A Simple Drill To Fix Your Bat Path
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2023
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Rich, i'm telling you if i had come across these videos in my college playing/professional days i would have transformed into a completely different hitter. The whole down on the ball swing is detramental to your mechanics and it just turns you into a timid hitter trying to make contact and not actively drive the ball. Kuddos and best wishes ahead
I have been trying to teach my son this hitting philosophy he has been very hesitant because it’s so drastically different from what he’s used to . Last weekend he had an aha moment so much so he still doesn’t believe it happened . I was trying to get him to swing off the back leg and to start the swing before front foot lands . He got so mad and frustrated with me he yelled what do you want me to do swing like this trying to be a smart ass and barreled a ball like he never has before the shock and disbelief on his face was priceless . I’d like to come up and get him some lessons since I know there are things I’m missing . Any contact info would be appreciated .
The mental struggle is real. This is what separates great private instructors from guys who know a lot and have notoriety, but can’t teach a kid to tie a shoe.
Starting the swing before for foot lands. I hope your talking about loading. Your hips cant rotate until the front heel hits the ground. You cant lean back to hit a ball forward. Hitting off your back foot is bad advice. Look at any good hitter. Most don't even have the foot on the ground with solid contact
@@ca40946 most coaches now tell you to chop at the ball so it either is a few feet higher than the pitchers head or its a ground ball that will only work if you are fast and even that wont work in highschool ball his coaching is not directed to 8 year old kids but im sure you can find an 8 year old kid's parents saying how good the swinging mechanics rich teaches are for their kid
@@ca40946 the issue is if or when you go to hs baseball the chop motion becomes natural to you so when you get old enough where chopping is useless you will have to learn an entirely new swing so its better to hit like big leaguers plus you do not need to chop the ball to go in the gap i hit a double right over the pitcher's head after i started swinging like teacherman
@@ca40946 chopping at the ball makes it go down so how did bonds hit so many home runs if he really did chop at it? did it bounce so hard it went over the fence every time?
What a video. Thanks Richard!
Thnx for the great info..My son and I really appreciate these videos!
I never thought to apply my statics or dynamics background to hitting. Thank you!
My son is unstoppable on the field after using your tips. Thank you!
@@spannoschannel599mad that his kid is better than yours 💀. You have 100+ comments on his channel, he’s rent free in your pea sized dome.
Had my aha moment last weekend with this method. I’m 28 but I wish I had this 15 years ago. I destroyed my tee so practice was cut short but wow does this feel more natural when you finally get it down
At 1:18 the knob is digging into the forearm and the wrist in the bottom hand (closest to the knob) is bent awkwardly it seems. So, after this position do you spin the bat to achieve a follow through, or let go of the top hand?
Hey bitter man do you have a camp I can apply my boy for we are out of Maryland and after a few slugs on the tee with your method has completely blown my mind
Lol Richard I'm a plumber have to make one of those along with back stop net for Pitching target perhaps
Keys to the Rolls Royce
I think the “lean back” question was a lean back after swing is finished. Rather than having good direction the hitter leans back at the end of swing. I dunno if that’s what you understood it as also or if I’m the confused one.
Where were you 30yrs ago when it felt like I was hitting a brick wall and no one knew how to get me out of my slump swing?? I lost my stroke trying to stand like George Brett, Rod Carew, Mike Hargrove and everyone else but me.
How do I get one of those dovetail bats ?
Would you recommend I stride or no stride
All depends on the hitter, nobody can recommend to stride or not stride .
Where can we buy the device used for the wall drill?
Do you place your hands / knuckles a certain way on the bat
Place your finger knuckles even on the bat, it might feel weird at first like your wrist is bending but all the major leaguers do it and it works, u will get used to it
With your arms out in front of you, place your hands with the palms opposing each other, the bottom hand (of your batting grip) palm down and top hand palm up. Position the bottom hand's thumb so the knuckle closest to the nail is on top of top hand's palm. Have someone place a bat into your hands and grab it. Now look at your knuckle alignment, the middle knuckles on both hands will be close to in line with each other. This is the proper position for your hands to be in. It will feel awkward when you get into your "load position" until you get used to it. It is much easier to show this than to describe in words. I hope this helps.
Is it better to start loaded or load when the pitcher starts his motion. My son is 10. I am trying to teach him the wall drill.
I finding loading on the wind up helps build timing. The girls i coach that started load can't hit anyone with speed but when a slow pitcher comes in they were hitting the ball. I think loading on the windup will get your timing down when always loading you have to think to much about timing instead of the rhythm loading on the windup gives.
How can I get in contact for lessons?
Hey coach!!! Something I've noticed and I think needs to be addressed is spine angle. I have noticed in trying to teach this stuff that the kids who are straight up when they load (no lean over towards the plate) have a harder time executing these drills and swing. I noticed that the players who are straight up, tend to still have to drop their hands and dip hard on the back half to get to pitches. Just something I noticed and once we added some lean over, things changed. Thanks coach!
Absoulutely agree spine angle weight over plate/tilt is key in this.
He does mention tilt just doesnt go in detail
My 10 year old is getting them dimgers thank you
Hey hitterman.
You are not wrong. I think you are correct with everything feel vs real. My son is 11 in a select program teaching a rotational swing. However, we have been working your drills privately for 3months and he just got his 1st HR in 12U oppo. He definitely snapped and did NOT rotate. These coaches are either idiots or lazy.
coaches go by textbook mechanics i have a few teammates that naturally throw sidearm but the coaches keep telling them to throw overhand because its textbook
@@nepzski "Text Book" Most of my coaches never read the science of hitting by Ted Williams. A lot of what teacherman is teaching comes from the Science of Hitting by Ted Williams. It's just tweaked slightly to deal with pitchers throwing 95+ now. Just ten years ago a guy in the MLB throwing 100MPH was rare even for the big leagues, now it's way more common.
Do you use the same and drills for slowpitch softball or know other that do?
I would imagine the principals are the same. Check out the LSU softball player he mentions
@@lefebre27 fast pitch though? I'm imaging at least some of it must transfer. I'm definitely going to play with my bat path and snapping behind like that and see how it goes.
@@jd229 how’d it go?
@@Runthetable91 actually played last night and hit one over a 320 fence so not too bad. Mostly I applied the back leg loading tho didn't really mess at all with my upper body
Yes. A hitter is a hitter
“The way you fix something is you stop doing it” Philosophical ain’t it? Try to tell that to Bill W and friends. If only it were that easy Richy. Ha ha.
I don’t get how he’s saying parallel. Can someone clarify
I don’t understand why he says parallel. There’s nothing parallel about it. He didn’t set the tee lower than the fence, which is necessary to understand that the bat path goes on the other side of the fence. I find that kids try to guide their hands through, which defeats the purpose of what should be a deliberately violent rearward snap. You need to coach them through it by encouraging a quick snap. Do it from the command drill position and ONLY snap and tilt. Then graduate to full load and launch.
He means the bat head not going over the bar. Like throwing a bucket of water. you doing rotate it you slap it forward. Don't waste power on rotation. Slap you bat straight out.
Would this work for men’s softball too?
So you let the ball travel deeper
This is great for a guy like Judge, who is trying to get the ball in the air. Not so great for kids or smaller players who will hit a lot of pop ups and weak fly balls. Telling people that it works for a 6'7' 260 lb. great athlete so it will work for them is ridiculous.
sheesh… 🤯🤯🤯
Learn how to hit depending on the count. 1 strike or less try to drive the ball. 2 strikes, shorten up your swing and put the ball in play. A single is better than a strikeout or lazy pop-up. Putting the ball in play the other way is better than a strikeout. It's not swing for fences every swing. Watch A. Pujols, M. Cabrera, Tony Gwynn, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, W. Boggs, not Teacherman! His swing is off balance and trying to hit everything in the air. A strikeout is the worst thing you can do. It's swings like this that produces a .250 avg with 200 Ks.
What does that have to do with hitting mechanics? The mechanics of your swing should never change based on what the count is. Now making an adjustment to where the ball is pitched or trying to go inside out has nothing to do with hitting mechanics.
@@keenj78
You definitely should change based on the count. That's why players are striking out at a record pace. Trying to kill every pitch. It's better to slap an outside pitch the other way for a single than strike out.
@@chriscarpenter317changing your approach is not the same as changing the mechanics of your swing. It just means to not be so selective and be ready to push a ball the opposite way
Tell Ken Griffey Jr this nonsense
You sound unintelligent
It’s free tips bro. You don’t have to use it or be a dickhead.
Aaron judge is showing how “this nonsense” is actually working. Shut up Meg
There will always be more than one way to do most things, including hitting a baseball. Plus, KGJ used a lot of the same principles in his swing. The shoulder tilt and power driving off the downward barrel snap and the tension between the back and rear hip, staying inside the ball, it’s very similar. This idea of “Griffey’s swing doesn’t look like that therefore this method is undermined”, even if it were factually correct, isn’t logically valid. I’ve applied these principles myself and have seen a marked increase in power.
@@snappyone well you can’t hear my voice so I’m going to assume you are the unintelligent one.
@luispolonia