From the big leagues all the way to the little league fields, one of the most important aspects of equipment that has flown under the radar for years but is now making more of a presence is youth softball cleats. It might not seem like it at face value, but cleats are often viewed as […]
The Hitting Vault: Member Spotlight When I first met Caity B. she was an athletic 10-year-old that I saw a ton of potential in. Now as a 2 year veteran (haha) member of The Hitting Vault, I’ve seen some incredible progression. Caity first started playing right before she turned 9 for the local rec team […]
If you’ve played, coached or have kids playing baseball or softball one of the hardest things to do is break the slump. Every February, all of my MLB Hitters that spent the last 2-3 months with me, head off to Spring Training feeling on top of the world. For some, we spent the off-season rebuilding their […]
What is the concept of slow to fast for baseball and softball hitters? A question that I receive often is from parents or hitters asking about timing or how to fix “lunging”. In my experience, 99% of lunging and timing issues have to do with hitters loading and striding too fast. They “get their foot […]
The story of Alexa Peterson is one of an athlete who knew that good is the enemy of great. And she decided she wouldn’t settle for good. You see, Alexa was already good. As a sophomore in 2012 at the University of Oregon, she was a starter at a Pac-12 school, she went to the […]
Here are the Top 5 Mistakes Hitters Make In Their Stance. “It doesn’t matter how you start, but how you finish.” That’s true in many facets of sports, but that’s not true when it comes to the swing. I come across so many hitters that make mistakes in their stance and it causes a domino […]
Former NFL quarterback and college star Tim Tebow announced that he is actively pursuing a career in pro baseball. Tim Tebow’s baseball swing has been analyzed a lot over the past couple years, even as he sees some success playing minor league baseball. For almost the past year, Tebow has been training in Arizona and […]
