Should you swing up or swing down in the baseball swing? Jacob Cruz, MLB Hitting Coach, settles the debate. Be sure to check out the Line Drive Pro at the link below: ugoprobaseball... #baseball #linedrive #swingplane
You want to get the bat on plane for as long as possible. The pitcher releases the ball from high on top of the mound and the strike zone is less than half that height so it's naturally going to be coming downhill. In order to get on that plane you need to have a slight uppercut.
Yes, so simple. But people seem to think it sounds cool to talk about hitting down. It's a joke, and the ones who say they do.... don't hit down anyway Have a nice day.
Up, up, up. That's is a truism taught by Ted Williams and remains astrue today as when he said it in the 1960s. Ideally you want your swing travelling the same number of degrees up that the pitch is moving down. In order to get lift you want to change the contact point on the ball. Resist trying to change the switch ng plane. If you want the ball to go up, then aim a little bit below the center of the ball. If you want to put the ball on the ground, then aim a little bit higher than the equator. Think of billiards. Hitting the ball at the center(equator) makes the ball go straight. Anything to one side or another makes it go the opposite way. BTW, this is a great product that really helps teach a kid how to stop casting. Staying inside the ball is also Swinging 101.
The line drive hitter device - can one place the tennis ball down, swing the bat, and then the ball comes off? Attempting to ask what I am thinking is not easy, but how would a kid know where to grip the bat handle in relation to the ball securement attachment?
Have the kid grip the bat as usual. Then have him go to the contact position. Then slide the device over the bat head and tighten so that the ball is facing the pitcher. Know he knows how to line it up. Have him check himself every time he is about to take a swing. Within three or four tries he will have it figured out.
“Increase the margin of error”! Mean decrease the margin of error? It’s commonly accepted amongst most reasonable swing coaches and hitting coaches (there’s a difference) that your swing goes down to go up. It’s not that simple and there’s way more to it but that is the overall generally accepted way.
@@dthorne4602 I’ve read what Ted Williams has said along with damn near anything I’ve ever gotten my hands on in my 43 years of life. I’m not ignorant to the hitting world at all. You do understand where the hands start prior to getting into the hitting zone and getting on plane right? They are somewhat up, hence they need to go down (not swing down) to go up like Ted was talking about. Sounds like you reacted instead of thinking before hand.
I was a little confused on that part as well. Wouldn’t you want to decrease the margin of error? I literally replayed that part 3 times to see if I misunderstood
You want to increase the margin for error because if you draw a line from the release point down to the catchers mitt you want your bat path to be on that line for as long as possible. That way if you are a little early you pull the ball, if you are on time then you are up the middle & if you are a little late then you hit the ball the opposite way. With a downward swing or a flag swing you have to have perfect timing of when the bat path intersects the drawn line from the release point to the catchers mitt
@mclowes1546 I understand the point, it's just the terminology is incorrect. You're describing an oxymoron. You'd want to DECREASE the margin of error to hit the ball more consistently.
No, he was right. When you increase thge margin of error you decrease the chance of missing the ball. You have a larger window for being imperfect yet still contacting the ball. I wish he didnt backpedal on this, he was right the first time.
Why would I to put the ball into the air for reaction catch when I can drive the ball into the middle on the ground create a hit or a fielding error. This getting on base, rbi higher batting average etc? Is the risk worth the reward for a line drive?
