Can you guys analyze my video and give as much feedback as possible. Thanks Alot. Baseball Video
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In your swing, I think (in general), the upper body is pretty good.
The lower body could use some work. You lunge, and weight the front leg far too early. C o c k your hips, as is said in The Science of Hitting. Coil around that rear leg, and let the swing shift your weight. It's wise to let your swing provide the weight shift; rather than you shifting the weight, waiting, and THEN swinging.
Feel the press of the inside of your foot against the ground (caused by the hip c o c k).
Keep working at it, it's a long road to a good swing.
The lower body could use some work. You lunge, and weight the front leg far too early. C o c k your hips, as is said in The Science of Hitting. Coil around that rear leg, and let the swing shift your weight. It's wise to let your swing provide the weight shift; rather than you shifting the weight, waiting, and THEN swinging.
Feel the press of the inside of your foot against the ground (caused by the hip c o c k).
Keep working at it, it's a long road to a good swing.
The first thing I see is that your front foot moves towards the plate and closes your hips, which makes you swing too much with hands and arms to overcome that momentum.
It looks like you have a strong upper body, which is good, but you're losing bat speed by constricting everything.
You have a huge uppercut, and you are dropping your back shoulder. That is probably in response to the resistance you are feeling in the lower half, which is a fairly common reaction.
As low finish says, try getting the hips to rotate, which will allow the right elbow to stay closer to body and provide a much better swing plane.
And, also, take the phone out of your back pocket.
It looks like you have a strong upper body, which is good, but you're losing bat speed by constricting everything.
You have a huge uppercut, and you are dropping your back shoulder. That is probably in response to the resistance you are feeling in the lower half, which is a fairly common reaction.
As low finish says, try getting the hips to rotate, which will allow the right elbow to stay closer to body and provide a much better swing plane.
And, also, take the phone out of your back pocket.
For a young guy Low you have an amazing grasp of the swing.
Agree more or less with Low, need better hip action less forward leak. I you put this video on a computer where you can look at it frame by frame you will likely see it. Hands coming through early and causing your "throws" to be back behind the ball path when they should be out at the pitcher. Tremendous loss of power here.
Good foundation however.
I don't know if it is just me, but I would think the fielding video should be at high speed, not easy rollers you are getting on the field. Good footwork, but seems to me you are letting the ball come to you too much and should be moving through it more. The arm side balls should be stretched out to see you in action. Seems weak to me, but I am not really an expert in this area.
Keep working hard and good luck!
Agree more or less with Low, need better hip action less forward leak. I you put this video on a computer where you can look at it frame by frame you will likely see it. Hands coming through early and causing your "throws" to be back behind the ball path when they should be out at the pitcher. Tremendous loss of power here.
Good foundation however.
I don't know if it is just me, but I would think the fielding video should be at high speed, not easy rollers you are getting on the field. Good footwork, but seems to me you are letting the ball come to you too much and should be moving through it more. The arm side balls should be stretched out to see you in action. Seems weak to me, but I am not really an expert in this area.
Keep working hard and good luck!
Agree with all that has been said about your swing.
As for the fielding - Good footwork, but get to the ball sooner. You are rounding the ball, but letting it come to you. Try to work on getting rid of the extra step in your transition. Get the ball in and OUT of your glove as soon as possible - the little infield hop maybe slowing the transition a bit. At time 1:50 your coach says "better", notice you had a nice transition with no hop at time 1:48. All in all, quality stuff. Keep up the great work.
As for the fielding - Good footwork, but get to the ball sooner. You are rounding the ball, but letting it come to you. Try to work on getting rid of the extra step in your transition. Get the ball in and OUT of your glove as soon as possible - the little infield hop maybe slowing the transition a bit. At time 1:50 your coach says "better", notice you had a nice transition with no hop at time 1:48. All in all, quality stuff. Keep up the great work.
no lower coil in my opinion although he does a lil better in the outside vids..look at his rear knee and look at his bug squishing..he needs a lower body coil
quote:Originally posted by BOF:
For a young guy Low you have an amazing grasp of the swing.
Agree more or less with Low, need better hip action less forward leak. I you put this video on a computer where you can look at it frame by frame you will likely see it. Hands coming through early and causing your "throws" to be back behind the ball path when they should be out at the pitcher. Tremendous loss of power here.
Thank you.
I agree with your comments. I have found that being (more) positive yields better results with people. The biggest problem in this swing is the lack of true lower body involvement. The rear hip moves, but only because the hands have moved in front of it.
Some groups would call this a "momentum-only" lower body.
#1. I'm no expert.
2. I like the way you work. I can tell you got some love in you for the game.... I'd take a truckload of you.
3. I hate the way you stop your swing, because someone got you turn your front knee in so far. You can still load your swing without so much effort, and you'll keep your strength.
4. Your arm angle would drive me nuts. That being said on one ball you threw across your body, I'm like, "yep, there's my 3rd baseman. that was sweeet.
these are just snap judgements; don't let anything I said down you... Best of luck to you.
2. I like the way you work. I can tell you got some love in you for the game.... I'd take a truckload of you.
3. I hate the way you stop your swing, because someone got you turn your front knee in so far. You can still load your swing without so much effort, and you'll keep your strength.
4. Your arm angle would drive me nuts. That being said on one ball you threw across your body, I'm like, "yep, there's my 3rd baseman. that was sweeet.
these are just snap judgements; don't let anything I said down you... Best of luck to you.
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Some groups would call this a "momentum-only" lower body.
Interesting way to put it, and i agree. I am going to use that "phrase" if you don't mind Low.
quote:Originally posted by bballdad2016:quote:
Some groups would call this a "momentum-only" lower body.
Interesting way to put it, and i agree. I am going to use that "phrase" if you don't mind Low.
Feel free! The more people who are exposed to this terminology, the more people will stop teaching junk like "Squash the bug" or "Throw the hands at the ball".
For the record, the definition I use is "A lower body that does not contribute power to the upper body"
OK, so I just looked at your swing frame by frame.
So here's what I noticed (that I didn't see before)
1. You're swinging DOWN. Very bad, most MLB hitters swing level to the ball (up 5-10 degrees)
2. Your hands are almost always in advance of your hips. There are a few swings where they aren't, but the majority have the momentum lower body.
3. You really have little segmentation. (The hips never really get ahead of the hands, everything is firing at once instead)
4. You really LOVE to use your arms, and that's related to the getting to the front side early.
So what I would do is search Mike Epstein, or possibly go to www.toplevelhitting.com
Read the articles, and watch the free videos. They'll give you a pretty fair idea of what you're doing wrong and how to correct it.
I both love and hate your swing. If you could get the upper body to work in sync with the lower body, you'd be a VERY good hitter.
So here's what I noticed (that I didn't see before)
1. You're swinging DOWN. Very bad, most MLB hitters swing level to the ball (up 5-10 degrees)
2. Your hands are almost always in advance of your hips. There are a few swings where they aren't, but the majority have the momentum lower body.
3. You really have little segmentation. (The hips never really get ahead of the hands, everything is firing at once instead)
4. You really LOVE to use your arms, and that's related to the getting to the front side early.
So what I would do is search Mike Epstein, or possibly go to www.toplevelhitting.com
Read the articles, and watch the free videos. They'll give you a pretty fair idea of what you're doing wrong and how to correct it.
I both love and hate your swing. If you could get the upper body to work in sync with the lower body, you'd be a VERY good hitter.
A few have assumed you have area exposure.
Is this NOT true.
Is this NOT true.
thanks everyone for the feedback, some of the swings in the video were a week old (swings inside the cage),, the newest ones were outside on the field. i had noticed that my bottom half wasnt being used very well and that i swing with my arms alot. so im working on that now.
Bear- I have no exposure at all, my brother helps me with all my videos and since i live in Washington dc its kind of a disadvantage. I go to some showcases but i get nervous, and i dont perform well at all
Bear- I have no exposure at all, my brother helps me with all my videos and since i live in Washington dc its kind of a disadvantage. I go to some showcases but i get nervous, and i dont perform well at all
You have some exposure.
I remember your name from Gardziel's Tournament in 2011 (in Woodbridge).
Send me an email. Include your own eval on yourself I will send you my notes in a return email.
I believe many HS Baseball - Student Athletes are able to play in College, whether that be Club Ball, JUCO, NCAII thru DIII and DI. The hardest part is showing up.
I am not buying the 'I'm nervous, and don't perform well' b.s. (But then, that is just me.)
Maury Wills played on McKinley Tech's ball field long before Cardoza HS named their field after him.
So I am also not buying your DC handicap.
I see a lot of kids, one used to blow lunch and then compete. My boss at the time, drafted him, yet never signed. Hit .800 at five o'clock for a 7:05 ball game.
Marry Christmas to you. Can your brother play?
I remember your name from Gardziel's Tournament in 2011 (in Woodbridge).
Send me an email. Include your own eval on yourself I will send you my notes in a return email.
I believe many HS Baseball - Student Athletes are able to play in College, whether that be Club Ball, JUCO, NCAII thru DIII and DI. The hardest part is showing up.
I am not buying the 'I'm nervous, and don't perform well' b.s. (But then, that is just me.)
Maury Wills played on McKinley Tech's ball field long before Cardoza HS named their field after him.
So I am also not buying your DC handicap.
I see a lot of kids, one used to blow lunch and then compete. My boss at the time, drafted him, yet never signed. Hit .800 at five o'clock for a 7:05 ball game.
Marry Christmas to you. Can your brother play?
