Help me with my swing!

Welcome to the site!
What's the problem?

Baseball is getting closer and closer and I just want to be prepared for the our first game. If anyone sees or feels like there is anything wrong with my swing can you please tell me.

You are not keeping your weight back long enough and leaking power. Stay back until it is time to explode, and drive the ball!

I might be going crazy, but I don't see a video.

That's your first problem! Who needs to see the swing to diagnose problems?!

Come on Lowfinish! You are slipping here!

Oops, sorry. I thought I put it already. Here is the YouTube link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VO7jxJhbn0

Like I said you are leaking power out front. You are ending with your head and torso too far out front. This will become more problematic as you try to lay off breaking balls and off speed pitches. You will lose even more of your power as you are fooled in game situations.

That is one reason why you are hitting so many ground ears as well.

Keep your weight on your backside longer, and finish with a nice power line.

I also feel like the tee is too far out in front of me. You should hit the ball a little in front of you if any. I felt like I was rolling my hand and I am pretty sure that was the problem. This is my first BP in a while and I was alone. So, I wasn't really thinking it through. Thanks for the advice though. In a little bit I will actually get my bat speed where I left off after fall ball. Then I will post another video.

Keep your weight back, you are too far out front

You drive your back elbow down too late.

When you do drive it down, the bat head doesn't move toward the catcher. The bat should move with the elbow.

The result is a bat path like "\".

Your body at finish should look like "\" but it looks like "/"

If you get your body into the proper position, your bat path will create the slight upper cut you are seeking.

Looks to me like you are lunging and swining down at the ball. All your weight ends up on the front foot. Search this forum on rotanional hitting mechnaics. Also, Google some stuff on rotational hitting mechanics. Good luck.

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Originally posted by SultanofSwat:
You drive your back elbow down too late.

When you do drive it down, the bat head doesn't move toward the catcher. The bat should move with the elbow.

The result is a bat path like "\".

You should NEVER drive your back elbow down.

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Originally posted by Jairo Mendez:
Oops, sorry. I thought I put it already. Here is the YouTube link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VO7jxJhbn0

Agree with others....for future videos, wouldn't mind seeing a better camera angle with your feet and hands fully seen and the front of your body directly facing the camera. Live pitching or a machine would help to better understand your full swing mechanics.

You seem to like Hosmer. Here's a clip. Try to see what he does that you don't.

Not an expert, but have been to plenty of good batting lessons with my son, and study video of the MLB guys swings to see their approach.  First thing I would have you correct is keeping your hands/knob inside the ball.  You are casting your hands away from your body, then coming forward, and your hands are "outside" the ball.  This makes your swing slow, and you will rarely get the good part of the bat on the ball.  You will have a tendency to pull everything, not handle certain pitches, and not be able to hit the ball the other way.  Your hands should never be outside the ball.  Also agree your weight is too far forward, and some other things.  However you have to get your hands inside the ball first and foremost.  Hope this helps.  

I have a topic posted with my swing. I'd love to hear what you have to think..