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Movement, Muscles, and Mindset

mattk2024-08-02T13:54:28+00:00Working with hitters, we use three pillars to guide our development process - movement, muscles, and mindset. Each of these three components is fundamental to being great hitter and standing out from the crowd at any level. Movement Being able to move and control the body in...

Hit it Hard – Hit it in the Air

mattk2024-08-02T13:53:53+00:00Anyone who's taken a hitting lesson at Gorilla Athletic Training thus far has heard two things when they first step in the cage. 1. Hit the ball as hard as you can. 2. Hit the ball in the air. And sometimes, I'll go on at some length about...

Playing vs Practice – Which is Better?

mattk2024-08-02T13:53:22+00:00I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine about her son who plays baseball, and has been one of the better players on his teams for many years. She was talking about how he was a “really smart player” who knew a lot...

How to Waste Mom and Dads Money

mattk2024-08-02T13:52:50+00:00There's nothing more mind-boggling than watching a student of ours hitting by themselves in cage and practicing absolutely nothing that we've recently worked on in a hitting or throwing lesson. When you take a lesson, the idea is that you learn, you take notes, you...