how do i help my 5 year-old become a better baseball hitter?

Answer 1

Tee Ball. Go get a Tee and a small bat and let him hit off the Tee. He has to gain interest in baseball before he will want to play. No pressure just fun at that age. Get him a small glove and play catch with him, if he sees you having fun he will have fun also. Also, five years old is the right time to start.

Answer 2

Its all about mechanics. The set up, just like golf, is the key. If you are set up correctly, you dramatically increase your chances of becoming a good hitter. You must take him to a good high school or college coach or get him a couple of early lessons, because if he starts out wrong, you'll have to correct bad habits. Then you must continue to revisit these fundamentals consistently, as even the best hitters and golfers need instruction and forget mechanics as they grow up. Hitting is all mechanics, and some athleticism! Never forget that! You can talk about hand position, feet, hips, follow through, which are all important and have to be mastered, but you can't learn them by reading.

Answer 3

Don't take him to the cage. He is too young for live pitching. Tee Ball is the only thing he should be hitting. The first time he gets hit or fouls a ball off his leg he'll be scared for a year...

Tee it up and have him swing level. Trying to hit the ball up the middle ONLY. Also, make sure he takes a full swing but not over swinging. This will help his confidence without letting him get bad habits that will hurt him when he moves to coach pitch... Good Luck...

Answer 4

first of all he is a little young yet to teach him much but if you teach him this over and over again it will eventually sink in...be sure to go from point a to point b. A being his front shoulder, b being his back shoulder. teach him to keep his head still and focus on the ball. If you keep your head still and see the ball hit the bat you should have no problem teaching your son to hit. OH and 1 more thing all his power will come from his hips so if he pivots with both feet and follows through with his hips he will be an excellent little slugger

Answer 5

ok since you know how to hit it is alot easier to get better. Most of the learning curve is developing the swing, so u r off to a good start since you have the mechanics. Ok to get better u need to build bat speed. This is the best way to build power and contact. since the speed is too fast improve the bat speed WHILE staying in control do not just swing as fast as u can. It is essential to stay in control. hitting off a tee and taking alot of live pitching is all u really can do to develope your timing as a hitter. there are alot of drills but just natural repetition and u will do fine good luck

Answer 6

First work on soft toss with him. Second find a way to communicate with him the importance of his hips, let him get the feel of his hips rotating properly. The soft toss will work on timing. Make it fun though, if it is like a chore he will never get it and never really enjoy baseball.

Answer 7

The best thing to do is to take your child to a batting cage. Make sure the bat is a good size for him or her. By grabbing the bat at the very bottom and swing it a few times might help him out

Answer 8

Try to find this philosophy on hitting. I used to teach it to youngsters and Terry Pendleton uses it as well. It is called the Five Stops of Hitting.

Answer 9

wait til he's 8. anything you show a 5-year old will not sink in until they start playin in little league. you can try and teach him proper mechanics but i doubt if anything sticks and lasts until the kid starts playin organized ball