http://bradyball.blog.com For the love of the game Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:10:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In one of our earlier post we talked about hitters fall under two catagories, Linear and Rotational. And every hitter falls under one of those two catagories. But when coaches, scouts and recruiters look at hitters they actually break it down even further. This article will talk about the different types of ... http://bradyball.blog.com/2009/11/12/what-type-of-hitter-are-you/ I was looking through some of my old hitting books this past weekend and came across Dusty Bakers book on hitting. This is a great book that teaches a systematic approach for coaches and players. Dusty talks about the 10 most common mistakes made today. 1. The grip 2. The stance ... http://bradyball.blog.com/2009/10/20/10-most-common-mistakes-hitters-have-with-there-approach/ In this issue we completely break down the swing. This is a very popular piece because you really get good understanding of the mechanics of the swing and how it works. Article 3 What are the 5 parts to a Major league swing? 1. Stride and Load 2. Hip rotation (the Pivot) 3. Point of ... http://bradyball.blog.com/2009/09/30/5-parts-to-a-major-league-swing/ Game 4 Titans win game 4 in the bottom of the 8th. Titans had to play the Clash 18U team which is considered the best team. This was the last game of the day and there were a lot of colleges out there to watch this game. Clash hits first and ... http://bradyball.blog.com/2009/09/28/titans-win-game-four-in-the-bottom-of-the-8th/ Game 3 The Titans started day 2 with a win over Riverside on the main diamond. The Titans pitching again was a high point of the morning. In the first game of the day they put together 10K’s, only walk one hitter and gave up 5 hits. Another good day for ... http://bradyball.blog.com/2009/09/28/titans-win-3-straight-beat-riverside-8-3/ Game 2 In Game 2 Titans face local team Arizona Clash. The Clash holds the Titans scoreless in the first. Their pitcher strikes out three out of four. Then they score 2 more in the bottom half. But then the Titans bats came alive Dario Bartolotto leads off with a shot ... http://bradyball.blog.com/2009/09/28/titans-squeeze-by-arizona-clash/ Game 1 Titans check in at Scottsdale. We arrive Thursday night and head on over to check in to find out we play at 1:00 pm on Friday. We get matched up with a team from Denver Colorado. Tournament format was showcase style. Which is 5 hitters an inning or 3 ... http://bradyball.blog.com/2009/09/28/titans-beat-colorado-in-triple-crown-opener-4-2/ Part two of  Dynamic Hitting. In this article I'm going to cover the hitters grip and their batting stance. We'll discuss dynamic balance and how to build your stance from the ground up. This is important to understand because this is where a lot of adjustments are made when a hitter finds himself in the funk. So lets get started. Aritcle 2 The ... http://bradyball.blog.com/2009/09/19/how-important-is-your-grip-and-your-stance/ Brady Ball will have a sequence of articles that will cover everything you need to know about hitting and then some Article 1 From time to time I get asked, is hitting an art or a science? It is actually both. The Art portion of hitting falls under Style or techniques. All hitter develop their ... http://bradyball.blog.com/2009/09/15/lets-talk-hitting/ Titans made it to the Championship game on Sunday but because of the late start game ends in 5 do to sun light. Titans drew first blood in the bottom of the 1st by scoring 4. Then the Smoke rallied for 2 in the second and then tie it up in ... http://bradyball.blog.com/2009/09/14/titans-fall-short-in-championship-game-at-the-classic/