How to Place the Ball You Hit in Baseball

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: If you are just starting out

   Start your swing with a slightly later trigger to keep the bat head from crossing all of the way through the strike zone.
   
   Close off your hips by placing the foot closest to the pitcher a few inches closer to the plate.
   
   This will allow you to make contact with the pitch later in the zone and drive it to the opposite field. , Open up your hips by taking the foot closest to the pitcher and moving it farther away from home plate.
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   Step 2: you don't want to try to place the ball

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   Step 3: the most important thing is to make good contact

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   Step 4: and the hits will come.

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   Step 5: Learn how to adjust your swing

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   Step 6: not by changing the actual speed of your swing

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   Step 7: but the starting moment of your swing.

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   Step 8: If you are trying to hit a ball to the opposite field

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   Step 9: do not change anything about your swing.

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    Step 10: To pull the ball

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    Step 11: start your swing slightly sooner with your trigger than you would normally

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    Step 12: allowing the bat head to get through the strike zone quickly and out in front of the ball.

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