Wisdom from Hall of Famer Rod Carew - Baseball Reflections

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A Good Stance Begins with Your Feet

Throughout my career, and even since the conclusion of my playing days, people always took notice of my unique batting stance....
The Flex Stance and Studying the Pitcher

When using the flex-stance, the key to making it work starts with knowing when to be flexible. You can use all...

The Flex Stance and Studying the Pitcher

When using the flex-stance, the key to making it work starts with knowing when to be flexible....
Your Stance: The Foundation of Your Swing

John Wooden once said, “Be quick, but don’t hurry.” The late, great basketball coach’s wise words applied...
Rod Carew: 10 Important Keys to Good Hitting

In the 43 years since I debuted in Major League Baseball, I’ve watched thousands of great and...
Rod Carew on “Making Contact”

Long before he was the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Don Mattingly was a phenomenal first...
Making Contact, Step 3: Flat-Hand Hitting

If any single idea dominates my overall approach to hitting it is my undying belief in the...
Hall of Famer Rod Carew on Making Contact, Step 2: The Stride

As you continue taking steps toward becoming a successful hitter, one of the crucial steps is actually...
Rod Carew’s Hitting Tips: Making Contact, Step 1 – The Setup

Everything has a starting point. The starting point of making contact – the starting point of becoming...
Hall of Famer Rod Carew on Finding Your Road to Success

Across the springs, summers and autumns – after all the seasons and over all the years –...
Rod Carew on Gripping Your Bat: Taking Hold of Success

For decades upon decades, from Ty Cobb to Mickey Mantle to Tony Gywnn to Miguel Cabrera; Major...
Rod Carew on Choosing the Right Bat

Throughout my career, I had the greatest respect for my bats. I preferred a 34 ½-inch long,...
Understanding the Spin of the Ball

The very prospect of picking up the rotation of a baseball only 55 feet away from you...
The Rules of Reading the Spin of the Ball

Knowing where and when to look. Those are the two simple, but important rules to reading the...
Rod Carew on Seeing the Ball

In many sports, it’s called being “in the zone.” In baseball, it’s “seeing the ball.” And when...
Hall of Famer Rod Carew on Setting up the Pitcher

Just as a pitcher can set up a batter, I feel a hitter can set up a...
Standing in the Batter’s Box

Like many aspects in the art and science of hitting, where you take your stance in the...