When you get to spring, November should be a month to remember. Spring baseball is months away. Everyone will have their new cleats, bats, batting gloves and, hopefully, an improved swing. November-January is all about building habits and strength for my hitters so that we can covert those habits into skills February-April.
There are seven parts of the swings and it takes 3,000 reps per part to build a habit. That’s 21,000 reps you need to execute by the end of January if you want to have a great spring season on purpose.
- Stance/Load
- Timing
- Tempo
- Tracking
- Approach
- Contact
- Extension/Finish
I believe all seven parts of the swing are important. But the 3 T’s: timing, tempo and tracking are at the top of the list for my hitters.
Timing is when you get loaded. Tempo is how you get loaded, while tracking is what you hit because you were on time and on tempo.
Here’s more information about timing, tempo and tracking:
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C.J. Stewart has built a reputation as one of the leading professional hitting instructors in the country. He is a former professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization and has also served as an associate scout for the Cincinnati Reds. As founder and CEO of Diamond Directors Player Development, C.J. has more than 22 years of player development experience and has built an impressive list of clients, including some of the top young prospects in baseball today. If your desire is to change your game for the better, C.J. Stewart has a proven system of development and a track record of success that can work for you.
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