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The Mental Keys to Hitting: A Handbook of Strategies for Performance Enhancement

The Mental Keys to Hitting: A Handbook of Strategies for Performance Enhancement

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Author: H.a. Dorfman
Publisher: Diamond Communications
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 6 reviews
Sales Rank: 29184

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 115
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.4

ISBN: 1888698381
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.35726
EAN: 9781888698381
ASIN: 1888698381

Publication Date: May 16, 2001
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Product Description
This book is a must additon to every player's training and game day routines. Anyone serious about playing baseball should find this book as important as a bat or a glove.


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4 out of 5 stars Track It and Whack It!   June 2, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

The first chapter, about seeing the ball, makes this book worthwhile for anybody. The author makes a good point about hitters worrying too much over minor mechanical details when tracking the ball is so important.

Having said that, this book is about the mental aspects of hitting and assumes that you already have decent mechanics. If you are a high school level player or beyond, there will be useful information here.

If you're a coach of youth teams, reading this book will help you better coach your hitters. There are no drills or swing techniques, but the book is full of advice from the mental aspect of the game. You, as the youth coach, should be using these mental techniques to help your young hitters cope and adjust.

Hitting a baseball is one of the most difficult things to do in sports. That requires both physical and mental skills to perform at peak apacity.



5 out of 5 stars Getting the message across   February 8, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

For some hitters the battle against the pitcher and the defense is lost well before the ball is pitched. As a former head coach and now a hitting instructor at the semi-pro level, I have always been on the lookout for keys and prompts to give to my hitters to clear their mind of everything but a concentration on the ball and solid contact. This book gives me those cues in a simple to understand, and more importantly, a simple way of presenting those mental reminders. I particularly like the three simple questions to ask the hitter after every at bat. "What were you trying to do?", "What went wrong?" ,"What will you do next time?". The techniques suggested to get across to players the oft-repeated theme of this book - "see the ball and be easy!" are easy to understand and implement. I have been much more confident in my ability to get that message into my players heads after reading this book.


5 out of 5 stars Great Book   August 28, 2006
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Best book on the subject I have ever read - very usable.


5 out of 5 stars This Book Turned My Game Around   August 2, 2006
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Until I read this book I was throwing helmets, tossing bats, and swearing after every at-bat. The Mental Keys to Hitting gave me confidence to go to the batter's box with a plan and execute to the best of my ability. A must-read for any player.


5 out of 5 stars Great Book!   March 17, 2006
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

For the player who wants to excell at a high level, the information in this book is critical to that success. Easy to read & understand.

Chuck Schumacher
Owner-- Chucks Gym
Baseball & Martial Arts
Training & conditioning


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