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I don’t think there is another system we’ve used that we like more than the Perfect Swing Path Hitting System (PSPHS). I’m a big advocate of the batting tee and over the past 32 years coaching at Lewis Clark State College we have never come across a hitting product that illustrates the proper use of the batting tee as well as the PSPHS. It’s one of the neatest things we’ve seen in a long time in teaching the basic biomechanics of the swing and how we teach it, which gives hitters the reinforcement of the proper swing. Even though we have accomplished college hitters, I would teach the same thing to an eight year old. It’s a great tool for our guys, they are certainly sold on it and so am I.

Alan Mauthe’s rigorous test study on the PSPHS is a success story in itself!

It’s a simple product in terms of kids being able to understand it. If I was teaching a 10-12 year old hitter, I would do the same thing with them as I do with our college hitters. This product is for kids at any age level and I highly recommend it to all coaches because it is a great teaching tool.

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I have always been a big believer you teach through visualization and that is exactly what this product does. The illustration and visualization of the PSPHS is imperative in the coaching process. Al Mauthe has developed a product that I believe provides a constant visual

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Ed Cheff, Lewis Clark State College

Coach Cheeff enters his 32nd year at Lewis Clark State College. He has built one of the most impressive athletic teams in the nation at any level, as the Warriors have won 16 national titles in the past 24 years.

From 1982 to 1992 the Warriors played in 11 consecutive National Championship Games and won eight-a feet unequalled by a collegiate team at any level in any sport. He currently has a remarkable 1,617 wins and 410 losses.

On May 11, 1996, Cheff captured his 1,000 win becoming only the third coach in NAIA baseball history to win 1,000 games. He became only the fourth coach at any level to win 1,500 games during the 2006 NAIA World Series.

More than 100 of Cheff’s former players have gone on to play professional baseball and several have played in the major leagues.

Coach Cheff has been named NAIA Coach of the Year eight times and was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1994.

Every hitter improved because they had a system to follow, which helped them understand the fundamentals and the proper use of the batting tee. When hitters know they are going to be restested in a month, they have a goal to work toward — beating their last score! The “system” made every hitter commit to practicing with a purpose! The Performance Tracking Hitting Logs determine their strengths and weaknesses so they now have a starting point. The logs determine their success rate on all pitch location in the hitting zone.

Each hitter was tested with ten swings at each of the nine locations on the PSPHS totaling 90 swings. Thirty swings which measure if the sweet spot of the bat gets on the plain of the pitch early, creating a short swing (yellow contact balls). Thirty swings which measures their ability to drive the ideal contact locations (red contact balls). And thirty swings which measures how long they can keep their bat head in the hitting zone (green contact balls). If this sounds a little confusing, the instructional DVD illustrates the entire hitting system.

The blue and green bar graph above shows each hitters before (first test score) and after (second test score). For example Cervinka averaged 2.9 “well hits” out of every 10 swings then improved to 7.3 “well hits”. This is a substantial increase in only four weeks. How much better would he have been if this was available to him 10 years ago? I wish I had the answer for you.

These principles remain the same regardless of age or the amount of swings you take. The numbers below are based on the average swings a high school, college or professional player would take. Sixty swings a day over 10 months is approximately 18,000 swings.

Hitter #1 18,000 swings @ 50% = 9,000 successful swings

Hitter #2 18,000 swings @ 80% = 14,400 successful swings

Here is what these numbers mean to you and your development…

Hitter #1: 9,000 successful swings, but also had 9,000 poor swings. When you do the math, 9,000 minus 9,000 equals “zero to the good” at 50% success.

Hitter #2: 14,400 successful swings and only 3,600 poor swings which equals Brotherhood of Blood movie download 10,800 to the good at 80%. Only 30% more makes a huge difference 10,800 to the good, to be precise. Now you need something that can measure it, the Perfect Swing Path Hitting System!

I hope you can now see how 50% is considered poor when using your tee. It’s no different on a school exam, fielding etc. The PSPHS is your roadmap to learn how to hit off a batting tee with purpose! Major Leaguers strive for 100% off the tee and so should you! For those coaches and players that want to set the benchmark higher at 80% or better, the Perfect Swing Path Hitting System is the product that can help you do this and it’s proven it!

I personally find it quite frustrating when I hear coaches or players say they can’t hit. When you have a player who wants to work at becoming a better hitter, usually the reason they can’t hit is because they haven’t been given the proper instruction, tools or knowledge to do so and the Perfect Swing Path Hitting System (PSPHS) gives you all three. 

I have witnessed many, many times players who have never played on an all-star team, some never even had a chance to try out for the team. I also remember these same players walking up to me in my Academy, huge smiles on their faces and saying “Al, I finally made an All-Start Team!”  I can still see those images in my head to this day and it was a great feeling to help these kids accomplish a goal or dream. A little hard work on their part, some guidance, and a system to follow helped them get a little better each day, and the better they became the more confidence they had. It’s that confidence that helped them become an All-Star!

How would it feel to watch your child walk to the plate with total confidence, runners on base feeling he/she is going to get the game winning hit? It is a great feeling, to be proud of their accomplishments, but there is nothing more gratifying than knowing how good they feel about themselves.

If you want to instill the confidence in your child by helping them become a better hitter then we can help. The most recent test study we conducted proved that 100% of the hitters increased their bat control and solid contact in only four weeks. What this means to you and your child is simply this. The sooner they learn to develop the proper swing mechanics (control the bat head and make more consistent solid contact), the sooner their confidence and success will follow. By following the easy-to-use instructional DVD that comes with the PSPHS, you can help your child reach their hitting goals.

As I  was first introduced to the PSPHS I thought you have to be kidding me dad. It looked liked something for younger players. Boy, was I wrong. It instantly showed me the areas I was weak in. My first session off the Tee proved to be a lot tougher than It looked. It even got tougher once we moved to front toss especially when we were working on the yellow and green contact balls which are on either side of the “red” ideal contact balls. However, over time I quickly saw myself improving. My OBA , AVG. & Slug AVG starting climbing. There is no question the ability to say in the hitting zone longer makes me a tough out and the ability to hit to all fields with authority has doubled my extra base hits. Thanks PSPHS  Matt Carr SR., TX

See the problem isn’t when we’re doing the tee work with them, it’s when they are hitting off the tee on their own. Why would I assume my hitters are using the tee properly? We know the majority of hitters just place the ball on the tee and swing, and in most cases they are positioned so they can barrel up every ball, so it feels like they are doing it right. Something as little as incorrect body position or  incorrect tee placement will create poor swing mechanics.

We add tee stations to give them more swings, but the truth of the matter is hitters typically set the tee up, down the middle, and hit into a sock net. Every hitter should be able to hit the pitch down the middle. What about a pitch down on the outside part of the plate, down and in, up and in? This is where pitchers are told to pitch hitters, so why do hitters place the tee down the middle 80 to 100% of the time? It doesn’t make sense.

You may be thinking, how could I possibly watch everyone to make sure they are working efficiently? You can’t and I couldn’t either. There is only so much we can see or do at any given time with a team of hitters.

Hitters need to take responsibility, for example, they need to understanding what is the right way, have a road map to follow on how to do it the right way and the ability to measure their success rate. This is why I developed the Perfect Swing Path Hitting System because it does all these things. Coaches: It will give peace of mind knowing that your hitters get it! I didn’t just slap this thing together, it’s been 10 years of thought and 3 years of development and testing to see if it really works and I’ll put my reputation on the line. So far our testing has proven 100% of the players improved their bat control and here is why.

The Performance Tracking Hitting Logs (PTHL) determine their strengths and weaknesses so they now have a starting point. It determines their success rate on all pitch locations in the hitting zone and when they know they are going to be retested in a month, they have something to work towards… Beat their last score! The PTHL’s get hitters to think about each swing they take and what the result was. If it wasn’t a good result, they think of the necessary adjustment they need to make before their next swing and then they swing. This is practicing with a purpose and it all starts with proper positioning of the body in relationship to home plate and the tee location depths in the zone.

Hitting off the tee is a bigger problem than many would think. If you are looking for a product that teaches hitters how to be more focused and committed when hitting off the tee, then you found it! Until now there was no way to measure a hitter’s success rate off the batting tee. All your hitters have to do is follow the simple steps on the instructional DVD. [to product page]

Not only will this likely make you a 3, 4 or 5 hole hitter, in can be worth thousands of dollars in college scholarships to tens or potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in professional signing bonuses. (This will vary depending on the level of competition you play and the other aspects of your game.)

If you are serious about improving your hitting, we want to help you. I have trained hitters in four countries from the amateur to the professional levels. These players have earned college scholarships up to $70,000 and signing bonuses up to $830,000. Only 7 more hits in 100 at bats – that’s all it takes to go from a poor hitter to a good hitter or a good hitter to a “GREAT” hitter! The more consistently you can control the bat head and make solid contact, the better chances of getting on base, which increases your average. The Perfect Swing Path Hitting System has proven that 100% of the hitters tested improved their overall bat control. Check out our test study.

He’s 5′ 7″ tall, was told “he would never play in the Major Leagues” now he makes $4.5 Million as a Major Leaguer! These are his quotes…

“Some baseball people said I’d never play in the Major Leagues. Some even said it to my face. I’ve been the shortest player on the field at 5 feet 7 inches, some Little Leaguers are taller than me. This meant I had to set goals for myself and continually work to improve my skills. As a result, I did become a Major Leaguer and I continue to set new goals and work hard.”

Some said I didn’t have all five tools scouts seek – hitting for average, hitting with power, speed, fielding, and arm strength. I never gave up, and I never lost heart. I knew I had to be the best at every level.

He did not have a college scholarship his first year, he now makes $4.5 million in the Major Leagues and was the 2006 World Series MVP. His name… David Eckstein. [read more] Quotes published in the book “Have Heart” by David Eckstein with Greg Brown <!–more–>

If this doesn’t inspire you I don’t think anything will. If you are thinking “okay but he is one of the few,” you are right. But why is he one of the few? He had not only the heart, determination and commitment to be the best at every level, but he also had guidance and direction to help him become a Major Leaguer.

In my opinion, anything is possible and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. You just have to believe in yourself and don’t listen to anyone who tells you “can’t” because you can!. I can’t promise you will become a Major Leaguer because there are other factors which can determine your outcome and If your goal isn’t to become a Major Leaguer, that’s okay to. All I am trying to say is if you want to be the best, give it everything you have, day in and day out, then you can become the best you can be. And one last thing, working hard isn’t good enough, working hard with a purpose and having a plan for what you are trying to accomplish is key to your future success.

There are players at all levels that have proven to beat the odds or accomplish goals they or others thought were unattainable. I may not know you personally but I do know this about every hitter including you, you wants to hit the ball with more power and for higher average.

Am I right? Do you aspire to become a better hitter? If so I can help you like the many other players I have trained from amateurs, professionals, #1 draft picks and National Team members to mention a few. Many players I have trained over the years have proven others wrong. Why? I gave them the direction and tools they needed to take their game to the next level.

Next level Performance can help you become a better hitter if “you” put your mind to it. Are you ready for the challenge?

For those of you who are ready for the challenge, take a look at our test study which has proven 100% of the hitters tested, increased their bat control and solid contact, the highest being 217% in only four weeks. The lowest improvement was a 30% increase. Even if you only improve a fraction of this every four weeks, can you imagine the results you can achieve in a year![read more]

How much does a young gymnast who is training to become and Olympic athlete challenge themselves and fail? Every single day they fall, but they get up and try it again, then they fall again get up and try again and again and again! We learn from our mistakes… don’t we! Yes the more advanced stages may be harder at first but lets not be afraid to challenge our hitters at a young age.

Players might not even be ready for the next level but I don’t think there is anything wrong with challenging them or preparing them for the next level. There needs to be a balance between challenging them to where they fail and building their self confidence so they feel good about their performance.

Remember hitting is the only thing in life where if you fail 70% of the time you are considered successful (.300 average). Making it hard so they fail is perfectly okay as long as you don’t go overboard, it teaches them how to handle adversity and how to be strong and become determined to get better or excel as a hitter.

We also need to improve their confidence so I recommend you start off with the basics which should be fairly easy, challenge in the middle and then finish off were they are feeling good about themselves at the end of the day even though it won’t always turn out this way. Why? So they feel good and want to come back and do it again. I also recommend you do whatever you can on a game day to get them as confident as possible!

Alan Mauthe was the hitting coach for the Lowell Spinners, the Red Sox affiliate in the short-season New York-Penn League. A 42-year-old native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Mauthe completed his second season with the Spinners in 2006 and his fifth overall with the Red Sox organization. A member of the Canadian National Team from 1985-88, Mauthe represented his country in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea and owned and operated the Extra Innings Baseball Academy in Vancouver prior to joining Boston’s Gulf Coast League affiliate in 2002. Mauthe is currently working on an instructional video called “The Perfect Swing Path Hitting System.”

RSN: How would you describe your style as a hitting coach?

AM: I’m pretty laid back, and want to get players to understand why things need to be done in order to be successful. I consider myself a communicator. At times I’ll be a father figure, but I want the work to be done in the right manner, too. I want things done with a purpose. That includes hitting off a tee, in front-toss, during BP, and hitting in the game. I believe in getting a result, and then evaluating that result. And I expect effort. It’s hard to get me angry, but like most coaches I’ll get ticked off if the effort isn’t there.

RSN: What is your approach to communicating with young hitters?

AM: In my opinion, the “hard knocks, in your face, my way or the highway,” era is gone. You have to get players to trust you. Without that, you won’t get the most out of them. If they doubt you, they won’t buy into what you’re teaching them. When players come here, the first thing I want to do is watch and find out what their routines are. The last thing I want to do is try to change what works for them.

RSN: What do you do when there are differences of opinion?

AM: I’m big on video, because video shows facts. Frame by frame, it doesn’t lie. If the player is wrong, we’ll know. And if I’m wrong, we’ll know. Hitting has always fascinated me, because it’s so difficult to do. A few years ago, I studied video of a number of successful major league hitters to break down all parts of their swings to see what they do differently, and what they do the same. Of course, all hitters take bad swings, but the best do it less.

RSN: Mechanically, what do all good hitters do the same?

AM: They get into a good, strong, athletic position to hit on time. If you don’t get there on time, it’s hard to take a good swing. From a mechanical standpoint, the styles of hitters are much different — the length of his stride, open stance or closed stance, where his hands are when the pitcher starts his delivery — but when his front foot hits the ground there are only subtle differences. At that point, you need a strong foundation and your hands in the right place. That’s one of the main keys.

RSN: You often hear people talking about hitters doing a good job of “staying back.” What does that mean?

AM: There’s a big misconception with staying back, because all it really means is not getting your weight on your front foot. When you stride, your head and body should actually go forward a bit, but when you land your balance is going to be 50/50, or a tad more weight on your back side like 60/40. If you’re on time, you’re in a good position to hit.

RSN: Earlier this season, I overheard you talking to a player about how he has a great swing in batting practice, but that it doesn’t always carry over to the game. Is that something you see very often?

AM: It’s not that uncommon. For one thing, there’s a tendency to think differently with a guy in scoring position than there is with no one on. You want to drive the runner in, so you start thinking about hitting it to the outfield rather than simply having a good at-bat. What you want to do is focus on the process, not the result. You want to try to eliminate the field from your thought-process and focus on getting a pitch you can drive, squaring it up, and letting the rest take care of itself.

RSN: A lot of guys in short-season ball seem to have warning track power in batting practice. How does that impact their swings, and what do you say to help them?

AM: That’s a good question, because I hear it so much. Guys will say, “I had more power in college.” My response is to tell them that they’re using a wood bat now, and that the ball won’t travel like that anymore. They notice that balls aren’t going out as easily as did with aluminum, so they try to hit it harder. But when you do that, when you try to exert extra effort, your body tenses up, which slows everything down. Your bat-head drags through the zone, so rather than gaining power, you actually have less.

RSN: Of the guys in Lowell this year, who has the most power?

AM: Moises Santa and Junior Moreno have some real pop. Zach Daeges and Aaron Bates can also get into a ball. And someone who shocked me one day, because he hadn’t been showing it, is Jon Still. He hit several balls out to left center in batting practice late in the season, including one over the clock above the scoreboard.

RSN: Despite coming in with similar resumes, Still and Bates had very different seasons offensively. Why did Still struggle at times, while Bates put up good numbers and earned a promotion to Greenville?

AM: In the time they were here, the one thing that separated them was that Aaron was better at swinging at the right pitches. Aaron is good at taking pitches on the outer part of the plate and driving them to the opposite field, and he did that pretty consistently. It doesn’t take long to figure out what a guy handles and what he struggles with. There aren’t any hitters who will hit their highest average everywhere in the strike zone, so they need to be patient and wait for their pitch. Pitchers are smart enough to recognize strengths and weaknesses, but they make mistakes, too. A big difference in a guy who excels is that he zones up to his strength and when the pitcher makes a mistake he jumps all over it. Aaron was doing a better job of that than Jon.

RSN: Still picked up the pace later in the season. Was better pitch-selection the primary reason?

AM: That was a big part of it, especially from a power standpoint, because your power isn’t going to play out if you don’t swing at the right pitches. Another important part of him figuring things out was not trying to hit the ball so hard — to just put a good swing on the ball. But overall, even when he wasn’t going well he was pretty good at not taking his struggles into his next at-bat. He did a good job of controlling his emotions and staying even-keeled.

RSN: Of the players you’ve worked with the last few years, which do you feel could become hitting coaches someday?

AM: Zak Farkes is someone I could see being a good teacher someday. Jed Lowrie has a ton of knowledge and goes about it the right way, so he’s another. Thinking about it, there are actually quite a few. Regardless, they’ll need a lot of patience. Much like the approach you need up at the plate, that’s a big part of this job.