Good pitchers and good teams will try to beat you a certain way.
They’ll live in one part of the zone.
Or they’ll keep going to the same pitch.
When that happens, you’ve got two options.
Option 1 — Stay with your plan
Keep hunting your zone.
Don’t expand.
Don’t chase what they want you to chase.
Stay patient and force them to make a mistake where you want it.
Sometimes the win is taking three tough pitches and walking.
You didn’t give them what they wanted.
Option 2 — Sell out to their plan
If they keep attacking the same spot or pitch, you can cheat to it.
And if it shows up…
Don’t miss it.
Hammer it.
Neither approach is right or wrong.
But drifting between both during the at-bat is where hitters get in trouble.
No plan = late decisions.
Late decisions = weak swings.
Pick an approach.Commit to it. That’s how good hitters compete.
🤙🏼 Lane