitting Processor · Research
Train the Eyes Without Swinging
Pitch-reading reps with no swing improved softball hitters’ timing. Use them on days arms, weather or injury limit swings.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Player Development · Parents & Coaches
There’s No Secret Sauce: How to Vet a Hitting Coach
No secret sauce, no one right way. How you move, think and see, and how to spot a coach worth keeping.
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Swing Development · MLB Development
A Direct Bat Path Is Not Enough
Every coach wants a direct path. But a direct barrel attacking the wrong pitch is wasted. Position, plan, then path.
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Mental Game · Elite Hitters
The #1 Common Trait of Elite Hitters
Strength? Fast hands? Pretty swing? Analytics darling? Nope. Irrational confidence is the #1 common trait in elite hitters.
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Swing Development · Timing
Let the Arrow Go: Launch Position Timing
When the eyes say yes, is your hitter ready to fire? The hidden delay most hitters have, and how to train it out.
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Hitting Processor · Pitch Recognition
The Eye Tool Is the Rarest Skill in Hitting
A beautiful swing cannot hit what the hitter cannot see, recognize, time, and decide on in time.
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Strength & Explosiveness · Research
The Softball Bat Speed Profile
Test bat speed across 2–3 bat weights with a swing sensor. A Division I softball study found the profile reliable.
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Swing Development
5 Common Swing Flaws That Limit Performance
Learn what breaks down most often and how to start fixing it the right way.
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Swing Development · Parents
How to Film Your Swing for Analysis (Angles, Settings, Checklist)
Two angles, chest high, landscape, slow motion. Get the video right and a coach can actually help your hitter.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Player Development · Parents
$500 Bats Don’t Build Hitters
Youth baseball is breaking the bank. What young hitters actually need, and what parents can skip.
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Strength & Explosiveness · Research
Build an On-Deck Routine That Keeps the Swing Fast
A 39-player study found heavy isn’t the answer on deck. Prime speed and timing instead. Here’s a simple AHD routine.
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Hitting Processor · Eye Tool
Hand-Eye Coordination Drills for Baseball and Softball Hitters
Five drills that train focus, tracking, timing and decisions — not just quick hands.
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Swing Development
Balance & Body Control: The Swing Fault Coaches Miss
Why posture and center-of-mass control affect timing, force transfer, and barrel accuracy.
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Hitting Processor
Why Great Hitters Predict, Not Just React
The ball moves too fast for pure reaction. Learn how great hitters use early information, organized movement, and adjustability.
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Swing Development · MLB Development
How to Know If a Swing Change Is Working
Rebuilding the swing on Tuesday and competing on Friday is how hitters get lost. Test it the AHD way.
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Complete Hitter · MLB Development
A Swing Change Is Not a Plan
Why a beautiful cage change can look exactly the same in games. Every swing cue needs a game question.
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Swing Development · Hitting Processor · Complete Hitter
Going Oppo Is One Move
Going the other way isn’t a dozen tips. It’s one thing: hit the ball with the barrel behind your hands. And the best part is it works as a timing cue, helping you be on time and on plane more often.
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Athletic Development · Hitting Drills
Caveman vs. Tech: Hitting Drills That Build Real Skill
An axe, a sledgehammer and a tire build strength and skill in the same rep. Technology can diagnose — the right drill teaches.
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Complete Hitter · Players & Parents
Offseason Hitting Plan: 12 Weeks From Fall to Tryouts
Assess, build, add speed, then compete. A week-by-week offseason hitting program that peaks on tryout day, not in November.
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Swing Development
The Swing Sequence: From Athletic Setup to Finish
A practical breakdown of the seven AHD swing checkpoints.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Player Development · Complete Hitter · Mental Game
How Good Can You Be?
52 years of playing, coaching and scouting. Less than 1% of players max out. Here are the six things they do.
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Swing Development · Youth
Why the Best Youth Players Always Play Shortstop
It’s not the arm or the coach’s kid. It’s a hitting problem: right-handed rollovers. Here’s the fix.
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Hitting Science · Swing Development
There Is No Perfect Stride in Hitting
A 2026 study of 95 college hitters found no single ideal stride. Assess the whole move before you try to fix a stride.
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Hitting Science · Swing Development · Complete Hitter
The Physics of Hitting a Baseball
Force, torque, sequence, bat speed, collision, time and adjustability—why AHD trains the complete hitter instead of just the swing.
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Player Journey · Hitting Processor
Austin Hedges Was Never Done: What One Veteran’s Hitting Renaissance Teaches Every Young Hitter
At 34, Hedges rebuilt his setup, practice, path and plan. Here is what every hitter can build from his example.
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Hitting Processor · Hitting Science
The Hitter’s Brain: How Neurons Shape Hitting
A fastball gives a hitter about 0.4 seconds, and the brain needs about 0.1 just to see it. How elite hitters beat the clock.
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Hitting Processor · Swing Development
The Value of Time: Why the Best Swings Let Hitters Decide Later
Jacob Wilson shows why efficient movement and adjustability can give hitters more usable time to recognize, decide and attack.
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Player Development · Complete Hitter
Development Should Survive the Coach
Talent can make a hitter good. Real development teaches the athlete why the swing works—and how to find it again when something changes.
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Player Development · Players & Parents
What College Coaches Look For in a Hitter
Bat speed gets you noticed. Swing decisions, athleticism and how you act after an 0-for-4 get you the offer conversation.
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Player Development · For Coaches
Scouting Is Not Coaching
“Fast bat.” “Great athlete.” Useful observations, but not coaching yet. Turn every label into a better question.
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Swing Development · Hitting Processor
Hard Contact Isn’t Enough: The Tatis Contact-Point Lesson
Fernando Tatis Jr.’s 2025 power question shows why contact point is a diagnostic signal—not a magic swing cue.
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MLB Breakdowns · Hitting Processor
105 MPH. Now What, Hitter?
Misiorowski threw 105.5 mph. That leaves a hitter about 0.22 seconds to decide. Here’s how complete hitters train for it.
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Bunting · Parents
How to Teach a Kid to Bunt: A Step-by-Step Guide
Grip, feet, barrel angle and a target test that shows whether your hitter can really bunt.
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Coaches · Small Ball
Team Bunting Practice: Drills and a Scored Game for Coaches
A 20-minute team bunting rotation, a target game with real scores and how to make small ball automatic.
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Complete Hitter · AHD System
What Every Hitter Must Know: Great Hitting Is a System, Not a Swing
The swing matters—but complete hitters also build athleticism, pitch processing, timing, adjustability and confidence.
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MLB Breakdowns · Swing Development
Caminero vs. Pujols: Current & Former AHD Models
Pujols built the model swing. Caminero has it now, and Pujols helped coach it. The fastest, flattest swing in baseball.
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MLB Breakdowns · Swing Development
He Takes Strikeouts Personally: The Jacob Wilson Swing
A rookie All-Star starter who almost never misses. How his swing was built, and what young hitters should copy.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Hitting Philosophy
Hitting Is Simple. It’s Just Not Easy.
See the ball. Get on time. Get the barrel on plane. Hit it hard. Simple — just not easy.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Player Development · Mental Game · Swing Development
Are You a 500 or a 10,000?
Some hitters build a move in 500 reps. Some need 10,000. Both get there. The myelin science of reps, and why “want to” is a skill.
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Player Development · Coaches
Team Hitting Practice Plan for Coaches (60 Minutes)
Six stations, four groups, zero kids standing in line. A minute-by-minute team hitting plan that trains all 4 pillars and carries into games.
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Hitting Processor · Mental Game
The Ball Never Changes
The ball doesn’t shrink, speed up or rise. Moon or aspirin, it’s the same ball. Get the barrel to the right place at the right time.
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Player Journey · Complete Hitter
44 Homers—and Still Mad About the Strikeout
Pete Crow-Armstrong’s leap shows what happens when athletic setup, disciplined aggression, better decisions, and a real standard work together.
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Hitting Processor · Spin
Bring Back Wiffle Ball
Want to hit spin? Real movement, velo changes and instant swing feedback for the price of a pizza.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Mental Approach · Complete Hitter
Embrace the Bully Called Hitting
Hitting is simple, not easy. Take the feedback, build the four pillars, and go right back at it.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Complete Hitter · MLB Breakdowns · Hitting Processor
They’re Not Extinct. We Stopped Building Them.
Gwynn, Boggs and Carew would win games in 2026. Why the contact artist is a winning brand of hitter.
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MLB Breakdown · Swing Development · Player Development
Miguel Cabrera’s Timeless Swing
What Cabrera’s 500th home run teaches hitters about adjustability, consistency and building a swing that survives change.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Player Development · Complete Hitter
What Makes an Elite Coach?
There are many kinds of good coaches. Only a few are elite. They don’t need every trait, but they better be strong in several.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Mental Game · Player Development · Complete Hitter
The Pain of Discipline vs. the Pain of Regret
Every hitter pays a price. See how discipline now—or regret later—shows up in the swing, strength, processor and mental approach.
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Mental Game · MLB Breakdowns
October Kiké: What Hernández Teaches Every Hitter About Pressure
Some hitters shrink when the lights get bright. Kiké Hernández gets bigger. What October Kiké teaches every hitter about pressure.
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Mental Game · MLB Breakdowns
The Error Doesn’t Get the Last At-Bat
A late throw in the 7th. A two-out homer in the 10th. Alec Bohm and the short-memory lesson every hitter needs.
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Player Development · Parents
Training Hitters in the Arizona Heat: A Summer Plan
Phoenix summers don’t have to stall your hitter. Train early, train late, train inside — and get MORE out of fewer minutes.
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MLB Breakdowns · Complete Hitter · Player Development
Data Doesn’t Swing the Bat
The Red Sox scored two runs in two games. Willson Contreras said data and computers aren’t enough. Here’s what every hitter should take from it.
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Player Journey · Complete Hitter · Hitting Processor
45 Homers. Two Completely Different Hitting Blueprints.
Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Schwarber tied for MLB’s home-run lead. Here is the development lesson behind the same power total.
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Mental Game · MLB Breakdown · Player Development
The Game Gives You Another Chance
Even the best hitters in the world struggle. Stay prepared, reset fast and be ready when the game offers another opportunity.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Player Development · Mental Game · Complete Hitter
We Can Be So Much Better.
A brutally honest look at amateur hitting. I see a lot of meh. We can get so much better, and in a hurry.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Mental Approach · Complete Hitter
It’s Not My Fault, But It’s My Problem
Too small, too slow, a bad call, a coach who doesn’t see it. Here is the way out for every hitter.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Baseball Stories · Player Development
The 1987 Scottsdale Artichokes: What a Year. What a Team.
The opening chapter of a series on the people, the wins, and a ballclub that had it all.
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MLB Breakdowns · Mental Approach
Tough. A Winner. Big Hits.
A 16th-round pick with a bad eye, a World Series 4-for-4 and a homer for his first hit of 2026. What Tommy Pham teaches hitters.
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MLB Breakdowns · Hitting Processor
One Swing. One Series Lead.
Cleveland loaded the bases twice and scored nothing. Murakami hit one pitch 440 feet. What hitters learn from ALDS Game 1.
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MLB Breakdowns · Hitting Processor · Approach
One Run in Two Games: What October Does to Hitters
MLB’s best offense scored one run as the Padres swept the Cubs. Gavin Sheets beat 101 mph. Here’s the lesson.
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Player Journey · Hitting Processor · Complete Hitter
2026 MLB Playoff Hitting Rankings: Who Can Really Hit?
AHD ranks all 12 playoff lineups by complete offense, lineup depth, damage potential, and current form—not World Series odds.
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Hitting Processor · Player Development
They Didn’t Have a True Ace. They Just Smashed.
How Saguaro built a championship offense by seeing spin every day, and making pitchers pay for every mistake.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Team Culture · Complete Hitter
The Word “Limits” Makes Me Sick
Great teams don’t accept a ceiling. They build the athlete, the swing, the processor and the competitor — then find out how good they can be.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · AHD Story · Hitting Philosophy · Complete Hitter
I Still Love the Damn Puzzle.
Hitting is fun, scary, brutal and beautiful. Why the hardest puzzle in team sports became a lifelong obsession—and the foundation of AHD.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Player Development · Mental Game
What I Wish the Game Was Today
Energy. Teamwork. Accountability. Urgency. Joy. The AHD non-negotiables for playing like it matters.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Mental Approach · Complete Hitter
It’s Not Okay: Understanding Athletic Integrity
A lot of people gave a lot to get you here. One player’s integrity can hold a team together, or break the chain.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Mental Game · Competing
Bring Back the Sandpaper Guys
Rose, Cobb, Dykstra, Pedroia: baseball’s sandpaper guys were winners. Compete hard, clean and through the whistle.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Mental Game · Player Development
The Greatest Gift Sport Can Give
Not the discipline. Not the friendships. The pure win-or-lose competition, and why you should hold onto it as long as you can.
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