Mike Epstein Hitting
Overview

"The 'level' swing has always been advocated.
I used to believe it and I used to say the same thing.
But the ideal swing is not level and it's not down...."

Ted Williams on "The Proper Swing"
The Science of Hitting, page 13
 
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Which swing would YOU like to have?

We're not in Kansas anymore:
We offer modern strategies for success in a totally-changed hitting environment!

High School HitterAlfonso Soriano (Chicago Cubs)
  
High School FP PlayerCollege Fastpitch Hitter
  
  
  
Pictured above is a Dominican youngster scanned from Parade Magazine (7/22/07). Notice the perfect arm relationship and the correct slotting of the rear elbow. Where did he learn this? I sincerely doubt he learned this through instruction. He most likely learned it from watching the major league hitters from his country. Why don't we do this?

Make no mistake here: emulation has always been hitting's greatest teacher. However, not every hitter can effectively emulate what he sees. For the many challenged by this, good instruction is the only remedy; they must be put into the proper positions. If we taught hitters what we continually see good hitters doing, we would have significantly more hitters in this country having success - and fewer quitting early and taking up soccer.

Hitting is the toughest thing to do in ALL sports. Learning correct hitting movements early lays the framework for future success!

Have you been taught to ...?

 • Keep your front elbow down
 
• Keep the barrel above your hands

• Don't dip your back shoulder

• Hit the "top-half" of the ball

• Keep your head down

• Swing down for backspin

If so, then why do the "big leaguers" do something completely different?

(Hint: We're not in Kansas anymore...)

You (should) have a choice!!

 
FACT:High school hitting production has been off over 30% since the introduction of the minus 3 aluminum bats. The culprit lies in your son's hitting technique.
FACT:Fastpitch hitting production has always been non-existent. The culprit lies in your daughter's hitting technique.
FACT:There are only TWO proven hitting techniques: rotational and linear. You either move forward and continue THROUGH the vertical axis (linear, a.k.a. "lunging), or move forward to your balance point, at which time you stay ON or BEHIND the vertical axis, depending on pitch location (rotational). So, by definition, linear is coming forward and hitting ON A FLEXED FRONT LEG; rotational hitting is staying back and hitting AGAINST A RIGID FRONT LEG.

Rotational hitting has been — and continues to be — the technique used by baseball's most PRODUCTIVE hitters and 95% of baseball's Hall-of-Fame hitters. Are YOU being taught rotational mechanics?
FACT:More and more high school and college fastpitch coaches are switching over to rotational mechanics and are seeing a huge difference. This will be the technique of the future for fastpitch hitters. Everyone is tired of seeing pitchers dominate the fastpitch game.
FACT:Mike Epstein Hitting, Inc. is the acknowledged world leader in the instruction and dissemination of hitting information of rotational mechanics. We literally wrote "The Book" on rotational hitting ("The Epstein Teaching System: How To Hit Your Potential In Just 7 Days!").
FACT:The Epstein Teaching System™ has been responsible for well over $30 million in player signing bonuses and over $100 million in professional contracts over the past eight years. In addition, we have been responsible for hundreds of college scholarships.
FACT:Former 9-year major league slugger, Mike Epstein, has the only written Letter of Recommendation for hitting instruction from the legendary Ted Williams.
  

"To a man with a hammer, all problems look like nails."

- Kenichi Ohmae, Harvard Law Review

We provide the teaching hammer
so you can correctly "nail" the hitting mechanics
of 95% of baseball's Hall-of-Fame hitters.

  


What will the hitter learn?

  • How to correctly match the plane of his swing to the plane of the pitch
  • The vital difference between “style” and “technique” and its profound effect on productive hitting
  • How to properly stay “inside the ball”
  • Time-proven mechanics that increase bat speed, hand quickness, and POWER
  • When to stride and when to swing
  • How to self-correct—“on-the-fly”
  • Mike Epstein’s proprietary drills that help insulate the hitter from prolonged slumps
Plus these mental dynamics:
  • The mental hitting concepts used by baseball’s top hitters
  • What is a good pitch to hit—and why and when its definition changes
  • Why to never swing at a pitch the hitter has no "reference on"—unless …
  • Why the hardest pitches to hit are the hardest pitches to throw!
  • Why you shouldn't let the pitcher "catch up" in the count with a pitch you've already seen
  • How to “study” the pitcher to predict his tendencies
  • Why hitting is predictive—not reactive
  • Much, much more!
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