Hitting a home run is one of the most challenging tasks in all of sports. To knock the ball over the fence, you must have excellent hand-eye coordination, you have to generate significant bat speed and you have to do it with precise timing. While you are trying to a round ball with a round bat squarely, the pitcher is attempting to stop you with an array of pitches designed to overpower or fool you.
Step 1
Stand comfortably in the batter's box. You want to have your feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Your weight should be evenly distributed between your front leg and back leg as you take your stance.
Step 2
Shift your weight backward as the pitcher prepares to deliver the pitch to home plate. When you start your swing, you want to come forward with all your strength and power. To do that, all your weight must be on your back leg when you start your swing. The shifting of your weight to your back leg is called "negative movement."
Step 3
Take a small step forward with your front leg and then extend your arms fully as you drive your hands through the strike zone with speed. You want to make contact with the largest part of the barrel of the bat just as the ball is reaching home plate.
Step 4
Focus your eyes on the ball throughout the swing. You should be concentrating on the ball from the moment the pitcher begins his windup.
Step 5
Come through the ball with a slight uppercut as you make contact. This will help you drive the ball for height and distance. This will give you a chance to hit the ball over the fence. This is quite difficult to master because if you have slightly more uppercut than you should you will most likely hit a pop-up.
Step 6
Follow through fully after contact is made. You must continue to come through the ball with speed after you make contact. Do not slow down after the head of your bat crosses home plate.
Things You'll Need
- Baseball bat
- Baseball spikes
- Batting gloves (optional)
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