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Hey everyone, how you doing? Welcome to AOB TV. Today's video is on how to hit a baseball
like Mike Salmon -- Halibut -- Tilapia -- Bass -- Trout.
All right guys so today's batting tips is on how to hit a baseball like Mike Trout.
Now you know, a lot of expectations are going to be put on him this year because he's
had a really successful year and his -- his rookie season, and you know, when I look at
his swing some of the words that kind of come to mind are speed, quickness, strength, and
explosive power.
Now if you really break down his swing, if you really analyze it you'll find out that
his mechanics are far from being perfect, but he's a perfect example of being someone
who with athletic ability, great hitter's instinct, and a knowing that you can hit the
ball hard is a perfect recipe for being a dangerous hitter. So what I wanted to talk
to you about today, I'm not going to go into -- in depth with his hitting mechanics,
what I wanted to talk to you today is about what I think is one of the most effective
elements in his hitting approach.
Now what he does, if you -- if you haven't heard this is that he's very selectively
aggressive. Now what I mean by that is that he's looking for one pitch and one pitch
only, and if he doesn't get that pitch he's sitting on it. He's taking it, and he's
waiting until he gets that pitch, and then when he gets that pitch he's gonna bust
it right?
So I was doing some research on his statistics last year on MLB.com and I found that when
he's ahead of the count, all right, when he's ahead of the pitcher and the pitching
count is in his favor he's hitting a whopping 370. All right, now when he's behind in
the count he's only hitting about 272. That's probably about league average, but 370, that's
probably one of the greatest hitters in the game right now, right?
So the question that I wanted to ask you and the question that I hope that you ask yourself
is, how selectively aggressive are you, and how successful are you being in those key
situations. We all know that one o, two o, three one are the best hitter's counts to
be in. I want to ask you yourself, how selectively aggressive are you being in those key situations.
And then in the comments down below I want you to tell me whether you are naturally selective
or an aggressive hitter. Don't forget to hit the like button, subscribe, and go over
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