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Author: John Monteleone
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Published: 1997-03-15
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780805044133
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReveals the collected wisdom of the legends of the game, from Ty Cobb to Tony Gwynn, from Babe Ruth to Barry Bonds, and helps parents, coaches, and players at all levels sort through the advice to find the hitting style that's just right for them.
Author: John Monteleone
Publisher:
Published: 2003-09
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780756768072
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvery aspect of hitting is explored, such as: choosing the right bat; mechanics, from the grip & the stance to the swing & follow-through; learning the strike zone, & your hitting zone; rotationalÓ vs. weight-shiftÓ hitting techniques; reading pitches & pitchers; situational hitting & basic offensive strategy; training & conditioning, featuring a special section on developing a hitter's eyeÓ; & the mental game, including relaxation & visualization. A special section on getting youngsters started hitting. Numerous anecdotes from players, historical sidebars, profiles of the top hitters, lists of important batting records, an essay on the scienceÓ of hitting, & fascinating facts about the legend of the Louisville Slugger bat. Over 100 illustrations.
Author: Mark Gola
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Published: 2001-02-28
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780809298020
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis step-by-step approach starts from the ground up, including: problems in the stance, pre-swing movements, hip rotation, the swing, and more.
Author: John Monteleone
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1999-03-15
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780805058093
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDetails the differences from men's softball and offers effective strategies.
Author: Bob Hill
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9781582614342
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCrack of the Bat is a comprehensive and entertaining look at the most famous icon in the history of baseball, the Louisville Slugger bat. It includes the evolution of bats from pioneer wagon tongues to the sleek aluminum models of today. It examines the amazing physics involved in hitting a baseball, where .003 seconds means the difference between a home run and a foul ball. It tells the fascinating history of the still family-owned Hillerich & Bradsby Company, which in just 80 years went from making butter churns to making seven million bats a year. Reinforcing this are dozens of stories about the bats themselves, and the personal idiosyncracies of the most famous hitters in baseball history, including Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken Jr. and Derek Jeter. The book explains why the players picked the bats they did, the amazing lengths they would go to to protect them, and how valuable these bats have now become in the hands of collectors. Illustrated with hundreds of archival photographs, baseball decals, and icons, many in color, this book will become as much a cherished keepsake as some of the bats it describes.
Author: D. W. Crisfield
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 1998-02-23
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780471197720
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlphabetically arranged profiles of 100 of the greatest sluggers of all time including for each a photograph, career statistics, and other facts.
Author: John Monteleone
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Published: 2002-06-18
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780071385619
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first guide to help you get to the next level of baseball play To continue advancing up the ladder of competition, you need to master the game's advanced skills and techniques, those exciting plays that surface at crucial moments in competition and bring victory--the game-breaker plays and skills. The Louisville Slugger® Book of Game-Breaker Baseball moves beyond the basics. It features step-by-step instructions supplemented by major-league players explaining their styles in making the same plays. This book: Teaches you 30 key skills illustrated with 150 high-quality photographs Offers you a complete blueprint if you want to play at the game's higher skill levels Provides approximate ages to master the skills and how long it should take to learn them
Author: David Magee
Publisher: Triumph Books
Published: 2009-05-01
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 1633191095
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAway from the game and the players for which it was crafted, the baseball bat is a sleek but humble creation. Yet in the hands of batters both young and old who have been stepping to the plate on diamonds around the world for more than a century, the bat is a powerful tool, capable of yielding lasting memories or making legends of a lifetime. And no bat has had more impact on baseball and the players of the game than Louisville Slugger, the tool of the trade used by millions-from the major leagues to college and youth leagues. In accordance with Louisville Slugger's 125th anniversary, the complete history of the bat, its impact on the game, and the ongoing story of Hillerich and Bradsby's family business is told in these pages. Blending firsthand stories from former and current major leaguers with details from more than 100 years of craftsmanship and contribution, this comprehensive history of baseball's bat and its impact on America's game is a must-have and must-read for anyone who has ever stood at the plate waiting on a pitch-or watched as a fan-hoping for a miracle.
Author: Dusty Baker
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA guide for parents and baseball coaches that offers instructions on teaching players how to hit a baseball; includes information on selecting a bat, using the right pitch, avoiding the ten most common mistakes, and learning how to work with a team.
Author: Leigh Montville
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2005-03-15
Total Pages: 562
ISBN-13: 0767913205
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend – and a lightning rod for controversy in life and in death? Still a gangly teenager when he stepped into a Boston Red Sox uniform in 1939, Williams’s boisterous personality and penchant for towering home runs earned him adoring admirers and venomous critics. In 1941, the entire country followed Williams's stunning .406 season, a record that has not been touched in over six decades. Then at the pinnacle of his prime, Williams left Boston to train and serve as a fighter pilot in World War II, missing three full years of baseball, making his achievements all the more remarkable. Ted Willams's personal life was equally colorful. His attraction to women (and their attraction to him) was a constant. He was married and divorced three times and he fathered two daughters and a son. He was one of corporate America's first modern spokesmen, and he remained, nearly into his eighties, a fiercely devoted fisherman. With his son, John Henry Williams, he devoted his final years to the sports memorabilia business, even as illness overtook him. And in death, controversy and public outcry followed Williams and the disagreements between his children over the decision to have his body preserved for future resuscitation in a cryonics facility--a fate, many argue, Williams never wanted. With unmatched verve and passion, and drawing upon hundreds of interviews, acclaimed best-selling author Leigh Montville brings to life Ted Williams's superb triumphs, lonely tragedies, and intensely colorful personality, in a biography that is fitting of an American hero and legend.
