How to Hit a Baseball: (Head)ing Where?

In simplest terms I'm just going to tell you to not have any head movement while you hit. Yes, your eyes will move, but not your head. If your head starts moving up and down or side to side then it's going to throw off your perception of where the ball is and where the ball is heading (no pun intended). A hitter does not track the ball with his head. Period. Take that picture to the right as an example, see what happens when you don't move your head? You go to the playoffs. Seriously though, if you could look at this swing frame by frame you would see very little, if any head movement. It doesn't matter if you have an open stance, a closed stance or a regular stance....your head shouldn't move. Long time hitting guru Walk Hriniak is a big time believe in minimal head movement so if you are looking for good examples you should check out players like Frank Thomas, Wade Boggs and Robin Ventura.