RKE Hitting
Baseball & Fast Pitch Softball Hitting Instruction
Using Science and Video to take your hitting to the next level.
Are you ready?
Has your son or daughter had “Professional Instruction”? If so, ask yourself the following questions…
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What did my child learn?
What did my child learn? •How were they taught?
How were they taught? •Was a video of my child taken on the first day of the instruction?
Was a video of my child taken on the first day of the instruction?•Was my child’s progress tracked using video technology?
Was my child’s progress tracked using video technology?•Did the instructor explain what issues were impacting my child’s swing?
Did the instructor explain what issues were impacting my child’s swing?•Did my child do a drill for the first 15 minutes and then hit soft pitches for the remainder of the lesson?
Did my child do a drill for the first 15 minutes and then hit soft pitches for the remainder of the lesson? •Did my child have any adjustments without the aide of video?
Did my child have any adjustments without the aide of video?•Did my child view their technique with side by side comparisons to today’s greatest hitters?
Did my child view their technique with side by side comparisons to today’s greatest hitters?If you are having difficulty answering any of these questions then just may be time to find a new instructor. Today’s teaching has come a long way and with the use of technology RKE Hitting will have your child ready to hit longer, harder and with consistency around the field. It will not matter which bat your child uses, be it wood or the new BBCOR, the results will be the same.
Our individual and group lessons typically last 60-70 minutes and always include full use of the Swing motion analysis computer with a 26" flat screen display. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend, watch, and learn with their son/daughter to make this a one-of-a-kind learning experience.
We offer a free consultation to determine the player's current mechanics. The evaluation typically lasts 40-50 minutes and encompasses the player's swing analysis, mechanics review and history, as well as frame-by-frame on-screen synchronization with current MLB All-Stars. The evaluation is a wonderful way to not only see one's swing compared to MLB players, but also former RKE hitting students of the same age and ability level.
What will the hitter learn?
Time-proven mechanics that increase bat speed, hand quickness, and POWER
Torque ("hips lead hands") and its unparalleled application in the swing
How to correctly match the plane of his swing to the plane of the pitch
How to properly stay “inside the ball”
Mike Epstein’s proprietary drills that help insulate the hitter from prolonged slumps
The vital difference between “style” and “technique” and its profound effect on productive hitting
When to stride and when to swing
How to self-correct—“on-the-fly"
The term "rotational hitting" may be one of the most misunderstood labels used in baseball. There are only TWO proven hitting techniques: rotational and linear. You either move forward and continue THROUGH the vertical axis, red line (linear, a.k.a. "lunging), or move forward to your balance point, at which time you stay ON or BEHIND the vertical axis, depending on pitch location, blue line (rotational). So, by definition, linear is coming forward and hitting ON TOP a flexed front leg; rotational is hitting AGAINST a rigid front leg.
Rotational hitting has been — and continues to be — the technique used by baseball's most PRODUCTIVE hitters and 95% of baseball's Hall-of-Fame hitters. Are YOU being taught rotational mechanics?
Q. Is there a linear part to a rotational swing?
A. Yes .Rotational hitting combines a linear phase (stride), then blocking the front side and rotating around a stationary axis (rotational) when the hitter reaches his "balance point."
Q. Is there such thing as being too rotational?
A. Yes, it usually occurs when a hitter picks his/her foot up and sets it down it the same place, there is no linear movement and this creates many issues.
Q.What issues are created?
A. Many but the main ones would be loss of power as very little torque is created, the upper half of the body does not separate and the hands will lead the body when you need hips to lead, it's all about the hips.
Q. Are todays hitters linear or rotational?
A. You don't see many linear hitters; in the majors you don’t see any. I feel the word rotational should not even be used anymore; I like to call it hitting instruction.
Q. Are linear mechanics being taught today, if so why?
A. Yes, the main reason we think is many of today instructors come from the generation who taught them linear mechanics. It’s what they know
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In order for the body to stop moving forward it must stay behind its vertical axis.
Q. Is it a bad thing being taught linear mechanics?
A. Absolutely not, there is no right or wrong there were many successful hitters from that generation. Most of our students who have had prior instruction require less time to learn the core movements and become much better hitters. It’s why we call our instruction "next level hitting instruction."
Q. What are you seeing when you video a student for the first time?
A. When I ask them to take a dry swing they demonstrate linear mechanics but when I throw them live balls their swing becomes more rotational. I feel a rotational swing is a more natural swing, if you look at the players pre-70's and today you see they just look right.
