One of the biggest mistakes I made as a hitter... I thought hitting was all about my swing. - If I struggled, I'd fix my swing. - If I hit a ground ball, I'd fix my swing. - If I popped the ball up, I'd fix my swing. Then I got to professional baseball. After being around Major League hitters, I realized something. The best hitters weren't obsessed with their swing. They were obsessed with their operating system. - They knew what pitch they were hunting. - They knew what pitches they could drive. - They knew what type of contact they wanted. - They had a plan before they ever stepped into the box. That completely changed how I practiced. I stopped studying my swing. I started studying myself as a hitter. I did this by... Going to Walmart, bought a notebook, and started tracking everything. - Every pitch I saw. - Every swing I took. - Every ball I hit. - What I was thinking. - What I was feeling. At the end of each week, I'd go back through my notes and look for patterns. Then I'd build a plan to improve my operating system. I wasn't trying to build a better swing anymore. I was trying to build a better hitter. Because here's one thing I learned from being around Major League hitters: The swing wasn't the starting point. It was the result of everything that came before it. Thank you for reading, Jermaine Curtis P.S. - If you enjoyed this and thought it was helpful, please share it. (This tells me you want more content like this.)