Bro.... pizza in the oven thing totally changed my swing and now I’m smashing line drives and I’ve moved up 4 spots in the line up Edit: Forgot to say thanks omg thank you sooooooo much
SVLogger keep your footwork simple when fielding field the ball with glove out in front low, play the ball, and gain momentum by stepping right and then left into your throw to keep it short. I take it you’re a first baseman or third baseman??
Guys; what are your thoughts on this variation of the drill? I've used 2 tees. One placed strategically deeper and lower in the zone in the inner half, and the 2nd out in front of the plate like you have it here. The challenge is to hit both balls with 1 swing and keep both in the middle of the field.
Never commented first time I watched this but his helped me so much my coach told me to swing down on the ball and as soon as I switched to this I hit line drives constantly and ended on a huge hit streak
@@chiemisaito I don’t know if you still play but my biggest advice is to not try and swing through your shoes (basically you want to hit a home run and that’s all your thinking about and try to crush the ball and then end up swinging and missing or having weak contact) also you can work on explosive workouts
In regard to hitting "down on the ball", it seems to me that this is misunderstood on BOTH sides of the argument. I agree that you never want to hit "down onto the ball". It is a teach that is misunderstood and misrepresented by many coaches. This then allows others to easily debunk it by making a straw man argument like this. IMO, the purpose, or the real teach, is to start your hands (from load), so that you create a downward path initially. This is meant to prevent the dreaded "cast", where the barrel of the bat drops down behind the batter, then sweeps out and around the ball. It's deceiving, because if you're a tad late, it can result in line drive the other way. But only because the barrel didn't have time to get outside the ball. What I've used in it's place is focusing on keeping the "V" formed between the forearm and bat in tact as long as possible. This brings the barrel down as a result of rotation vs. dropping the barrel. This can clearly be seen at just after 5:30 into this video. The wrist angle is maintained, and the barrel takes a downward path directly to a point JUST before the hitting zone, then tilts upward to meet the path of the ball. You do in fact swing "down", just not "down on the ball". To be clear, I'm not disagreeing with anything in the video. I just don't like to see the baby thrown out with the bathwater. Just because this is often taught incorrectly doesn't mean the intended purpose is wrong.
Yes, the pizza push, drop your back elbow as close to you as you can then its a small push with your hands keeping the head of the barrel pointed behind you then whip the head at the ball, key is keeping your hands close to your body not crowded so you maintain your power throughout the swing keeping your hands above the plain of the ball will give you the proper bat angle and line drives as you can see in the swing in the video.I agree I never understood the swing down at the ball thing? I guess it may be for proper bat angle, but if you keep your hands above the ball you will get the proper angle as you can see in your video.
Great analogy with the pizza thing, I'm A woman softball coach here in Sinaloa Mexico and I try my best to make them girl easy to understand the technical stuff into more common language because we have a lot of rookies so that's a better way for them to understand.
Great video I have realized in the yard after i watched the video I am not hitting down words on to the grass I am hitting straight line drives and that throwing the pizza in the oven is a very great drill might have to talk to my all star and travel ball coaches about these tips
Justin you're absolutely right getting on top of the baseball because then it will be on the ground and the reason why Coaches tell kids to get on top is because most kids do dropping their back shoulder (Which they should probably change that name by the way) and they've been underneath everything on a pitch location and Coaches don't realize that if kids get on top of the ball then it will be grounders which means they will be outs too!
bleef vleefs it matters how fast they throw , if they throw fast you ( I pick up my leg) want to be ready when there about to release it and then swing a little under the ball but not a straight up swing like golf because it will be a pop fly
I remember my son had a coach tell him to chop down on the ball as far back as coach pitch. It took me a long time to break that habit and he still does it from time to time.
great coaching .. do you have a video on when to actually start the load and stride with a actual pitcher ? Do you put your stride foot down when the ball is released or when the pitcher is in his motion ?
Aaron Sznakowski I used to have the same issue when I was in little league, eventually got over it cause I realized it's only temporary pain, also a drill that helped me was having my dad throw tennis balls at me when we went to the field, yes a baseball will feel harder but also keep in mind the pitcher is trying to throw it in the zone not at you
Hey, thanks for all the tips. My technique has gotten better thanks to your vids and my coaches. So wing though I still struggle with is my timing. Could you do a vid on how to improve your timing and eye sight when batting? That would help so much.
fantastic explanation, coach, of why the 'straight arm, chop down' swing does not work, especially when the kids start facing faster & better pitching... why the idea of a downward bat-path persists is just beyond me... I was just recruited to join the coaching staff for one of our city league all-star team... almost every kid (cream of the crop from the all the teams) swings down believing they are creating back spin... I ask em 'what was the majority of their hits during the season?' ... mostly weak grounders... I use your exact explanation about the downward pitch path... you can tell this is a totally new idea and has never been told to them!!! it's astounding because it's common sense. Keep up the great video's, coach.
Hey coach, I couldn't resist adding this follow-up. I just got home from the first all-star game. It was an 11-1 victory filled with bombs to the out field and one GRD. The boys did hit a number of fly balls that were caught but, hey, that's baseball. What I'm most proud of: only 2 ground balls. I had two practices with them and hit the basics hard. Palm up/palm down, extension, hit the inside of the ball, etc, etc.... it was a good day to be a hitting coach.
General Question, please comment, need advice! I’m a high school freshman and I’m very skinny with not a lot of muscle on me but I make good contact I can hit the ball but I can’t quite drive it I don’t have the power. So how do I increase power and ability to drive the ball?
Thanks for another helpful video. I have a video of my 11 years old son that I would love for you to check out and give me your input. Can I email it to you.
Can you do a Video where you show when the batter needs to start to make his movements??? pretty please!!! what do YOU look for in a pitcher so that you start you swing? im sure that video will get alot of likes!!! thanks!!
Chopping is what golfers do to a stationary ball to generate backspin. They take the divot AFTER hitting the ball. Baseball is all about 'on-plane'; swing metrics prove the angles that generate successful ABs.
great video bud! i was having a problem rolling my wrist a little and i used the "throwing the pizza in the oven" strategy and see the benefits coming from it 💪
I have a cool drill that helps reinforce the pizza in the oven mindset, if you have old bats laying around and a cage, literally swing and throw the bat as you swing and try to get it up the middle. If you are pulling the ball it won't go straight
Great video... So true... You hear such bad advice about getting on top of the ball which isn't true... Anyone that disagrees, watch Kris Bryant from the Cubs! He said he was always taught by his father to get UNDER the ball!
Finally a coach that knows what his talking about I couldn't never make sense of coaches telling kids to chop down on a ball that's been pitch downwards I do like your throwing the pizza in the oven idea I can see a batter getting more speed & power it would certainly help any kid that hits big Thanks coach!
Exactly right! "On plane with the pitch which is a slight uppercut." I wish my old school parents would understand this. So many bad teachings about swinging down from years past.
I been hitting too much grounders to first base and fouls it’s been pissing me off so much to the point that I pushed the 1st basemen and I got ejected.
The change from ground balls to line drives and now the focus on deep fly balls and homeruns has been crazy. Just ten years ago the focus was hitting the ball low and hard through the infield. I wrote about this big change in swing culture and I think it goes well with this video! allhustlebaseball2.wordpress.com/2017/12/07/the-launch-angle-focused-swing-flaw/
Ultimate Baseball Training maybe a vid on your “load step...” call it a jab step. Making sure it’s a strong step and towards the picture. Or maybe keeping your chin down through the swing. Or a good one would be on opening up your hips “too early!”
This season I only struck out 6 times but my average was 200 I hit everytime I'm at the plate but a majority of the time I fly out or line out to center can anyone help me on how to get these into good hit like a drill or something
(PO) Lefty for my past 6 games everytime i get up to bat i hit hard grounder to 2nd or short and it pisses me off because last season i was hitting dingers
shout out to coach justin, I recently had tryouts for all stars in my league and I killed the batting portion thanks to your batting drills. keep up the good work
GARKS_ NL does it hurt or is it sore? If it hurts get a doctor, if it's sore you need to drain the lactic acid from your arm. When you see coaches making pitchers run sprints and stuff like that after a day of pitching in game it's because they are draining the lactic acid from their arm
I got my first home run because of your channel thanks so much! I get hits every time and I'm still at the bottom of the order ☹️ but I'm still last but thanks for helping me get my first home run
