How To Hit A Home Run

Most guys think, to hit a home run they gotta give it everything they got and swing as hard as they can. This usually leads to pulling the head and an uppercut swing. All this looks great when you swing at a pitch and miss. The only thing is, you swung at a pitch and missed.

To be a homerun hitter doesn't mean you gotta swing as hard as you can every at bat. Don't get me wrong, the guys you see on T.V. are swinging the bat pretty good, but that is because they work on their bat speed and arm strength. They are swinging really hard, but it is effortless to them. Obviously the more power and speed you can put behind your swing, the farther the baseball is going to go, but it's the guys who can put that kind of power behind it with out sacraficing hitting mechanics.

Now as I say over and over again on this website. Nobody's mechanics are going to be the same. You are gonna have hundreds of coaches through out your life telling you different things. The mechanics that make you comfortable and produces success are the ones you should repeat. Good mechanics are repeatable mechanics. With that being said, to hit homeruns you will need to add strength and bat speed and find a set of mechanics that works well within that swing. Please don't sacrafice technique for power. Find the technique first and then the power will come (click here to see hitting mechanics).

So how do you create a homerun swing? How do you create this power? How do you generate bat speed? The simple answer is you practice. The older, bigger, and stronger you get will allow you to practice more on your swing. You can practice by doing hitting drills (link), working out, or just hitting alot. Repetition of good mechanics will create strength and power within that swing path.

So, to become a home run hitter it takes time. Don't try to change over night. This is the order you should work on becoming a homerun hitter and the rest will come:

Work on a good swing path
Work on proper hitting mechanics
Work on strength (forearms, arms, hips, and core)
Work on bat speed (hitting drills, practice)

If you work on mastering all of these things in this order homeruns will come naturally. Trust me. You are going to hit some balls that you don't even think are gonna go out and the next thing you know you are jogging around the bases. It just happens, don't try too hard.

Probably the most important thing you can do is check out this program about becoming a power hitter and hitting more jacks.