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Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor
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"Inside the ball" Drills

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Carl Nichols replied to Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor's discussion 'Why are so many guys that think they know hitting so uninformed?. (more importantly, why do they remain so while still coaching kids?)' in the group Let's talk hitting Mechanics
Bottom line, if you want to know how well of a hitting coach you are there are two ways to measure your ability. 1. Take a player with average ability and turn him into a good hitter.(Anyone can work with a hitter with lots of ability.) 2. The hitte…
May 25
Carl Nichols replied to Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor's discussion 'Why are so many guys that think they know hitting so uninformed?. (more importantly, why do they remain so while still coaching kids?)' in the group Let's talk hitting Mechanics
Eugene, I agree with a lot of what you said. But don't discount what Wooten is saying. Because if you look at slow motion video of any hitter you will see that his head moves. That isn't a theory it's a fact. The difference is how much a hitter hea…
May 25
Carl Nichols replied to Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor's discussion 'Why are so many guys that think they know hitting so uninformed?. (more importantly, why do they remain so while still coaching kids?)' in the group Let's talk hitting Mechanics
You are correct S.Wooten.
May 25
Carl Nichols replied to Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor's discussion 'Why are so many guys that think they know hitting so uninformed?. (more importantly, why do they remain so while still coaching kids?)' in the group Let's talk hitting Mechanics
Everyone's head moves when they hit. That's another one of those things that's being repeated that people really don't know about.
May 25
Carl Nichols replied to Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor's discussion 'Why are so many guys that think they know hitting so uninformed?. (more importantly, why do they remain so while still coaching kids?)' in the group Let's talk hitting Mechanics
Actually I don't think styles have changed much since baseball began. There are just as many hitters with long strides as there were when Mickey Mantle played, Ichiro is one example. Every successful major league hitter, although having different st…
May 24
Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor replied to Ruben Sendejo's discussion '"Inside the ball" Drills'
Ruben, The first choice drill for keeping your hands inside the ball on inner half pitches is legendary and is called the "Fence Drill." It is designed specifically to get your youngsters and everybody else for that matter, to execute "Shortening Up…
April 19
Bill Stanton replied to Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor's discussion 'What's the best way you know to break in a glove?'
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7148739 Harold Reynolds recommend dunking the glove in water to break it in. What do you think?
April 1
Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor and Jennifer Jackson are now friends
February 26
Bill Stanton replied to Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor's discussion 'What's the best way you know to break in a glove?'
Check this out... just read this on Buster Olney's blog on ESPN. ------------------------------------------- The other day, the Mets' Daniel Murphy stood over a trash can, holding his first baseman's mitt in one hand and an open bottle of water in t…
February 25
Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor joined The CheckSwing Clubhouse's group
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January 30
Swingbuilder replied to Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor's discussion 'Why are so many guys that think they know hitting so uninformed?. (more importantly, why do they remain so while still coaching kids?)' in the group Let's talk hitting Mechanics
Rotational and linear mean nothing. There is only one way. That way is the way the best in the world do it. Thats where the truth is. If your after the truth then we should explore further.
December 8, 2009
Eugene J Bleecker II replied to Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor's discussion 'Why are so many guys that think they know hitting so uninformed?. (more importantly, why do they remain so while still coaching kids?)' in the group Let's talk hitting Mechanics
I like your assesment that it's a marketing ploy to sell a system lol it's kind of funny. If you look up and read what I wrote I mention how many of the best hitters in baseball will use more linear sometimes than others when sitting on a pitch or t…
December 8, 2009
Swingbuilder replied to Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor's discussion 'Why are so many guys that think they know hitting so uninformed?. (more importantly, why do they remain so while still coaching kids?)' in the group Let's talk hitting Mechanics
whew...where to jump in at? Talking rotational vs linear is a marketing ploy to sale a system. Period. All hitters do both. Some do it well some don't. What I do and have done since I was growing up and playing is copy what the best in the world do…
December 8, 2009
Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor replied to Joe Janish's discussion 'How to Lose Power: A Study of Reese Havens' in the group Let's talk hitting Mechanics
correction for previous comment. by the way on my last comment, for some reason I am having problem editing. I click on the work and nothing happens to allow me to edit. Anyway,. powers that be please advise what's going wrong. Any way in the precee…
December 6, 2009
Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor replied to Joe Janish's discussion 'How to Lose Power: A Study of Reese Havens' in the group Let's talk hitting Mechanics
It really isn't an actual flaw, but a swing mechanic that can give any hitter more more. He does not load or specifically close up his whole front side as much as effecient to generate the most power. NOT only that, his swing appears to be dominated…
December 6, 2009
Eugene J Bleecker II replied to Ted Burda a.k.a. The Hit Doctor's discussion 'Why are so many guys that think they know hitting so uninformed?. (more importantly, why do they remain so while still coaching kids?)' in the group Let's talk hitting Mechanics
Rotational hitting was certainly not developed to sell books it is a science. It is the idea that your power is generated from rotating your body over an axis a deriving your power primarily from your core and your bat speed. These ALL LINEAR guys a…
December 6, 2009

Profile Information

Bats:
Right
Throws:
Left
Height:
5'8"
Weight:
220
I currently:
Coach Baseball
Baseball Playing Experience:
Little League, Babe Ruth, High School
Baseball Coaching Experience:
Little League, High School, College
Baseball Umpiring Experience
Little League
Softball Playing Experience:
Independent, Fast Pitch
Softball Coaching Experience:
Youth, High School, College, Slow Pitch, Fast Pitch
Who is your favorite hitter and why?
Babe Ruth...think about it, He hit like over 350 when the ball was dead, his bat weighed fifty five ounces, and the parks were bigger, and he was half in the tank part of the time.
Who is your favorite pitcher and why?
I think basically Babe Ruth again, just because that is so darned rare and I'm a hitting guy in my heart, and of course my son because I'm so biased.
More About Me:
I am a professional batting instructor for the last sixteen years, mainly for youth league kids and girls fast pitch softball. I have instructed several college and adult leagure batters as well. It's been an incredible journey having the opportunity to conduct over 60,000 batting lessons! I teach the most modern techniques of compact rotational hitting that are now the standard at all major colleges. I have written two published books on hitting, "Baseball's Hitting Secrets" and a follow up second edition new for 2009. I have two batting cages in my backyard ( for hardball and fastpitch) and own six different pitching machines. I have two adult sons who are presently playing adult ball who were perennial all stars, one who was offensive mvp for his high school,and played a bit of college ball. Several of my students have gone on to scholarships">scholarships">scholarships">scholarships in college.

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At 5:35pm on December 6, 2009, Eugene J Bleecker II said…
Ted,

After reading one of your posts I feel like a prematurely judged your philosphy based upon others things I saw you write. It seems that we have many of the same ideas of the proper swing. I guess I focused on your comment of the level swing and rotation and was a bit picky. After reading what you wrote about the "College Swing" I feel that we are both on the same page. You should stop referring to it as the college swing though and just start telling everyone it is THE RIGHT SWING :-). Let's talk some hitting sometime.
At 12:00am on December 6, 2009, Kyle Grucci said…
Hey Ted, There's been quite a bit of activity lately on some of the hitting discussions. I'd love to hear your take on some of the recent comments. Hope all is well!
At 12:52pm on December 3, 2009, Kyle Grucci said…
I've been reading your book and enjoying it. Lots of things to try with the kids in the spring!
At 9:03am on October 28, 2009, Kyle Grucci said…
I just bought a copy of your book on Amazon...
At 5:01pm on October 19, 2009, Sergio Bribiesca said…
Yeah, i guess we were bleeding doubles, even Pocasingle was poking doubles, all around great effort by the offense.
At 4:18pm on October 19, 2009, Kyle Grucci said…
Hardcover is just my preference... it does not look worn quickly like a paperback can.
At 1:09pm on October 19, 2009, Kyle Grucci said…
Is the 2009 edition of your book available in hardcover?
At 12:58pm on October 19, 2009, Sergio Bribiesca said…

Thanks again Ted, If it wasn't for our dominant hitting (under your carefull instruction) we wouldn't have won our Division Crown! Can't wait to see what the future brings us now that the team is sold on your technics and approach to hitting, I can't thank you enough. Go Cali Kings!
At 4:46pm on October 13, 2009, Mike Goodman said…
Ted i ordered your book yesterday can't wait to start reading it
At 11:32am on May 20, 2009, Kyle Grucci said…
One of the main drills I've been working on to keep my hands in is the fence drill.

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