“What is the plan you have in place to make your hitters better? If the answer to that is taking swings in a cage for an hour without purpose, you don’t have the right answer.”
Justin Stone, Elite Baseball Training
New students require an evaluation before lessons are scheduled.
Lesson Prices:
- 45 minute batting lesson – $40
- 45 minute pitching lesson – $40
- 60 minute batting and pitching lesson – $50
Evaluation Prices:
- Hitting evaluation = $50
- Pitching evaluation = $50
- Combined Hitting and Pitching evaluation = $65
Hitting evaluations and lessons are held at the Bat Cave. Off-site lessons using only a batting tee are also available when appropriate at a lower price. Pitching evaluations and lessons are held at the Bat Cave, or an off-site location if there is an area suitable for pitching. For more information about the lessons, click here for hitting and click here for pitching.
Kids cannot be dropped off for lessons. An adult must be present the entire time.
The Bat Cave is located at 8734 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46219. It is just southwest of the Post Road exit off I-70. The Bat Cave phone number is 317-643-2283.
Lessons will typically begin by recording the student’s swing. I will use slow motion video to assess progress from the previous lesson and identify what part of the swing we need to work on. I will show the student drills to help correct the issues and assign “homework.” A video of the student doing the drills correctly will be recorded and sent to the student’s adult contact. This homework may require access to certain types of training equipment.
What happens at a hitting lesson?
Initial Hitting Evaluation
The initial hitting lesson is an evaluation that costs $50 and takes about 45 minutes. The evaluation includes:
- my evaluation fee, admission, and the tunnel rental.
- video recording of the player’s swing.
- an introduction to the Epstein Hitting System.
- an in-person video breakdown of the student’s hitting mechanics using the video recording of his swing. This breakdown covers the important stages of the rotational swing and goes over the batting flaws that typically hold back youth baseball players. Click here for the “Nine Stages of the Rotational Swing.”
- a chance to ask questions.
- my proposal for improving the player’s swing in future lessons.
You will understand what a high level swing looks like and what you player needs to do to develop a high level swing.
The initial pitching lesson is an evaluation that costs $50 and includes an introduction to the pitching systems used by Tom House and Ron Wolforth along with a video analysis that assesses the 11 pitching disconnections identified by Ron Wolforth.
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