Heavy Hitter

August 17, 2011 by BattersUp  
Filed under Baseball Equipment

Baseball strength conditioning is a sport-specific training program that is used to increase bat speed, hitting power, throwing velocity, and to avoid injury. A strength conditioning program for baseball typically consists of four different phases of training: off-season, early pre-season, late pre-season, and in-season. The SwingAway baseball hitting machine is perfect for baseball strength conditioning [...]

The Purpose of Baseball Backstops

July 20, 2011 by BattersUp  
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In sports, a backstop is a screen or fence that is set up to prevent a ball from being thrown out of the playing area. In baseball, it is a term for a screen behind the home plate. A baseball backstop prevents foul balls and errant pitches from straying too far from the home plate. [...]