There is no other way to get so much good hitting instruction for such an affordable price. We're impressed with the carefully laid out structure of the Hitting for Excellence DVD series, and the depth and detail on tips and techniques. Tips are easy to locate and there are techniques to improve every aspect of any hitting challenge. In session after session, Dave Hudgens walks you through the details of developing your best swing. He covers every imaginable hitting drill in depth and detail. I cannot stress how important a series this is to any coach who wants to get the best out of his ballplayers on every trip to the plate. - Richard Todd, WebBall
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6 DVDs, over 9 hours of advice, from Dave Hudgens formerly hitting coach for the Oakland A's, now hitting co-ordinator with the Cleveland Indians... a pro hitting instructor who knows his stuff. There is no other way to get so much good hitting instruction for such an affordable price.
These 6 DVDs cover everything... from the basics of load and stride, to the subtle details that can turn ordinary hitters into power hitters. You'll learn how to deal with the challenges of the curveball, how to improve you discipline at the plate, how to develop a short power stroke, the ideal conditioning & training program, better ball tracking and hand-eye coordination, and so much more... yours for less than $10 an hour.
DVD 1 Hitting for Excellence Basics
Hitting for Excellence was originally produced as 3 tapes on the mechanics of the swing and essential drills for success. Contact points to help you drive the ball for maximum power.
DVD 2 Power Hitting and the Curveball
Power Hitting breaks down power hitting into easy-to-follow segments. Goes from core power exercises, to detailed mechanical analysis, and into specific drills for immediate improvements in your power game.
Whether your dream is to be a line drive, high average hitter or a home run crusher, secrets revealed include...
- Mechanics of the Feet
- Hip Action and Leverage
- Contact Zones
- The Arc of the Swing
- Pitch Selectivity
- Extension
Conquering The Curveball is the ultimate how-to DVD covering your game plan and reactions to the curveball. Did you know that 95% of newly drafted players trained by Dave Hudgens don't have a plan on what to do when they see a curve ball? This volume will...
- Give you a strategic game plan to master the curveball.
- Show you the drills you need to successfully hit the curveball.
- Teach you pitch recognition so that you can lay off tough pitches.
- Teach you how to keep your weight and hands back.
- Show you the importance of the front knee.
- Emphasize the necessity to wait for the ball to come to you.
DVD 3 Short Stroke and Overload
Short Stroke Training provides advanced techniques to shorten your swing. Helps put you in the position to hit different types of pitches.
Increases your bat speed and confidence in your abilities.
Overload Training
has a goal: to produce a quicker more powerful swing, resulting in increased bat speed. Drills include...
- One-Handed Front Toss Drill
- Quick Hands Side Toss Drill
- Rapid Fire Side Toss Drill
- Wrist Side Toss Drill
- Slow One Handed Drill
- Two Handed Strength Drill
- Explosive Two Handed Drill
- Wrist Tubing Drill
- Medicine Ball Drills
- Overhand Short Toss Drill
- Figure Eight Drill
DVD 4 Workshop and Vision Training
Workshop Drill Training recaps the lessons showing how to apply new mechanics to a practice routine.
Vision Training takes you beyond mechanics. Reflexes like a tiger and power like a slugger won't make you a money player if you can't hit the ball - and you can't hit what you can't see or you let past you! We're not talking about 20/20 vision or better glasses, but about the genuine, absolutely proven, vision training techniques used by the United States Air Force (for their best fighter pilots), the Anaheim Angles, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Texas Rangers, and the Oakland Athletics. It will improve the way you see, recognize, and react to fast moving objects. Doctors call it improving your Dynamic Visual Acuity, and it's the one element that's missing from everyone's training programs. Tracking the ball - to recognize your pitch and lightening fast reaction times, are the Hidden Winners Edge for every hitter.
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DVD 5 Video Analysis and Q and A
Video Analysis is a lesson in humility. Dave walks with you through videos he has received. The visual quality is not always great (on these clips) but the lessons learned are top-notch. Dave will teach you to see and understand in slow motion and freeze frame video analysis. It's like an intensive hitting mechanics boot camp teaching you how to analyze a swing.
Q & A with Dave Hudgens. This volume provides detailed instruction of 18 specific hitting problems with the rest of the questions answered in workbook format. Your ability to answer these questions yourself makes a great test to see how well you're really absorbing the philosophy of becoming a 'student of the game'.
DVD 6 Explosive Training
Explosive Training is your definitive guide to strength, conditioning, and flexibility for hitters. Dave Hudgens co-authored it with Greg Hauck - one of the most respected strength training coaches in professional baseball. It will help you Increase muscular strength, prevent injuries, increase muscular endurance, improve performance capacity as well as balance, flexibility and coordinatio. Gives you an edge over the competition. Covers...
- Individual weight programs for in/off seasons,
- Form running
- Quick hands/quick feet
- Medicine ball power program
- Nutrition
- Plyometrics
- Balance
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