Hitting Video please evaluate.

I looked at it frame by frame. Looks great!

A few times you threw your hands forward too soon. Most of the time, you kept them back and hit with power.

Shoulders, hips and feet look great.

From the camera angle, I can't comment on your balance and positioning.

Who taught you this swing?

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Originally posted by JimmyPBaseball:
Please check out this video and tell me what you think pro's, con's, ect. Anything you guys see I may be doing wrong let me know please, and Thanks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSjl8Sg4-ww

You are coming up out of your swing and that is affecting your consistency. Fix that by sitting more as you move out to control the weight in your rear leg. Also, move your hands to your handset as you move out. Your hands are ahead of your hip turn which means you're getting practically nothing out of your legs. It's bp, you should be hitting 95% of the balls square and I don't see that. Fix those things and post your swing again. Clips from the direction of the oppo batter's box are better for evaluating the swing, IMO.

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Originally posted by SultanofSwat:
I looked at it frame by frame. Looks great!

A few times you threw your hands forward too soon. Most of the time, you kept them back and hit with power.

Shoulders, hips and feet look great.

From the camera angle, I can't comment on your balance and positioning.

Who taught you this swing?

Thanks Sultan, "A few times you threw your hands forward too soon. Most of the time, you kept them back and hit with power." By this do you mean that a couple times my seperation between my hands and feet weren't right, or that my backstretch is happening in my swing to early. My Dad mainly tought me this swing but I've also done hitting work with Jared Treadway (ex yankees minor player) and Rich Dauer (Colorado Rockies third base coach)at Brunswick BAT Facility.

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Originally posted by powertoallfields:

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Originally posted by JimmyPBaseball:
Please check out this video and tell me what you think pro's, con's, ect. Anything you guys see I may be doing wrong let me know please, and Thanks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSjl8Sg4-ww

You are coming up out of your swing and that is affecting your consistency. Fix that by sitting more as you move out to control the weight in your rear leg. Also, move your hands to your handset as you move out. Your hands are ahead of your hip turn which means you're getting practically nothing out of your legs. It's bp, you should be hitting 95% of the balls square and I don't see that. Fix those things and post your swing again. Clips from the direction of the oppo batter's box are better for evaluating the swing, IMO.

Thanks Power, I appreciate the constructive criticism. My Dad said he liked your post the most because there was no BS and it was straight to the point. It was my first time making a baseball clip so I didn't really know what angle to take it at. Now when im taking tee work I will start emphasize what you told me to work on and later on make it muscle memory. I trust you to know what your talking about.

I agree with PTOF. You are not connected and cutting across the ball. If you get connected early (and stay there) you will get on plane earlier and your throws will be out toward the pitcher, driving the ball much better. Your head bobs up a little with your load so work on staying more balanced.

Like already posted get video from across the plate, and post some swings in slo motion. Actually you just looking at them in slo mo will tell you a lot.

BTW use wood for BP and get a better BP pitcher. (hope I did not insult dad too much )

The good news is that there are some huge gains in store for you with a little fine tuning!

Welcome to HSBBW.

Thanks BOF for the reply, I see now what your noticing I just re watched the video the head bob is causing me to lose consistancy. But I still don't understand what you mean when you say I'm not connected and cutting across the ball, please explain more thoroughly. Also the BP pitcher isn't my Dad he's the Facility owner. I'll check back to my thread soon.

It basically means what PTOF said that your hands get out ahead of your hips and become "disconnected" from them. Work on the ole' standard hip drill and get a full length mirror to work on your swing in slo motion. Take a look at some of the video links of some of the great hitters. Pujols is probably the best at getting on plane and staying connected as any hitter in the game...maybe all time.

Ok thanks a bunch BOF. I'll start checking out some clips on that.

How would you rate this round of hitting yourself? What were you working on?

The rhythm you are establishing with your pre-swing movement/load needs to be on time. Is this something new you have been working on? Something you can do to quiet down your body a little is focus on keeping your head a more still and work on seeing the ball as early as possible.

Don't forget that everything you do pre-swing is to prepare you to be accurate and maximize bat speed at contact. The other aspects of your swing - balance, consistency, getting through balls better - could dramatically improve if you fix your timing and give your body a chance to work (stay connected). This is especially true as you face better competition who will be doing everything they can to interrupt your timing.

Your berecruited profile says you hit .469 last year with about half your hits going for extra bases. You are already doing good things with the bat, so really learn about how to be more efficient and more prepared to face the best competition.

There are tons of videos online you can study. I encourage you to pick something very specific to watch and maybe even pick a set of criteria to evaluate for different hitters. Watch their feet, back knee, back hip, hands, head. Watch initial hand movement. Write down what you find. You'll be amazed at how much you'll learn and how you'll be able to talk about hitting with your instructors.

Here's one of Pujols to get started: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6wrjxhM4t4

I have family in Parma and I know you have a tough winter to deal with. Make good use of it.


PS Much agreed on using wood in BP. Keep working hard!

Good observations so far!

2 other things I noticed.

You have a bit of a bounce up and down off of the back side, which moves your head and torso down at impact. Stride more towards pitcher with right foot.
Look at where your right foot starts and ends.

Maybe open up stance to get hips turned quicker and to get weight moving forward instead of towards third base. You seem to be swinging against your body movement, which you can get away with in High School because of your size and strength.

Look at my avatar to see if head bobbing is a real problem that needs to be "fixed".

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Originally posted by SultanofSwat:
Look at my avatar to see if head bobbing is a real problem that needs to be "fixed".

I often make suggestions and ask hitters to try new things to help the hitter feel something and I always explain WHY. In this case, quieting the head should help settle the pre-swing/load, helping the hitter to be more efficient as he attacks the ball. He'll probably feel like he's seeing the ball better too. I think his rhythm is good, but as it is now it could be detrimental against better competition.


Can you explain why head bobbing isn't a real problem?

I'd also like to say I don't see any head bobbing in your avatar. The head is moving forward with the body, but there doesn't appear to be up/down, left/right movement. His head is as calm as possible for that style of swing. In fact, the whole time he's moving forward it looks like he's trying to see the ball.

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Originally posted by SultanofSwat:
Look at my avatar to see if head bobbing is a real problem that needs to be "fixed".

Babe's head did not move up as he moved out and then go back down. His head lowers as he moves out and sits to control his weight over his back leg.

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Originally posted by powertoallfields:
His head lowers as he moves out and sits to control his weight over his back leg.

Babe Ruth sat over his back leg during the weight shift/ stride? Really?

Does he even start with the weight on his back leg?

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Originally posted by SultanofSwat:

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Originally posted by powertoallfields:
His head lowers as he moves out and sits to control his weight over his back leg.

Babe Ruth sat over his back leg during the weight shift/ stride? Really?

Does he even start with the weight on his back leg?

Considering his front foot was off the ground.....uh....yes.

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Babe Ruth sat over his back leg during the weight shift/ stride? Really?

Yes.....His head is over his back hip...



And, it stays there...

Sultan, in your defense, head bobbing is a non-issue if a hitter is sequencing decently....It, simply, doesn't matter if the head bobs, or not...

Ruth did bob his head....So did Bonds....They can call it sitting or squatting or jaywalking...The fact is, it bobs....

Hit with wood Jimmyp

Doesn't look bad but I'm sure you get jammed more than you would like. Try starting with your hands a little closer to your body, this will reduce that little bit of bat casting you have going on their.

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Originally posted by BlueDog:

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Babe Ruth sat over his back leg during the weight shift/ stride? Really?

Yes.....His head is over his back hip...

Where else would your head be? Only Ted Williams could move his head off his back hip.

I think its excellent. Your swing is great. Youre loose, good stride, and quick . I would only suggest to you maybe hold your pose after you swing (in BP of course) to make sure your balanced. Do you have a slightly open stance because you like he ball middle-in? Just watch if pitchers take note of that. but its looks great.