Develop a balanced and explosive swing.

Mike Estes provides athletes and coaches of all levels with 15 drills--complete with explanations--that progress through the basic hitting mechanics and build a balanced, explosive swing.

Coach Estes shows you hitting stations that progress from tee work to live pitching. These stations can be used within a team practice or an individual workout. Estes instruction includes:

• A bottom and top hand drill to make your hitters better hitters
• Drills to adjust your swing to attack pitches at various angles and speeds
• Double tee drills to refine swing mechanics
• Drills to develop a drive through the ball
• Target hitting drills to hit to all fields
• and more!

53 minutes. 2012.

Establish solid fundamentals and utilize drills to make your slappers more versatile and effective against all defenses.

Starting with footwork and the all-important first step, then going through timing all the way to follow-through, University of Houston, Kyla Holas explains the fundamentals of slap hitting and delivers the drills that improve mechanics and ball path.

Get your slappers "hitting while running" instead of running while hitting - and see what a difference it makes in their effectiveness. Hit through the 5-6 hole, create high bouncers, hit at specific targets in the infield and outfield-and drop that killer bunt (with one hand or two!)-all with the techniques and approaches shared by Coach Holas.

You'll learn the elements of the contact slap, the power slap, and the drop bunt. You'll understand the role of the hands, and how the hands make the difference between a contact slapper and a power slapper. And you'll develop the most dangerous slap hitters using numerous drills, including: Catch & Throw; Phase; Double Ball; Extension Tee; Bouncy Balls, Dots, Nets In Outfield, Challenge Drill; Lacrosse Stick Drill; and a culminating "Tee-Toss-Live" progression that covers bunt, contact slap and power slap.

In addition, Holas delivers the basics of baserunning. Learn to take every inch your opponent will give you. Holas explains and demonstrates the essentials for running paths at each base, leads, infield reads, outfield reads, tag ups and 1st & 3rd situations. Create smart, aggressive base runners!

This combination of slap hitting and base running will help you turn up the run production this season!

2012.

Diana Pepin shares her philosophy of hitting and a progression of drills you can use to develop an efficient and powerful softball swing.

Hitting Drills
Coach Pepin starts with the swing basics, providing a quick demonstration of the swing mechanics she teaches. She then moves to a four-drill series that you can use everyday to reinforce the fundamentals of stance, grip, load & attack, the heel plant, hips and the swing.

Pepin next leads her players through a series of tee drills to attack inside pitches:

• One Arm Drills - Teach your players to hit line drives, develop quick hands, keep their hands inside the ball and make contact out front on inside pitches.
• Double Tee Drill - Train your players to drive the ball by "staying long" through the ball.
• Weighted Bat Drill - Helps get the bat head out front and increases bat speed.

Throughout the drills Pepin coaches her athletes and provides key points for producing a quality swing.

Hitting Mentality
Step into the box ready to hit! Pepin shares how she breaks down the mental side of hitting by going through a checklist each batter should know to better understand what pitch they are hitting. The list includes: Breaking down the four quadrants of the plate, having a plan of attack, showing confidence while in the batter's box, seeing the defense and what they are giving you and more.

Live Hitting Challenge
Pepin finishes with a game-like, live hitting simulation where the players are presented with situational challenges while in the batting cage. Sacrifice bunts, slap hitting and 2-strike hitting techniques are all demonstrated.

These drills and concepts will help give your hitters an attacking mindset and a quality at bat every time they step up to the plate.

67 minutes. 2011.

Dr. Dot is known for her revolutionary fast-pitch hitting technique. Now, the long-awaited DVD, The Maver Method - Secrets of Softball Hitting Success is here!

The Maver Method is a simple yet powerful technique/ program of hitting that is customized for every hitter in order to generate maximum softball-hitting consistency, contact, and power with every swing. It is a combination of mental practice, emotional control, and an understanding and confident execution of the biomechanics of hitting. Dr. Dot covers everything you need to know to get you and/or your team into tip-top hitting form and raise those batting averages from meager to masterful.

"I wanted to find a method to make our hitters more powerful, yet disciplined hitters ... I have seen immediate improvement. Even our best hitters have been able to implement some of the basic concepts to help their swing."
Donna Newberry; Muskingum University Head Coach; NFCA Hall of Fame inductee, NCAA D-III Career wins leader, 2001 NCAA D-III National Champs.

56 minutes. 2010.

Make solid contact with every swing.

Step into the batter's box with the University of Florida Head Coach Tim Walton as he presents techniques and drills to improve your power hitting.

This instructional DVD features 20 drills to develop the basic needs for a power hitter. Walton's drills focus on training:

• Eyes - Improve pitch selection and hit more "good pitches" harder.
• Base - Develop a solid stride and proper balance to transfer weight and stay on the ball longer.
• Timing - Allow your batter's upper half and lower half to work together in a smooth swing.
• Strength - Build bat speed.
• Hands - Develop strong, fast hands to get through impact.

These drills also address elements such as stance, opposite field power, having a hitting plan, plate coverage, rhythm and more.

A great power hitter can feel their swing and understand when one of these elements is not quite right. These drills will help isolate a player's focus to a specific area. Walton explains the focus and attention required by both the player and the coach for each drill.

Walton's power hitting system has produced a teams that ranked in the Top 10 nationally in home runs, slugging and scoring.

Maximize each at-bat for your team!

78 minutes. 2010.