Perfect Swing Mechanics 3 Simple Steps | Baseball Hitting Drill (Pro Speed Baseball) 

+Roberto Gonzalez Thanks Roberto, and you are more than welcome! This is one of the main reasons I started PSB, to take the confusion out of the game. Really glad you found the instruction insightful, and kudos to you for taking the time to do some research. If you get a sec, shoot me an email with your name in it, I wouldn't mind having a chat about some baseball stuff: my email (encrypted): michael AT prospeedbaseball DOT com Thanks for commenting and sharing too! Talk to you soon! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

+Pro Speed Baseball thank you and I look forward to talking to you

Roberto Gonzalez yeah I don't think you the real Roberto Gonzalez

@Michael Shelton if they had a series of baseball videos on youtube and they wanted to make them seem legit

daryl dixon Daryl that is awesome to hear!! Goes to show that with some proper direction and hard work you can excel much faster versus just trying to figure it out! Really glad you like the instruction and that it's helped turn you into a better player! Thanks for the awesome comment, and if you ever have any questions don't hesitate to let me know! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

thank you, later that day at practice my coach saw me hit a ball 320 feet plus! i play jv and excelling fast.(the field used to be spring training for the phillies - jack russel stadium. can you please help me with basic outfielding

That's awesome man! Pretty cool when you hit bombs out of the same fields the pros do! Don't have any videos out on outfiled just yet, did you have anything in-particular about outfield that you need help with? ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

mainly grounders because When I get the ball and throw it's not in time. Update- I am hitting "Oppo" ( to the other side)

Will definitely put an outfield grounder video on the list, have quite a few in front of it, but will get to it ASAP. In the man time really focus on timing your feet with the grounder. You will want the foot that's on the same side as your glove, in front when catching it to ensure the quickest and most powerful throw. Awesome on the update too! Love to hear when guys make strides and start working the bat! Keep working hard and good luck out there! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

I agree! :P Thanks for the great comment. Glad you liked the video! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Norman Buzz Minnick Hey Norman, thanks for the great comment! Glad the video helped out! Totally agree with the drill with the two-by-four, would be an excellent way to make sure the stride is executed properly! Thanks for watching! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

+Skyler Wilsoncroft Awesome to hear Skyler! This drill is really amazing for identifying technique issues and fixing them. You are most welcome, and than you for the awesome comment! ~Michael Pro Speed baseball

+Brad Tolson That's awesome Brad! You guys are most welcome, just glad we could give you some good info to work with! It's amazing what a little proper direction can do! Thanks for the awesome comment! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

good job

thederpy gamer Thanks for the comment! Glad to hear the video helped out!! Keep working hard! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

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You are most welcome Ignacio! Thank you so much for the great comment! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Thanks spordlaw! Glad you liked it! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Chris Innis That's awesome Chris! 7 years is quite a break too, glad the instruction helped you get back on track and hopefully it'll help you get even better moving forward. Glad to hear you're doing well and taking the initiative to research the game! If you ever have any questions don't hesitate to let me know! Thanks for the great comment too! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Thanks Armstrong WANG!!! Glad you like the instruction! Hello back form America!! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Kenneth H.B. Adderley Thanks for the awesome comment Kenneth! Really appreciate it! Glad to hear you found this video helpful and something you can use to teach! If you ever have any questions or if there's anything I can help with, just let me know! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Awesome to hear! And you guys are most welcome. It really is a huge deal to take a step back, slow things down, and then work back up to full speed. Not many more efficient ways of doing it! ;) Really glad the video helped out! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Thanks John! Excited to hear you can utilize the instruction for your kids! We'll keep it up! If you ever have an questions or if there's anything we can help with, just let us know! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Have you tried doing front arm only swings?

Thanks Jefte! Glad you liked it! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

+Paul Gallegos You are most welcome Paul! Glad you liked the instruction. Good luck with your sons, and if you ever have any questions just let us know! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

+Pro Speed Baseball could you post an updated basic outfielder video?

William Buck You are more than welcome! Glad you liked it and thanks for the comment! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Check out this guy. With front arm only swings you can teach yourself mechanics that are as good as Griffey, Ruth, you name it. With front arm only swings you don't have to think about big muscles. Get your arm positions right and the rest will take care of itself. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rhSDKzVNn1U.html

Awesome! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

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Wanderly Ramirez Hey Wanderly Ramirez, you are more than welcome!! Looking forward to hearing about your progress, this is a great place to start especially if you are breaking it down! Thanks for the comment as well! Good Luck! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Thanks Paige, will do! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

+Martin Corona You are more than welcome! This is definitely one of the best drills to get started/understand what's going on in your swing. Glad you found the instruction helpful and thanks for the comment! Good Luck out there! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Same with me my batting has not been doing good Lately hope this helps even though I don't doubt it

Like I told Martin, this drill is an excellent starting point. I would also suggest checking out the free videos at ProSpeedBaseball.com, to help with knowing the proper positioning of the most important parts of the swing. Coupling the positioning with the Load, Stride, Swing drill will be in-valuable for building an efficient swing! If you have any questions, just let us know! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Thanks, glad you liked it and it's helping out! Thanks for the comment! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

+Raul Romo Hey Raul, thanks for the comment! Striding and swinging at the same time is a very difficult way to hit, hence the ground balls, which is usually the tendency. Making sure there the load/stride is done first, then swinging gives the hitter control and direction! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

+Raul Romo he grounds out a lot most likely because his swing is flat to down, needs to dip the back shoulder slightly as he extends to get a more favorable plane

+Beatbox Expert Thanks for the question! This drill is designed to be able to take your time through the load, stride and swing. So throwing it up to yourself would create a drill where you would have to move quickly. This drill, however, can be done with someone else tossing it to you. This would give you the opportunity to load and stride first, then swing when the ball is tossed. Hope this helps out! If you have any other questions, just let us know! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

I’m guessing it didn’t go well

Ken Griffey Jr loaded and strided at the same time

Joshua Vargo Hey Joshua, thanks for the comment! Have a couple of great videos on the channel that will really help with transferring the softball swing back to baseball. There aren't huge differences, but definitely big enough to throw you off. (Like you said, you feel like the swing is long) I would check out these videos: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FoCDMMc1H3Q.html - Video is for picking up quickness and bat speed, yet the drill in the video will be really good for shortening up as well. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T9m0Dy7hWCs.html - This drill is specific for shortening up the swing. I would highly suggest paying attention to the setup and checkpoints for the drill. Those are what's really going to help make the swing more efficient/shorter. Hope these help out, if you have any questions on this or anything else don't hesitate to let me know! Nice job with the bomb too! Good Luck! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

You are most welcome! Thanks for commenting! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Brian Mitts Brian Mitts Thanks Brian! I currently don't have any videos specifically on straightening the front arm, yet it's a great idea for a video and I will most definitely put it on the list!Yea, the double load and stride is extremely productive if done correctly, I have had a lot of success teaching my students by telling them it's not a "swing hard" or "kill the ball" drill and I usually have them think about swinging around half-speed. They can definitely speed it once they've gotten used to ONE load and ONE stride.Thanks for the comment and thanks for the video idea! And if you have any other questions or if there's anything else I can help out with just let me know! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Get ready for curveballs lmao

Lol your going to get comfortable with -11 bats and then next year your going to -3 and your going to have to restart with practice

You are most welcome Rion! Thank you for the comment! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

Robert R Hey Robert, thanks for the question! I don't have a video specifically on this, but I have ran into this on multiple occasions. I would highly suggest starting from a tee and working on this drill: 1. Get into the load/stride position (just like the Load, Stride, Swing Video) 2. Get the lead heel down to a flat foot position. 3. Make swings at 25% while keeping the lead flat foot position. 4. Once he can make 10-15 swings in a row without lifting the foot up, bump the swings up to 50% 5. Repeat #4 at 50% then bump it up to 75%, then game speed. 6. Repeat steps 1-5 in front toss, then again in batting practice. After doing these he should start to get a sense of where and what his feet are doing, and have a ton of reps swinging with the lead heel down. Hope this helps get him started! I'd also like to hear how he does with it as well. Thanks for the awesome comment too, really glad you enjoy the instruction! If you have any other questions on this or anything else, just let me know! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

+Pro Speed Baseball Michael, Thanks for the advise. The drill seemed to work well. After a week of doing the drill you recommended, my son now consistently keeps his plant foot firmly on the ground at contact. We are still working some bugs out with him keeping his head on the ball at contact, but his swing looks 10 X better then it did. Thanks again. Keep the Awesome videos coming.

That is awesome to hear and you guys are more than welcome! Tell him I said, "nice work and keep at it!" Keep me updated too if you can, I'd like to hear how it's going! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

+Corey Hilton You are very welcome! Glad it helped out and thanks for the comment! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

You are most welcome, sorry to hear you are struggling... Yet, you are doing the right thing, you're researching the swing to aid your game, nice job! If you have any questions just let us know! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

+jennifer parisi You are most welcome! Thanks for the comment! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball

+Hector Arias You are most welcome, glad it helped out! I'd be more than happy to check your swing out, you can find the email on the main page at ProSpeedBaseball.com, (Towards the bottom in contact section). I will say that I do get a lot of emails, so it might take me a bit to get back to you. If you are looking for some more personal help you can check out our new Pro Swing System and the Unlimited Online Review Group at the website as well. Thanks for the awesome comment! Look forward to hearing from your! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball