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Hitters that love to hit make the mental game part of their game plan everyday. They enjoy it and have fun with it because this helps with relieving stress and pressure.
Pressure is real. It is a distressing situation that makes one feel uncomfortable. Every hitter feels pressure during competition but the great hitters deal with it by using their mental game to stay in control. Pretty causes the heart rate to increase, breathing quickens, and it may cause a player to perspire.
The pace quickens as though the game situation is going too fast for the hitter to control as he becomes tense. To combat pressure and recognizes symptoms, a hitter mentally checks in with himself before and during at bats. If he feels the stress building, he tries to relax himself.
The universal deep breath reducing the stress by reminding himself that he has practice for this situation many times before, plus visualizing a successful swing can reduce the pressure.
Players have been known to visualize a place that brings pleasant thoughts, the ocean or there family cabin to assist in calming them. Others thrive on it and want it. They immerse themselves into the out bat using their hitting routine. They viewed it as an opportunity for success and get back to the basics. See the ball, hit the ball.
Mr. October, Reggie Jackson, actually slowed himself down in between pitches and began talking to himself in pressure situations. He had control of himself, more than one catcher said; that when Reggie started talking to himself, “we were in big trouble.”
A hitter with the ability to check in and assess his state of mind can gain control by using his hitting routine while playing one pitch at a time. The end result of a hitter’s game plan is having quality at bats, which is defined as getting your pitch in hitting the ball solidly.
Hitters need to get away from statistics such as batting average and switch to concentrating on the number of quality acts they have. The hits will be produced if the hitter has a high percentage of quality at bats. Quality at bats require one, staying in control, two, trusting your swing, three, knowing your strength and weaknesses and being disciplined, four, knowing the strike zone, five, proper practice and preparation, six, practicing your hitting routine, seven, the ability to avoid distractions, eight, an aggressive approach, think hit, hit, hit.
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