"Holy Sweep, Metal Batman!"

At the levels where aluminum or alloy bats are used, I'm seeing more and more big swings and sweeping only a janitor would be proud of. Big swings and sweeping mean that you are using a longer radius swing which results in less bat speed...A.K.A. A SLOW BAT.

Compounded Daily: Eventually, the sweeping, struggling hitter, in turn, notices he has trouble getting his barrel on the inside fastball and tries to remedy this by starting his swing a little earlier. Naturally, this self correction only makes things exponentially worse.

Usually by now, the opposing catcher, pitcher, and team coach notice that you're sweeping and/or starting your swing early and begin feeding you off speed and breaking stuff because you're now vulnerable to these pitches. 

If that wasn't enough of a problem, scouts see the hand problems and label you a sweeper and a NP (No Prospect) and then ZERO your OFP on your evaluation form. Well, you can forget about being on any MLB scout's follow list and being a draft pick after that.

To help prevent sweeping, purchase a MP30 training bat from Jaime Cevallos, The Swing Mechanic, and start hitting off a hitting tee (never call it a batting tee, please)  with it. Also, hit with a wood bat in practice and save your metal bat as a game bat only. By doing this, you'll have the perfect muscle memory slot position swing that the great hitters have. 

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