Method Over Madness

One big factor in hitters' success is how well they learn from failure. The best hitters in the Major Leagues fail 7 out of 10 times... and most fail more often than that. When hitters focus more on the results than the process, it tends to negatively affect them mentally. They become more streaky hitters as their most recent result impacts their next. However, hitters who can learn from the result but focus on the process of improving tend to be much more consistent and successful.

If you are a hitter who tends to get overly frustrated by "failure", try to understand that failure is a significant part of hitting. The better you handle failure as a hitter, the quicker and more often you can find success. Rather than carry the frustration of the previous swing into the next, try to learn from it to help you improve on the next swing. The more you learn and improve from each swing, the shorter your slumps and the longer your hot streaks will be.