A swing guide for parents who want to help.

Create great swings and lasting connection with your child - at home.

Not sure how to help your kid with their swing?

Notice yourself getting unreasonably frustrated by their performance?

Wishing you could connect better with your child?

You’re not alone.

I got you.

Download the Sweet Spot Swing System™ eBook (includes VIDEOS)

  • Help your child with their swing AND deepen your connection with them.

  • Step-by-step instructions on how to swing a baseball bat properly

  • Easy drills you can do at home

  • VIDEOS with fixes for swing problems

  • Teaching tools for PARENTS, not just players

  • Character building language

  • Engaging questions for connection

  • Parent and Player Pledge

  • Built by D1 team captain - and a dad of 3

**This is not designed to take the place of one-on-one lessons. The Sweet Spot Swing System™ is simply designed for parents to be better positioned to help their children practice at home, and to enhance the depth of their emotional connection.

Close-up of a beige baseball with red stitching, featuring the title of a book about baseball swing and mindset for parents and kids, titled "The Sweet Spot Swing System" by Jacob Howell.

A parent-powered baseball and softball hitting guide for parents of kids ages 7–18

Struggling to help your child with their swing? You’re not alone — and you don’t need to be an expert to make a difference.

The Sweet Spot Swing System™ is a simple, powerful digital manual designed to help parents identify and fix the 10 most common swing flaws in young hitters. Built by former Ohio State captain Jacob Howell, this step-by-step guide gives you everything you need to build a more confident, consistent swing — right in your own backyard.

No coaching experience required. Just real tools, for parents, that work.

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What You’ll Get:

•A digital PDF eBook with a proper swing description and a breakdown of the 10 most common youth swing flaws

• VIDEOS with simple, proven drills for each issue — explained in everyday language

•Bonus mindset & confidence tools to support your child emotionally

•Parent + player pledges, printable tools, and connection-building tips

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Whether your child is just starting out or trying to level up, this system will help you coach them with clarity, purpose, and love.

Because the real sweet spot isn’t just the bat —

it’s the bond between parent and child.

Instant digital download. Use it today.

Download the Sweet Spot Swing System™ eBook here.

Meet Coach Jacob.

Former Ohio State team captain, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Freshman All-American and Big Ten Tournament Champion, now a husband, a dad, a coach and a mentor to the next generation. He built Sweet Spot Training Systems™ to help parents everywhere give their kids the baseball training they deserve.

A baseball player in a red helmet and white uniform swinging a bat to hit a baseball on the field.

Coach Jacob at Ohio State

  • Baseball player in red uniform reaching for a ball on the field.

    Locked in.

  • A baseball player in a red uniform and cap diving on the grassfield, reaching with a glove to catch a baseball.

    Yep.

  • A baseball player in a red uniform lying on the grass field with a baseball glove in hand and legs raised behind him.

    Got it.

  • Baseball player wearing helmet and white uniform with 'Ohio State' written on it, fist raised, with coach standing behind him.

    Just got the record for triples. Congrats from Coach Todd.

  • A baseball player in a white uniform and red cap swings a bat at a pitched ball on the field.

    Home run swing at 2007 NCAA Tournament Regionals in College Station, TX.

  • A baseball player in a white and red uniform has swung a bat, with teammates sitting and standing in the dugout behind him. The Ohio State Buckeyes logo is visible, with a graphic celebrating their 125th season of baseball.

    Posterized.

  • Baseball player in gray uniform with red cap and red socks jumping with a glove reaching to catch a baseball against a black outfield wall.

    Deep fly ball at Purdue.

  • Baseball player in red uniform diving for a ball on the field

    Diving was my favorite.

  • Adding one for the good guys.

  • View of a baseball game at dusk, with players on the field and stadium lights illuminating the scene.

    Up to bat on a beautiful evening in Columbus, OH.

  • A baseball player in a gray and red uniform, wearing number 11, jumps to catch a ball near the outfield wall. He is wearing a red cap, black gloves, and red socks, with one arm extended towards the ball.

    I tried. Didn’t get it.

  • Baseball player in white and red Ohio State uniform swinging a bat.

    94 MPH to the thigh.

  • Baseball player diving in the grass to catch a ball with a glove.

    Eye on the ball.

  • A baseball player in a red helmet and white uniform sliding headfirst into a base on the ground.

    Safe at home.

  • Two baseball players from Ohio State are standing on the field, one wearing a red helmet and holding a bat, while the coach, also in a red Ohio State jersey, is explaining something. In the background, other players and spectators are visible.

    Talking strategy with Coach Todd.

  • A baseball player in a red and white uniform sliding into a base while another player in red crouches on the ground, with an umpire and another player nearby on a baseball field.

    Coach Hagen telling me to get down.

  • Stealing second.

Download the Sweet Spot Swing System™ here.

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