The Mental Keys to Hitting: A Handbook of Strategies for Performance Enhancement
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Must Read for Hitters
Can't say enough about this author or this book. We bought everyone on our 14u travel team a copy, assigned them three chapters a week, and after the first week most of the boys were already reading ahead and talking about it among themselves. The author keeps his lessons simple and direct and backs them up with examples from the major leaguers he's worked with. We strive to make our players as independent as possible at this age, and this is a great way for them to develop a consistent mental approach to their at-bats and to understand how to set goals, self-coach, and manage expectations. Every serious baseball player from 12 on up should read this book.
Track It and Whack It!
The first chapter, about seeing the ball, makes this book worthwhile for anybody. The author makes a good point about hitters worrying too much over minor mechanical details when tracking the ball is so important. Having said that, this book is about the mental aspects of hitting and assumes that you already have decent mechanics. If you are a high school level player or beyond, there will be useful information here. If you're a coach of youth teams, reading this book will help you better coach your hitters. There arent many specific swing techniques, but the book is full of advice from the mental aspect of the game. Similarly, there arent many detailed practice plans, but rather a good discussion of attitudes and how to approach practice time. You, as the youth coach, should be using these mental techniques to help your young hitters cope and adjust. Hitting a baseball is one of the most difficult things to do in sports. That requires both physical and mental skills to perform at peak capacity.
a MUST have for any baseball player
Every Ball player must have a copy of this book. Read it, read it again, and again. I decided to play hardball after a 13 year layoff and now I am 46. Last year I batted .216. Picked up the book and halfway through the season I am at .438. passed the total amount of hits, walks, and only have a few strikeouts. I have changed nothing mechanically but everything mentally. HUGE difference!!! Not only is this book the greatest guide to hitting, it also doubles as a great guideline to life as well...,.
Dorfman speaks the truth
Excellent book on the mental side of hitting. I have worked with coaches that have insisted on hammering mechanics, completely ignoring the commonly held belief that hitting is 90% mental. The mental side of hitting shifts focus from the result (I.e. getting a base hit) to being confident and maintaining control of the entire at bat.
Dealing with Stress Points
I was curious and did find it not great but interesting - applicable to all sports
Excellent Youth Coach's Hitting Manual. SEE THE BALL.
The Mental Keys to Hitting is the Greatest most user friendly baseball coach's book ever. I thought the mental aspects of Seeing the ball were extremely effective. Most readers reading this review might think that every player is seeing the ball properly. Players do not see the ball as well as they should because they have never been taught the proper mind set of seeing the ball.Coaching hitters to see the ball is one of the most important things a coach can teach his players.This is absolutely not coached at any level of youth baseball. Mr. Dorfman does an excellent job of explaning this simple but often overlooked method of batting. I have bought The Mental Game of Baseball, The Mental Game of Pitching, and The Mental Keys to hitting. These three books are the TOP Three baseball coaching books ever written. I highly recommend this book and the other two books by Mr. Dorfman. This book will teach you the coach how to apply these mental princples to help you to effectively coach your youth league baseball team.
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