I've spent most of my life working as a troubleshooter in one form or another. I started out troubleshooting computer systems and then changed to troubleshooting new products and companies. My latest stint is as a troubleshooter of baseball hitting mechanics and pitching mechanics.

Hitting Mechanics

My first major league baseball client was Andres Torres, who I helped improve his swing so that he would be able to stick at the major league level.

• My Experience with Andres Torres
  • Andres Torres' Swing

Albert Pujols Swing Analyses

Albert Pujols is one of the greatest hitters of our time, and it was my analyses of Albert Pujols' swing that helped Andres Torres rebuild his swing.

• Albert Pujols Swing Analysis
  • Albert Pujols' Stride 
    • 4.17.2013 Update
  • Albert Pujols' Back Leg
  • Albert Pujols Flipbook Analysis (2005)
  • Albert Pujols Flipbook Analysis

Hitting Clips and Swing Analyses

If you are interested in hitting, you might also be interested in my hitting video clips and swing analyses where I go over the swings of hitters who have problems with their hitting mechanics and who have struggled as a result. Some of the swings that I have recently looked at include the swings of...

• Allen Craig
• David Freese
• Pete Kozma
• Albert Pujols
• Mark Reynolds 
  • Bat Drag
• Kolten Wong

I also recently put together a piece that looks at the swings of a number of members of the St. Louis Cardinals...

• Cardinals 2015 Recommendations

Essays About Hitting

As part of my work with high-level hitters, I have put together a number of essays about hitting that describe what a High-Level Swing looks like and how to develop one.

• A Theory of Lower Body Injuries in Hitters
• Do as They Did...
• The High-Level Swing
  • The One True Swing
• Rotational Hitting 101 
  • Rotational Hitting vs. Linear Hitting...
    • The Limits of Linear Hitting
  • Rotational Hitting FAQ
• Myths About Hitting
  • A to C Swing
  • Backspin
  • Barrel Above the Ball
  • Brace Position
  • Extension
    • Batter's Shoulder  
  • Front Elbow Down
  • Front Foot Down Early
  • Point Of Contact
  • Short to the Ball
  • Squishing The Bug
• Why Hitting Myths Persist
• Bat Drag
  • Bat Drag vs. Bat Lag 
  • Fixing Bat Drag
• Analyzing Dave Hudgens' Views on Hitting
• Steroids: Do They Actually Help Hitters?
• Ruined!
• The Hitting Revolution will be Televised
• The Problem with a One-Handed Finish
• Reviews of Books About Hitting
• The Problem with the Insider Bat

Rotational Hitting

All of my work is written from the perspective of Rotational Hitting. I have put together a DVD entitled Rotational Hitting 101 that explains what I taught Andres Torres and how to teach the high level swing to baseball and fast pitch softball players.