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It is very important to make sure your head is turned and facing the pitcher to ensure that you get a good view of the pitch that will soon follow. Your head should be totally relaxed and pretend that you are simply watching TV. Make sure both the front shoulder and arm are out of the way.

A good point of focus is the pitcher’s cap because it’s approximately the same height as where the pitch will be released from. The advantage is that your eyes will not have to refocus on the baseball and will be focused already.

What you do when the pitch is released is very important for being a successful baseball hitter. If your head remains turned toward the pitcher at the point of contact, you will be see the ball out of the corners of your eyes and this must be avoided. It will not work.

If your head is facing half way between the pitcher and the point of contact, you will see the ball a little better. If you turn your head directly toward the point of contact, you will get the best possible look at the baseball and this is what you must do. It’s a medical fact that you can not see an object as well when looking at it out of the corners of your eyes.

If it’s a medical fact, imagine the importance when trying to see a baseball that takes less than a second to get to the catcher’s mitt, may have movement on it and you have to decide if it’s a ball or a strike! And all this happens in less than one second so you need to see the baseball as clearly as possible. When it comes to baseball hitting, it is an absolute that you must turn your head if you want to achieve success.

Remember the baseball hitting is taking place directly in front of you and that’s where you must move your head to. You start out by looking toward the pitcher but your head  should end up facing stright across from you and at the point of contact.

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