FREE BASEBALL HITTING EBOOK

3 Mindset & Approach Mistakes Every Hitter Needs to Avoid

Co-written by Bobby Minor and former Major League Baseball player German Durán.

A practical guide to the mental side of hitting, including the approach players take into the box.

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One summer, Julian hit .200. The next, he hit almost .450.

Those were his 14U and 15U summer batting averages. That experience helped shape what I later put into this ebook with German Durán. The book was written after those seasons. It is not a promise that every hitter will see the same results.

14U summer

AVG.200
Julian batting during his 14U season

Supplied 14U photo.

Original 14U batting stats

Original 14U stats: 32 games, 50 at-bats, 10 hits, .200 batting average

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15U summer

AVG.446
Julian with an award in the supplied 15U tournament post

Photo from the supplied tournament post dated November 17, 2019.

Original 15U batting stats

Original 15U stats: 28 games, 65 at-bats, 29 hits, .446 batting average

Scroll sideways to inspect the original stat line.

Actual GameChanger stats supplied for Julian’s 14U and 15U summers. Original batting averages are unchanged.

Julian’s original tournament post
Bobby Minor’s original November 17, 2019 tournament post about Julian

November 17, 2019. Tournament results are separate from the season batting averages shown above.

The Vision

Here is what this looks like when you get it right.

  • You stop second-guessing every decision. You know exactly what your son needs at his age — not based on what the organization is selling, not based on what the loudest dad in the dugout says.

  • Coaches are noticing him because you developed the right things at the right time.

  • You are not panicking at 16 wondering if you wasted the last four years.

  • You stop spending money on things that feel like progress but aren't.

  • And when his high school career ends — whether that leads to college baseball or a different path — you know you did right by him. No wasted seasons. No decisions made out of fear. No money spent for someone else's benefit.

When you know what matters at each stage... everything changes. You stop chasing. You start building. That's exactly what these Blueprints are built to give you.

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