How To Stop “Rolling Over” - (3 Quick Fixes and Hitting Drills!) 

Hey, Coach Justin here! Hopefully you enjoyed today's video! I'll be heading to the field to film some NEW videos this week, so do me a favor and let me know what you'd like to see next on the channel! Just comment ANY video ideas you have. I'd really appreciate it! P.S. Don't forget your FREE Bat Speed Boosters workout! (Link in the description)

Players, coaches & parents - I just came across this video and, IMHO, every detail Coach Justin mentioned in this video is spot on. Save this video and refer to it often.

This helped so much. I love getting hits, but I don’t like getting ground ball hits instead of line drives or deep flies. All of your videos literally speak to the subject that I need to hear.

from middle school-high school, we were taught to roll-over and to squish the bug 😑 Sometimes I wish I wldnt have been so "coachable"!!

Thanks Coach Justin! Your videos are always super clear, and you leave plenty of room for nuance (no "one true way"). Appreciate the help!

My dad forces me to watch u XD

Thanks for the video bro! I play slowpitch softball and have adjusted my batting stance that allows me to hit for way more authority and power. My teammates have taken notice so have our opponents, but I'm still surprising many of them especially when they play me shallow. boom!

I love these videos! Going to practice these drills today!

Hi coach! Thanks gonna implement these drills tonight for my 11u softball team!

Been watching your videos for a long time and just realized I haven't subscribed! So now I subscribed and keep up the good work! I love your content and this is probably the most helpful channel in all of RU-vid. I've been struggling lately with hitting and I think the content of your channel will help me out, so THANK YOU!

love the vids bro!! i have been rolling over like crasyyy u helped alot and do u coach any travel or school teams?

Thanks for the video. My old ass plays slow pitch softball and apparently my stance has been too wide without much of a stride and have not been hitting for any power whatsoever, but I've corrected it by watching your videos and I'm back to my old self with a minor adjustment. 2 thumbs up!

love your videos man been subed since day 1 keep posting

Great video!!! Can you do a video on left hander groundball footwork!!!

How to Turn a Double Play from all positions, and how to do it the FASTEST. That would help a lot! Thank you!

great video as always justin. this really helped me out

Really good stuff here Justin. Thanks

Nice video. My son sometimes casts around to the ball. We will practice keeping our arms closer to body. Thanks

Your vids are great Coach Justin.

Great video coach Justin thank you! I just start coaching young boy of 8-9 years old and their biggest weakness is how to position the glove when catching the ball. If you have a drill I will love it 😊

Godbless you man This helped

Thanks it helped me hit my first homerun

Thanks for the great videos man. I’ve watched dozens maybe hundreds of diff videos from diff people so I can refresh on all the stuff I learned as a youngster and attempt to pass it on to my kids. By far you and your videos are at the top of all the people submitting videos and by far the things you say and knowledge for the game BY FAR exceeds 99% of all the other garbage on RU-vid. Really appreciate the time you take to post things and we pay close attention to what you have to say. Keep up all the good posts man. If you required us to pay to subscribe I would but I’m grateful it’s free knowledge your giving out and thankful your willing to do so. Much appreciated. Awesome ACCURATE stuff. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

This helped so much thank you bro

THANKS COACH!! I'M ON IT!

This helped. I’ve been in a slump hitting like this for a month.

I have to say thank you, for all your lessons and knowledge shared, please keep up the great work you always do

again good stuff Justin

thanks im going to start doing these i keep hitting weak grounders on pitches right down the middle

Good video man! how about a video about how to warm up properly before a game

the first thing you said really worked for me

Hey coach Justin love the videos keep them up they help me with my 11 year old but his problem seems to be when he swings he's more upright he doesn't really pull his left shoulder out but he swings from a more straight up position instead of keeping his left shoulder kind of dip and driving his body through the ball when he swings I'm struggling to fix it I don't know if you have any pointers on that thank you preciate your time God bless. He he bats right-handed I hope that made sense on how I described his hitting

I cant believe ive been doing this wrong all this time ive been hitting rolled over balls for the longest time not being able to figure out why this video helped me a unbelievable amount. Im playing 14U and just hit 3 doubles 2 triples and 2 hrs after watching all of the things i need to work on from your vids. Thanks Coach!

Very Good video

Good stuff. I finally know what casting is. I do that rollover stuff all the time. I hit some of the hardest grounders to short you've ever seen.

Can you make a video of how to stay ready for multiple positions? Like going from outfield to infield or switching infield positions. Thanks, love the vids!

Thanks

thanks

Thank you sooo much! I really hope to make my high school team it's just I'm not the best so I can try

I can smash home runs all day with an effortless swing with palm up, to the point of lead foot, then exaggerated turn over. This also prevents "swinging for the fence" slumps. Quick turnover just prior to contact greatly increases bat speed.. Unless you actually feel what I'm talking about, you'll never know.. but if I didn't have my swing, I'd adopt something like this.

Is there a way I can send you a video of my swing so you can look at it and tell me what’s wrong with it? I’ve lost a lot of power because I was injured and kept playing which caused bad habits but I’m not sure what they are or how to fix them. Let me know if you can help. Thanks

Your demonstrations are great! How can I help a 12yo little league player who can hit homers and hard line drives all day in practice but frequently strike out in games. Maybe a drill to simulate fast pitches without a pitching machine is the answer or are there other factors at play? Thanks for all the great advice you provide.

Legit video i enjoyed it really good and yeah i used to hit it bad now i hit it greatly powerful bye

this is my biggest problem at the plate. thanks so much!

Can you make a video on how to take care of your knees I am a catcher and after a tournament my knees hurt a bit you got any tips?

Love the videos. Thanks. Have watched many of yours and this one is also a great fit for me. Justin have you thought about setting up a Patreon account or something similar? If you did I'd be happy to pay.

My son picked up a terrible batting habits this year... the last one is his problem. Good looking out

I have a question. Why would you teach contact with a tee up ball over the middle of the plate? Seems late to me. A pitch in that location of the plate would need to be attacked in front of the plate to get the most power and best lift...thoughts

Could you fully swing using the method?

no problem

Do you live in Tennessee

Launch position @ 2:47 Launch position drill @ 4:45 On plane w/the pitch @7:10 (palm up palm down) Staying Connected/Casting Drill @ 8:50

Does all of this work for softball? Because I roll over bad.

Thanks coach I think you gave me the solution to the reason my son is hitting tons of ground balls.

How to hit it high

coach justin do you know how to play softball

Plz soemone help me. I am 13 years old and I am struggling to stay short and pulling everything I'm even struggling on the tee someone help Plz!

I feel like my son hits ground balls because he is hitting the ball too far in front of the plate most of the time. People are always telling him that it is this mechanic movement or that. I think it is hard to extend the arms after contact when he does this because it it easier to roll over or swipe through the swing when you are out front too far. People in the stands automatically assume that if you hit it to the right side that you were late on it. If you watch it in slow mo, most of the time he is actually still out front too far, but on an outside pitch. With no extension he just swipes through and the ball and it glances off the bat to the right. If this happens a lot, is this caused from timing mainly or mechanics? I feel bad timing always causes bad mechanics. We always watch the great players hitting home runs and rarely study their bad hits. Their mechanics always seem perfect when they hit a dinger. If you watch them get fooled on a pitch and hit it too far out front and ground out then their mechanics look terrible. I want drills that focus on timing mechanisms. I see so many kids with perfect looking swings because of all the instruction they have had but they can't hit worth a damn because they can't read the pitch and time it up. I wish someone would master this timing different pitching deliveries and being on time thing. I know that is what natural hitters can do but can it be taught? With the ability to break it down in such detailed slow motion it looks like we could teach a kid to a least get a letter better at it. It is a shame to see a young kid that can hit the ball 400 feet but just can't seem to figure out the timing mechanism against live pitching consistently. I think when timing and decent mechanics come together you get an above average hitter. Any response to this ridiculously long post is appreciated.

Coach I left Instagram msg, please check it!

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I guess Ronald Acuna is doing it wrong, his bat is straight up and down when he is in his launch position? 3:58 of video

You should be glad bub

Hey your video is fine but the issue I have is all the hitting instructors on you tube seen to place the tee at waist level. Show me how to hit with your approach pitches at the knees,,, and lower,,,, 3 plus inches of the plate. That's what we see in tournaments, not rec ball.

Please stop adding the background music. Kinda distracting

"Hands above the ball" is the better term instead of "on top of the ball".

Don't EVER listen to what they think they do...watch what they do.

aren’t you dropping your shoulder tho i always watch ur vids but my coach says it looks as if you are dropping your shoulders

This guy’s videos are three times longer than they need to be. The information is good, but he repeats yourself too much. I rarely sit through a whole video.

Coach- not sure what’s going with the music but it’s terrible and distracting. The video is solid tho.

I don't know if I've seen a worse baseball field

Mike Trout and get on top of baseball is all about FEEL... Proper way to hit is from top to bottom.... so he wants to stay on top.... and not drop his bat head. This guy does not know high level hitting at all.....

Id like to know how many of these kids are working with computers nowadays. 😂 Hey dads, your son is never going to make the major leagues. It’s a one out of 300,000 probability. Unless he was born in the Dominican republic or eats sleeps, shits, and drinks baseball stop voicing your time and money either they have it or they don’t.

OMG! Would you just hit the dang ball already!!

Terrible video unless you want to hit towering pop ups

You talk to much do what your teaching