Doug Bernier - Author at Pro Baseball Insider

Youth Sport Specialization: Athleticism vs Mechanics

Posted by Doug Bernier on May 4, 2013 in Low Liners Blog | 1 comment

Should young athletes play multiple sports or specialize in baseball at a young age? Is youth sport specialization going to give you or...

3 Tips for Hitting the Inside Pitch

Posted by Doug Bernier on Apr 10, 2013 in hitting, Low Liners Blog | 0 comments

Practical tips for hitting the inside pitch, plus 3 common mistakes and how to avoid them. I hear coaches tell kids,”pull the ball...

5 Cold Weather Baseball Essentials

Posted by Doug Bernier on Mar 26, 2013 in Low Liners Blog | 4 comments

Top 5 things you need to keep warm and help you perform your best in cold weather baseball games.

The secret of World Class Athletes – How mental toughness in baseball can make or break your career

Posted by Doug Bernier on Mar 23, 2013 in Low Liners Blog | 1 comment

Yogi Berra once said “Baseball is 90% mental – the other half is physical.” That statement seems a little comical at...

How to Sign a Baseball – Pro tips and Proper etiquette for signing a baseball

Posted by Doug Bernier on Mar 19, 2013 in Low Liners Blog | 0 comments

How to sign a baseball – tips for signing a team baseball, where is the “sweet spot” for signing a baseball, where to...

Advanced Bunting Strategy: Reading the pitcher

Posted by Doug Bernier on Mar 5, 2013 in Low Liners Blog | 0 comments

This is article is about bunting strategy – recognizing a pitcher’s weakness and exploiting it for more bunt hits. Bunting for...

The Importance of Baseball Hitting Drills

Posted by Doug Bernier on Feb 20, 2013 in Low Liners Blog | 0 comments

Why are baseball hitting drills important, and how can we use them to our full advantage. Hitting a baseball is arguably (as Ted Williams...

Baseball Batting Drills: Why you might be wasting your time

Posted by Doug Bernier on Jan 27, 2013 in Low Liners Blog | 0 comments

I was always looking for the latest batting drills to help me fix my swing problems. Fast forward 5 years. As I watch some of the best hitters on earth do their work behind the scenes, I’ve made a couple observations. I watch the drills they are doing and learned most of them are pretty basic batting drills that you and I have done before – but with TWO KEY DIFFERENCES