If you are striking out a lot, focus on strike zone recognition and reading pitches. This a bit different then analyzing a swing.
However a short compact swing provides more time to determine if a pitch should be swung at or not.
A pitch middle out to off the plate could be well hit deeper in the zone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?e...vd&v=buI7rLyLqyM
Hey everyone. I made some of the tweaks we talked about today during some BP.(esp.with the thrusting of the hips.) This was a swing my friend took on her Iphone. Looking any better?
Your swing looks very good to start. Don't overthink it. Keep getting reps in like you are doing. 
you swing with your arms..that will be a problem as pitching gets faster and better.
try using your HANDS more and release them THRU the ball..GET WRISTY.
top hand drill only,try setting up a tee and grabbing a smaller bat that u can handle with one hand..put your left hand on your chest boob area..learn to build bat speed with the top hand..try not to use your arms when powering the ball
go on you tube and search for My Hitting drills.MOV..good drills on using your hands
My guess is your K's are either when you're taking or swinging & missing on pitches lower in the strike zone?
I think it's because your swing is a bit stiff and controlled and the bat doesn't "whip" through the zone as much as you seem to 'pull" it or "guide" it through the zone?
Your follow-through really tells me that.
This happens to a lot of kids as they try to "find the ball" with the bat, instead of seeing it
and trusting the hands!
As has been said, let the lower half provide the propulsion, and let the hands drive through.
Loosen up the shoulders & hands and I think you'll make better contact.
Secondly, your back side load is really going to make you susceptible to the off-speed stuff. Get a better rhythm and stay back a bit longer.
Now follow me on this:
My guess is that your bat speed is fairly slow because you are restricting the swing with your arms & hands providing too much of the force.
So, to compensate, you load quicker and get out on your front side too soon.
(see pop-up on first video)
Sometimes, you can get away with that on a pitch up and out over the plate. (like the one the guy threw you on a 1-2 count)
But in on you is going to be a pop-up, and low and away is going to be a K or a ground ball to SS or 2nd.
If you use the lower half better, you will overcome that and the swing will be looser and easier but quicker through the zone.
Good Luck, and remember:
"Trust the Hands"
Please stop the 3-0 fake bunt.
Higher velocity will probably get you. I will add this, at toe touch, I feel your bat is too flat and wrapped around your head (in the BP swing). This causes you to get "long" (and slow) when velocity is cranked up. You didn't show that during the game swings so I am not sure if you do/don't do this regularly.
Forgot to comment on the 3-0 fake bunt.
Umpires hate it!
They also hate it when you do it with the intent of distracting the catcher on a steal.
It will be a strike the majority of the time.
Use the 3-0 as a chance to see another pitch from your regular stance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...JGAGFgRg&index=1
First Scrimmage yesterday. Ugly Dying quail to right field. Bad swing? Scored in an exciting way aswell. Cheers to the HS season being upon us.
Originally Posted by redbird5:
Please stop the 3-0 fake bunt.
Higher velocity will probably get you. I will add this, at toe touch, I feel your bat is too flat and wrapped around your head (in the BP swing). This causes you to get "long" (and slow) when velocity is cranked up. You didn't show that during the game swings so I am not sure if you do/don't do this regularly.
Pitching was just really slow that day. I harly ever ''Wrap''. The Offspeed got to m yesterday.
I know a few people said this,would happen. I did strike out on a offspeed pitch yesterday. Way out in front. How should I correct this? Wait back on my back leg longer?
Originally Posted by LorenzoSupino:
Pitching was just really slow that day. I harly ever ''Wrap''. The Offspeed got to m yesterday.
Hard to guage much as your first swing was poor as you did not read the pitch well. That pitch was low and hard to hit. With respect to wrap of bat, I don't see that as an issue at all in your scrimmage video. You could actually get a slightly better load with your hands and get the knob of the bat more focused on the catcher to get a better angle of your bat to increase the ultimate whip during the swing. Your bat angle is not bad though.
Did see on both of your swings that your front foot was not down before you initiated your hands. You are dead on off speed pitches if the hands start driftng before you get that front foot down. Need to be able to work against that front foot/firm front side to slow your hands/body down and adjust if you are fooled on an off speed pitch. Only chance you have to get a decent swing on it, which you did not do.
Keep working hard!
That was one funky swing!
First of all, unless the count was 0-2, you shouldn't be even thinking about swinging at that pitch with your current swing. Wait for something up.
On the other hand, with a good load and good pitch recognition, it was a pitch that could be drilled to left. stop it at the :08 mark and look at where your hands are.
As 4base said, your hands are moving way before the toe touch. At toe touch, your hands should be over or even behind your back foot, with good balance and movement forward with backside and hips opening towards the pitcher.
But again, it was all arms, with no backside push or hip turn.
Remember, it's a "swing", not a "push". Let the hands go through.
You might try either spreading out your feet with a smaller stride/ toe tap (ala Jim Edmonds), or trying a higher leg kick with same stance (Ala Miguel Cabrera). Both will force better balance as you start the swing with the hands.
Pitch recognition is the key. Longer you stay back and balanced, better you will be. You are certainly strong enough to get around on any pitch you will see in HS.
A good drill would be the" half-swing". Either on a tee, or with soft-toss, just get to contact with the bat and stop. Keep doing it until you can get the bat to the zone with good swing plane and are hitting it fair. You will be amazed at how far the ball will go when you square it up even with no follow through!
Once you get that part down, then finish the swing on your next round.
Also, I would score that play as a CS, and E-5 or E-2.
You were dead meat!
You were dead meat!Originally Posted by LorenzoSupino:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...JGAGFgRg&index=1
First Scrimmage yesterday. Ugly Dying quail to right field. Bad swing? Scored in an exciting way aswell. Cheers to the HS season being upon us.
Originally Posted by gitnby:
That was one funky swing!
First of all, unless the count was 0-2, you shouldn't be even thinking about swinging at that pitch with your current swing. Wait for something up.
On the other hand, with a good load and good pitch recognition, it was a pitch that could be drilled to left. stop it at the :08 mark and look at where your hands are.
As 4base said, your hands are moving way before the toe touch. At toe touch, your hands should be over or even behind your back foot, with good balance and movement forward with backside and hips opening towards the pitcher.
But again, it was all arms, with no backside push or hip turn.
Remember, it's a "swing", not a "push". Let the hands go through.
You might try either spreading out your feet with a smaller stride/ toe tap (ala Jim Edmonds), or trying a higher leg kick with same stance (Ala Miguel Cabrera). Both will force better balance as you start the swing with the hands.
Pitch recognition is the key. Longer you stay back and balanced, better you will be. You are certainly strong enough to get around on any pitch you will see in HS.
A good drill would be the" half-swing". Either on a tee, or with soft-toss, just get to contact with the bat and stop. Keep doing it until you can get the bat to the zone with good swing plane and are hitting it fair. You will be amazed at how far the ball will go when you square it up even with no follow through!
Once you get that part down, then finish the swing on your next round.
Also, I would score that play as a CS, and E-5 or E-2. You were dead meat!
You were dead meat!Originally Posted by LorenzoSupino:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...JGAGFgRg&index=1
First Scrimmage yesterday. Ugly Dying quail to right field. Bad swing? Scored in an exciting way aswell. Cheers to the HS season being upon us.
Hahahahahahaha. I'll try the half swing tommrow and hopefully post some more footage from the game on Friday. I' really appericate guys. I'm soaking up all of this.
So, My hands are droping like straight down it seems like ? Is that hurting me?
Absolutely!
when you drop the hands like that, you lose the back shoulder and the back elbow gets lost.
Some people call that "losing your connection"
hands should go back as front foot is coming down.
watch this video of Cabrera. love his swing! simple, but powerful.
Or, this one of Manny
Originally Posted by LorenzoSupino:
So, My hands are droping like straight down it seems like ? Is that hurting me?
Most of the time I don't even feel it. So keep the hands up longer?
The point being made is that your hands are moving or drifting forward before you are fully loaded with your front foot down to actually initiate your swing in the proper sequence. Slow the first swing down from your scrimmage and then compare it to Manny's first swing. Very obvious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Z9tgY5yHBaY
I know it's been awhile. Summer ball is about to start. Here is a new AB. We played the 10. seed as we we're the 1. seed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2SvguYNEatc
My Skill's video just came out. I would appericate any feedback. (how to make plays look cleaner etc)
I would clean it up a bit and get rid of the fielding error...
