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Do
you think you've reached your full potential as a hitter?
How
do you know if you've been taking the right approach?
Don't
waste another off-season asking yourself the same questions when the key
to unlocking your potential as a hitter is finally here!
For
the first time ever, you can learn the secrets to hitting success from
Dave Hudgens - the world renown hitting coach for the Oakland A's!
DVD 1 brings you 3 volumes:
1. Hitting
for Excellence Volume 1
2. Hitting
for Excellence Volume 2
3. Hitting
for Excellence Volume 3
The DVD elaborates on the mechanics
of the swing by analyzing the more critical areas of hitting. They also
demonstrate the essential drills necessary for success.
Besides learning the proper mechanics
of the swing, the essential drills will help you learn:
The contact points which will help you
drive the ball for maximum power.
How to shorten your swing to develop
more power and consistency.
How to increase strength in your hands
to enable you to hit the ball harder.
How to hit the ball to the opposite
field.
How to pull the ball.
Why the front foot must stay closed.
Why the front knee must stay behind
the front foot.
The importance of rotating the back
foot.
The advantages of keeping the back elbow
in the proper position.
The proper bat angle and how it will
increase hand speed through the zone.
Why you need to keep your front shoulder
closed.
Where your hands have to be when your
stride foot lands.
Plus much more! these high quality DVD's
are formatted in short segments so you can easily find topics of interest.
Hitting for Excellence DVD 1: Volumes
1-3
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FREE BONUS #1:
Power Hitting Tips Audio CD
FREE BONUS#2:
Dave's Guide to Hitting Myths
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Testimonials from Major
League Players
“I have never known a better
hitting coach than Dave Hudgens. His program has kept me at the top of
my game ever since I signed with the A's”
Eric Chavez,
Oakland A’s, AL All Star 3B
"Working with Dave has helped
me increase my confidence in my ability to drive the ball, with power in
any count. There is simply no better program for success in the game today,
where power and plate discipline have become the most critical ingredients
for offensive success."
John Gall,
St. Louis Cardinals 2-time Minor
League Player of the Year
"You've
Probably heard it many times, but if you fail to properly prepare, you
are seriously preparing to fail. Without knowing the proper skills and
techniques that Dave teaches you in the Hitting for Excellence Series,
you are not giving yourself the chance you need and the opportunity you
deserve."
Eric Byrnes
- CF, Oakland A's
"Dave's
program helped me create muscle memory at the plate and let my reactions
take over."
Luis Gonzalez
- Outfielder
Arizona
Diamondbacks
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VOLUME 4: POWER HITTING
If you really want to hit or
coach for power, you've got to understand these secrets! This training
DVD breaks down power hitting into easy-to-follow simple parts. It goes
all the way from core power exercises, to detailed mechanical analysis,
and into specific drills for immediate improvements in your power
game.
Whether your dream is to be a line
drive - high average hitter like Bernie Williams or Tony Gwynn, or
a home run crusher like Mark McGwire, this is the training series
you've been waiting for! Here are just a few of the insider training secrets
revealed in this tape series:
Training Insights
Mechanics of the Feet
Hip Action and Leverage
Contact Zones
The Arch of the Swing
Pitch Selectivity
Extension
VOLUME 5: CONQUERING THE CURVEBALL
The ultimate "How to" DVD covering
your game plan and reactions to the curveball. Did you know that 95% of
newly drafted players I train don't have a plan on what to do when they
see a curve ball? The DVD tape and workbook will:
Give you a strategic game plan to master
the curveball.
Show you the drills you need to successfully
hit the curveball.
Teach you pitch recognition so that
you can lay off tough pitches.
Teach you how to keep your weight and
hands back.
Show you the importance of the front
knee.
Emphasize the necessity to wait for
the ball to come to you.
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Hitting for Excellence DVD 2: Volumes
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VOLUME 6: SHORT STROKE TRAINING
This complete training program put
to DVD shows you the #1 thing you need to be a successful hitter - advanced
techniques in shortening your swing. This is the DVD you can't live
without if you have ever trained with an aluminum bat.
The Short Stroke Training DVD shows
you how to:
Dramatically shorten your swing.
Put you in the position to hit different
types of pitches.
Increase your bat speed.
Increase confidence in your abilities.
VOLUME 7: OVERLOAD TRAINING
The goal of the overload training
DVD is to produce a quicker more powerful swing, which will result in increased
bat speed. The purpose is to train the hands to be quick. This will be
done using the following drills:
The Front Toss Drills
The One-Handed Front Toss Drill
The Quick Hands Side Toss Drill
The Rapid Fire Side Toss Drill
The Wrist Side Toss Drill
The Slow One Handed Drill
The Two Handed Strength Drill
The Explosive Two Handed Drill
The Wrist Tubing Drill
The Medicine Ball Drills
The Overhand Short Toss Drill
The Figure Eight Drill
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Hitting for Excellence DVD 3: Volumes
6-7
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VOLUME 8 EXPLOSIVE TRAINING 1
& 2
This definitive guide to strength,
conditioning, and flexibility is specifically designed for hitters.
This special program is exactly what you have asked for over the past few
years. I co-authored it with Greg Hauck - one of the most respected
strength training coaches in professional baseball. It includes:
Training for Excellence DVD & Manual
Quick Hands, Quick Feet and Balance
DVD
The program covers the following
topics:
Individual weight programs for in/off
seasons
Form running
Quick hands/quick feet
Medicine ball power program
Nutrition
Plyometrics
Balance
If you are looking for a comprehensive
training program with a proven track record for producing strong, powerful
athletes, with an emphasis on safety and injury prevention, this is
the one product for you. The major benefits are as follows:
Increased muscular strength
Prevention of injuries
An edge over the competition
Increased muscular endurance
Improved performance capacity
Improved balance, flexibility and coordination
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VOLUME 9: WORKSHOP DRILL TRAINING
Dave Hudgens teaches you drills
that will make you be an effective and knowledgeable hitting coach. These
drills are successfully practiced and taught at the Major League Level
and at Dave's live workshops which are not available in easy-to-follow,
short segments.
VOLUME 10: VISION TRAINING
Reflexes like a tiger, and power
like McGwire won't make you a money player if you can't hit the ball -
and you can't hit what you can't see or gets past you! Now, we're not talking
about 20/20 vision or better glasses. We're talking about the genuine,
absolutely proven, vision training techniques used by the United States
Air Force (for their best fighter pilots), the Anaheim Angles, the Milwaukee
Brewers, the Texas Rangers, and the Oakland Athletics.
This DVD will teach you a one-of-a-kind
fun way to miraculously improve the way you see, recognize, and react
to fast moving objects. Doctors call it improving your Dynamic Visual
Acuity, and it's the one element that's missing from everyone's training
programs. Tracking the ball - to recognize your pitch and lightening fast
reaction times, are the Hidden Winners Edge for every hitter. This system
will make you:
See the ball sooner so you can
react faster.
Recognize a pitch faster so you can
decide in an instant whether to swing.
Improve your reaction time so
you can hit late in the game when fatigue is a factor, or when your mechanics
are weak.
Unconsciously rivet your focus and attention
on the ball so you are always in control.
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Hitting for Excellence DVD 5: Volumes
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VOLUME 12: VIDEO ANALYSIS
Imagine being able to diagnose
your own hitting mechanics! Being able to see your individual mistakes
in any hitting situation ... and then knowing exactly what drill to do
to fix that problem.
With this course, what I instantly
see in a hitter's swing at "Full Speed" ... I teach you to see and understand
in slow motion, and freeze frame video analysis.
The system is like an intensive
hitting mechanics boot camp teaching you how to analyze a swing in
3 different ways:
First - Manual to be sold on
line
Second - To be sold on line later
Third - you get to review the
actual video in full motion along with my audio comments as you watch each
swing.
VOLUME 13: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH DAVE HUDGENS
The Q&A System consists of a
video giving detailed instruction of 18 specific hitting problems and the
rest of the questions answered in workbook format.
First, some questions required
a visual answer - so we made a DVD to go along with Dave's answers
to specific questions.
Second, your ability to answer
these questions yourself would make a great test to see how well you're
really absorbing the philosophy of becoming a "student of the game". |
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Hitting for Excellence DVDs:
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All About Dave Hudgens
Dave Has Done It.
Dave Hudgens has a proven track record with the Oakland A's, where he
helped the team establish team hitting records in the 1999 season. Whether
you desire to improve your power hitting or your batting average, Dave
can help you with his expert baseball advice.
Dave has been involved with the best of baseball for over 30 years.
Dave was a full-scholarship player at Arizona State University, where he
led the team to two consecutive College World Series. In 1977, Dave was
voted All-American and All WAC, after leading the team to the College World
Series championship and leading the team in Home Runs and RBI's!
Dave went on to the big leagues, where he became a Major League Player
for the Cleveland Indians and the Oakland A's from 1979 to 1984. During
this time, Dave became a student of the game, a "sports scientist" where
he developed a masterful eye for art of hitting the baseball. After his
professional career as a player ended, Dave created a name for himself,
and developed a revolutionary methodology for instructing and educating
players on the art and science of hitting for success. With over 20 years
as a coach and hitting instructor for both the Houston Astros and the Oakland
A's, Dave stands among the great minds of the game. Let Dave share his
baseball knowledge with you!
As a coach, Dave has been the following:
Major League Hitting Instructor, Oakland Athletics, 2003 - Present
Assistant Director of Player Development/ Hitting Coordinator, Oakland
A's 1999 - 2002
Houston Astros Hitting Instructor, 1990 - 1995
Minor League Manager, Oakland Athletics, 1985 - 1989
In 1999, Dave was the Major League Hitting Instructor for the Oakland A's,
when the A's offense broke two team records which had stood for 30 years:
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Runs scored - 893
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Base on balls - 773
Also, in the same year the Oakland A's had the following accomplishments:
First in the American League in walks
Second in the American League in homeruns with 235
Fourth in the American League in on-base percentage with .355
Eight players with 10+ homeruns
Five players with 20+ homeruns
Three players with 30+ homeruns
Three players with over 100 RBI's
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