Correcting your grip will increase your bat speed and allow you to drive through the baseball.Your bat should be in a better position if you are more relaxed.A weak grip can result in your bat slowing down or bouncing off the ball.If the pitch has fooled you, a good grip will allow you to make adjustments with your hands.
Step 1: The handle should be placed correctly.
Put the bat's head on the ground in front of your foot.The handle should be grabbed with your bottom hand or non-dominant hand.If you are a right-handed hitter, your bottom hand and lead foot will be your left.This helps generate an extra whip to your wrist by creating a slight angle to the bet.
Step 2: The fingers of your bottom hand are arranged.
Put your bottom hand around the bat.The bottom three fingers are wrapped around the handle.You should point your knuckle up at the bat.As you hold the bat with your fingers, try to keep it off the palm of your hand.
Step 3: Use your top hand to grip the bat.
Take the handle from your bottom hand and put it in your fingers.All four fingers should be gripping the handle with your thumb, even if your index finger is separated from the bottom three fingers.All of your fingers should be aligned.
Step 4: The bat should light up.
As you hold the bat, keep your grip relaxed.Through the swing motion, your grip will tighten.As you make contact with the ball, your grip will be the strongest.As you start your swing, focus on a light grip.Keeping a tight grip can cause fatigue in your fingers and muscles.It will result in a slower swing.Place your fingers on your hands.
Step 5: You should use your wrists correctly.
Your grip needs to allow your wrists to move well so that you can deliver the bat head to the ball.The relationship of your hands to the head of the bat is called bat lag.Your bat head will be left behind when you swing.The bat head is whipped around by the wrist of your top hand at the last instant.You want to generate as much bat speed through this whipping action as possible, and an improper grip can prevent your wrists from generating the full potential.
Step 6: Relax your body.
Your upper body should be relaxed and mimic your grip.The more relaxed you are the more explosive the movement is.You want to explode into your hit by uncoiling your muscles.
Step 7: You should adjust your shoulders.
Make sure your shoulders are straight.You want to tilt your shoulders to create an explosion.
Step 8: You should find your strongest grip.
If you have your hands on the handle, look at where your bat will make contact.When the palms of your top and bottom hands are facing in the same direction, the grip is the strongest.If you open both of your hands, they should be parallel to the ground.The thumb of your top hand will keep the bat from getting knocked backwards.You should be able to make contact with the ball with one palm up and the other down, if you have a good range of your knuckles.Pick up your bat and align your middle knuckle.If you make contact with the ball, take a half swing and hold the position.How are you handling the bat?
Step 9: You should get in your stance.
As you bend your knees, be sure to balance your weight on the balls of your feet.To make sure your lower body is ready to engage in your hit, stand slightly wider than shoulder width apart.As your lower body rotates with your upper body to create maximum power for your hit, you want to take a short stride.It will be difficult to keep balance as you move forward into your swing if you lean back on your heels.If you transfer too much weight into your hit, it will reduce your speed and power.It might be difficult to keep your head level, time the pitch, and balance, if your feet are too close together.It is common for beginners to have their feet too close together.If your feet are too wide apart, you won't be using your entire weight as your body rotates into your swing.If you can't see the pitcher and the ball, open your stance.You want to be able to see the ball with both eyes.
Step 10: Excess movement can be avoided.
Keep your hands at the top of the strike zone.You want to swing through the strike zone.If you make a small adjustment, it will decrease your speed and power.It's a bad idea to get happy feet.When you're in your stance, this means moving around.Timing can be disrupted by the added movement.Relax and focus on the pitch.
Step 11: Make sure you have palm up and palm down.
If you want to feel the effect when you make contact with the ball, you should play around with your grip.One grip may be easier than the other.You might find that your wrist rolls too early if you align your middle knuckles.It can be hard to hold onto the bat when you align the middle knuckle of your bottom hand with the big knuckle on your top hand.You may be forced to tilt your shoulders in order to get into position because you are becoming more tense.You may have to adjust your grip to find your swing because of the size of your hands.
Step 12: Understand your problems.
Don't be afraid to slightly adjust when you run into the same problems because you need to be confident and comfortable with your grip.If you are topping the ball, you may roll your wrists early.Bring the middle knuckles of your bottom hand closer to the big knuckle of the top hand to close your grip.You may be able to come through a better path through the hit zone if you bring your middle knuckles closer.It can prevent pop ups.A tight grip can cause unneeded tension in the swing.This could be the first reason why you can't hit.The first thing you should do is find a grip you are comfortable with.
Step 13: You should angle your bat to the ground.
The angle of your bat as you stand ready is a factor in how effective you are as a hitter.The angle of your bat should be straight up and down.You have a loop in your swing.You increase the space to speed up your bat by increasing the length of the back swing.
Step 14: The bat should be positioned parallel to the ground.
If you want the bat to explode into your swing, lay it flat on the ground.This shortens the back part of your swing and creates a path to the pitch.You won't generate as much power because your bat is travelling a shorter distance.
Step 15: Lie flat with an angle between straight up and straight down.
You can find an angle that is comfortable.Most people find an angle between the ground and the sky.The type of hitter you are and how you control the bat will affect this.