Book Recommendations

By far the leader in this area is Mike Epstein. We highly recommend his books, and videos. Additionally the classic book for any hitter and instructor to go through is Ted Williams’s book “The Science of Hitting”.

Online Resources

• The Best Batting Tip
• Rotational hitting versus linear hitting
• The Mental Game
• Mike Epstein’s home page
• The Swing Plane
• Linear vs. Rotational Hitting (Bat Speed Research)
• Rotation Around a Stationary Axis
• Over 15 short video clips that breakdown many aspects of hitting

Videos

Rotational Hitting: Body Angle

Introduction to Rotational Hitting

Rotational Swing Analysis
This video’s audio is a little rough but is an excellent example of rotational hitting.

Hip Rotation

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