How Staying Loose Can Boost Your Hitting Power

Everybody wants to hit the ball further. However, in trying to do so, one common mistake many ball players and even golfers do is “trying” to hit too hard. Most of the time, they end up struggling and even losing power.

Why? Wanting to hit the ball too hard creates muscle tension prior to the swing and it is a well-known physiological principle that muscle tension slows the muscle down.

In order to generate explosiveness, bat speed, and power, you need to have your mind and nervous system alert but your muscles relaxed, ready to fire.

You want proof of that? Take a look at sprinters prior to a race or professional tennis players before receiving a serve, they do all they can to stay relaxed so that can react quickly and explosively. They know that muscle tension will kill their reaction time and their power.

The key is not to try to put the ball out of the park every single time but just look for a solid hard contact using sound fundamentals.

You want to be relaxed, tension-free prior to the swing and explode into the ball as it arrives.

There is a fine line between “exploding into the ball with tension-free muscles” and “trying to muscle the ball out of the park”. The key is to focus on finding a relaxed but focused state right before the pitch delivery and not to try too hard.

You can also increase your performance at the plate with my new program "28-Day Express Bat Speed and Hitting PowerEnhancement Program".

For more info, go to:

http://www.softballperformance.com/products/get-hitting-power.html

Play hard.

Who loves ya?

Marc
"Your Softball Peak Performance Coach"

P.S. The programs requires very little equipment, can be doneat home for the workout portion, and doesn't require much equipment either for the hitting portion as well.

Best of all? Only takes about 30 minutes a day.

http://www.softballperformance.com/products/get-hitting-power.html

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