Introducing...The Ultimate Hitting Mantra...TIMING ACTIVATOR

 For a HOF career:
Praise GOD. I am grateful that I am the greatest hitter on planet Earth. Every pitch is my pitch. I expect fastball and adjust to the curve.

Recycle the HM before each pitch.

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By combining several of the more popular practices currently in use today and targeted specifically to make hitters more aggressive, I've created a Hitting Mantra.

Caveat: The Hitting Mantra must be repeated often just like a meditation mantra to take root in the subconscious mind.

A Hitting Mantra (HM) contains metaphysical, spiritual, and epigenetic thoughts which also include powerful hitting affirmations. For those that want or need more details or definitions of the aspects that make up the Hitting Mantra than what's provided in the following instructions, please email me.

Each HM begins with giving thanks to a HIGHER BEING which inferences your ultimate goal of playing for something greater than yourself. As ong as you believe in a Higher Power, doors seem to open with this approach from my experience. If you love GOD, then you should also love yourself. The love yourself message in the Hitting Mantra can make you into a new, confident hitter. As further proof that love is powerful, Epigenetics is proving that an 'I love me' belief has a genetic effect. Therefore, re-wire yourself to a better career with a love yourself thought. 

Also included in the Hitting Mantra are powerful affirmations of developing yourself into a better hitter than you currently believe you are and a “gear up”, aggressive belief that every pitch is your pitch to hit.

An example of a personalized HM for a major leaguer playing in the A.L. would be:
Praise GOD. I love power hitting American League All-Star third baseman that is bettering mankind and baseball ME. Every pitch is MY pitch (to hit). (I) Expect fastball and adjust to the curve.

A California HS player’s HM might be: Praise GOD. I love line drive hitting California HS All-State second baseman bettering mankind and baseball ME. Every pitch is MY pitch. Expect fastball and adjust to the curve.

The HM can be amended and structured for each hitter’s level and league that he/she plays in. It is used in practice at hitting stations and during a game where it is repeated each at bat before the first pitch in an at bat and following each sequential pitch as part of the recycling process.

If you are thinking that the HM is a little too “out there” for you, just remember that the practice of recycling was also thought of in the same manner when it first came on the scene. It has become the norm for the better hitters and I predict that the Hitting Mantra will also become the norm in the near future. If you have doubts about it, give it a legitimate try and you will see a measurable improvement in your hitting performance.

Sad Stat For MLB Pitchers

1. Sixty-six percent of 2011 Opening Day closers no longer close for the same team

2. Fifty percent of starters and 34 percent of relievers will go on the DL every year

 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tom_verducci/04/17/closers/index.html#ixzz1wxG71F1w

Generally, many pitchers' mechanics in the big leagues are flawed. Flawed to the point of it's not whether or not that they'll break down, but when. Here's hoping the MLB organizations will hire (more) competent minor league pitching instructors in the future so they can supply their parent clubs with quality arms that can carry the expected work loads. Absolutely, this is a fixable problem.