3 Simple Principles On How To Hit A Baseball Harder

The original article can be found at Explosive Baseball Swing.com

When these three main principles are followed it does not matter which method you use to achieve them, but gauranteed you are looking at a harder hit. So what are these three principles that will answer the most concerning question on your mind, "How to hit a baseball hard?"

And it is concerning...

Because being able to get distance on a ball could be the difference of your team winning or losing. So first let us take a look at what we know about forward momentum and what it means to have good body mechanics.

Forward Momentum, Gravity, and GRF walked into a bar...

Gravity and GRF (Gravity Reaction Forces) work together when we are creating the very process of forward momentum with our bodies. As gravity weighs us down to the Earth, GRF pushes back creating that counter balance that propels us forward. This propelling is due to our catapult loading mechanism that put in simple everyday terms, calf and achilles heel. They are sharing in a wonderful relationship of springy power!

By using these three things we are able to use our natural fall forward as one unit instead of trying to worry about if all the different muscle groups are doing their jobs properly. 

Why is our catapult loading system important?

Let me tell you a little story about the red kangaroo. Researches wanted to know how the kangaroo was able to go such far distances without expending so much energy. Well what they found was shocking...

Yes shocking... because their muscle usage was very minimal in their findings. 

Do you know what this means? It means that as an athlete, that working out muscles to get stronger may not be the answer you're actually looking for. As it turns out the kangaroo uses its catapult loading systems which works off of its fascia system (the fiber like structure our whole skeletal/muscle structure sits in) to propel itself forward. 

Minimal muscle required!

That is because our catapult loading system can store the same amount of energy in a smaller area and be more efficient in its usage of a better baseball swing. 

According to Drs. Adjo Zorn & Kai F. Hodeck of Dynamic Body, 

Collagen is approximately 100 times stiffer then elastin.. …It can store the same amount of energy while stretching only one-one hundreth the amount..the stuff collegan can take a lot of force and store a lot of energy while changing its shape just a little.

So how does this work into how to hit a baseball harder?

Using the body as one unit

Without this natural spring forward of our catapult loading system, there would be NO POWER. Our muscles can only get us so far when it comes to batting for distance. Allowing ourselves to work in harmony with the natural forces that act on our body is essential. Using just muscle wastes too much of our energy

Using our body in unity allows our brains to process our actions quicker and more efficiently. 

So let me bring it in for you,

• Having forward momentum is key on how to hit a baseball harder.
• Gravity and GRPs relationship make this happen more fluidly
• Our catapult loading system makes this possible through our calf and achilles working effectively through our fascia system. 
• Instead of trying to segment our muscles. Using our body as one unit is the only way to go to get a more explosive baseball swing.