On Deck Circle
Begin mental prepping with your pre-pitch Timing Activation while reinforcing
your muscle memory with the MP30 Training Bat
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Repeat before the 1st pitch and after each sequential
pitch...
Outside box if league rules
allow:
Situational Awareness:
Know outs and base runners'
locations
Depth Perception Tune
Up:
Focus on 2B’s cap logo, then
shift focus to Pitcher’s cap logo
Begin Pre-Pitch Recycling Timing Activation (See Recycling and Timing Activation Blogs)
Night Game… Close eyes for 5
seconds for improved vision (See
Retina/Vision
Trick)
In box or “half and half” if league rules
allow:
One Deep Breath…In through the nose;
out through pursed lips
Look to third base coach, receive
signs, square up to the pitcher, and re-focus
mentally
Begin Fine Centering-Soft Centering
(Focus on Pitcher’s Logo & then re-focus
visually to the Release Point (Avoid
being hypnotized by watching the Pitcher’s
Windup
Gently shift your weight from back to
front repeatedly over your center
point (40-60) as you are fine
centering and soft centering visually. Continue the
rhythm rocking breathing in through
the nose going back and breathing out
through a slightly open mouth going
forward. This keeps the jaw relaxed to
prevent teeth clinching which can
lead to blurred vision. Plus, on contact
keeping the internal organs
compressed through breath control helps to optimize
power. (Key emphasis is to do this
simultaneously with a controlled, calculated
rhythmic weight
shift.)
From Release Point:
Identify pitch and
velocity
Begin Tracking Mentally…Yes, Yes,
Yes, YES* or Yes, Yes, Yes, NO.
*(At contact, squeezing the handle
in the palms helps add more power
as a result of a neuromuscular
response)
Post Hit:
In the dugout, enjoy the
congratulations and the pats on the back. Reward
yourself with a cup of water. Funny
as it sounds, you should do this.
(behavioral conditioning)
(behavioral conditioning)
