Jason Pridie

Starting June 6th the cage will be open for rental. Either open cage or lessons. Group and team cage rental rates available. Team facility rental rates available as well. Single and monthly packages. Click the booking link in my profile or go to baseknoxtraining.com for more info.

Excited to announce that I will be doing lessons at in early June. Brand new cage going into the facility, which is located in Queen Creek off of Ellsworth and Germann. Check out their page to see more about the facility and what they offer. More information coming soon. Feel free to contact me anytime.

Contact me with any questions or to set up some training. Hitting, fielding, video, agility and more. Individual, group and team rates available. Also package deals. I can also meet a preferred cage or or field if they are available.

I do recommend at least 3-4 sessions. That gives the player time to apply some of the techniques snd tips we come up with during training.
Email or DM me for more information.

For my first post I wanted to discuss what I believe is the most important part of hitting....

COMFORT

Hitting starts with comfort. A hitter needs to feel comfortable in the box to be able to be the best hitter they can be. "elbow up" or "Sit back" are important reminders for some hitters, but it is not a universal truth to being a good hitter. As you see in these pictures all these players have a little different stance. Hands, legs, feet, open or closed etc. These hitters are comfortable and ready to hit. When a hitter is comfortable they will be able to focus on the task at hand.

Comfort, however, does take time and practice. An important aspect to developing a successful hitter, in my opinion, is letting each player get ready to hit and see how they set up in their natural stance. Once that is established is when you start to make small adjustments to allow the hitter to remain in as natural and as comfortable of a position as possible. If you look at hitters who have had different stances throughout their career and compare, a vast majority are very minor adjustments. Hands a little higher or lower. A little more crouched or upright. Those adjustments made those hitters comfortable at that time and worked for them.

In another post I will go over what is a universal truth of hitting, which ishaving your foot down early and your hands back ready to explode. If you look at these hitters, along with all others, when theytake their stride and are about to swing, they will have their front foot down and hands back.

Hitting is a constantly evolving skill, but I believe comfort is the foundation for which all great hitters build.