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I'm thirteen and I just moved up to the big fields. The pitcher's are much better when I hit the ball I hit it decent. But my problem is I tend to strike out a lot mostly because I swing at bad pitches and watch good ones. How can i fix my control problem and learn at witch pitches to swing?
When you say you moved up that most likly means you are facing kids who throw better breaking balls and you started swing at those in the dirt and letting the good fast balls go.look to hit fastballs and take anything slow.You have started to worry about hitting the offspeed and your mind locks up on fastballs sometimes.If you begin to take those offspeed and watch them you will start to know which is a ball and which is a strike.But if you swing at them you dont really see them.
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Willie Ansley Jr.
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I can answer all questions on baseball instruction from hitting to baserunning,pitching and defense.I can also deal with the mental side of the game. After all baseball is 90% mental.
Experience
I was the Houston Astros #1 pick in 1988.I have been doing private instruction and coaching select baseball in the Houston,Tx. area since 1996.
Past/Present clients
I have worked with such players as Carl Crawford(while at Jeff Davis High)first pick in second round of the 2000 MLB draft.Also Vince Blue(Lamarr High) a 10th round selection.John Hale(Lamarr High) committed to Rice Univ.Eric Iland(Lamarr High) a top prospect in the 2007 MLB draft.
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