One of hitting drills I used as a kid and showed my grandson is a broom or mop handle and Pinto beans .. Whether soft touse or by your self it really gets your attition to make contact . Then just use the lead hand .. It helped with a walkoff at state championships few years ago in Texas . Enjoy your videos .
We used broom handles and bottle caps. Pinto beans would be really hard to hit too. I've used the SKLZ bat and miniature whiffle balls with my kids, and I've seen it pay off almost immediately.
4:20 ....this drill can also cure a slice in golf. It encourages "lag" in a golf swing. It also helps the player keep the clubhead behind the hands in the downswing.
Great video. Big fan me and my son.we just met you at the usssa all American tryouts Viera Florida you signed a ball for him. He end making the direct select 9u pitched 56 mph on the radar gun😁 and scored 7/8 on infield. Great videos thanks coach 💪🏼⚾️
YouGoProBaseball they have really help my swing this last season I usually swing early and these have helps me with that considering how slow my dad throws them lol and they have helped me with hitting low pitches as well.
Bunting is OK BUT U HOLD YOUR PLAYERS BACK. let them swing the bat. No 1 ever got a D 1 SCHOLARSHIP for bunting. I've never ever heard a College coach say I got this great bunter coming in.
@@troygaston542 the question was will you do a bunt drill and bunting is apart of baseball , softball kids these days needs to learn it , I was just asking but since bunting is not important to you do you.
I love your vids anytime i am in a struggle you always got a video to help and you love commenting back to help others. If you see this why did you retire from MLB?
This was awesome! In the heavy ball drill, exactly what ball should I use? Is there an example of a specific one I should purchase. My son is 11 playing 12U, and this drill is going to do wonders.
I have a 6 year old wanting to play tee ball. He can already hit a thrown ball. I have no idea what I am doing. Should he start on a tee? Or should I throw them soft? Real baseballs? Soft tee balls? Or whiffle balls? I want to set him up to do well when we get him signed up for a league. Thanks in advance!
I like and have used the " Happy Gilmore swing" at my little league practices! Saw the hitting drill on RU-vid a while back and the kids love it! It helps them learn to stride when they swing!
Hey coach I have a lot of kids as they are swinging , putting there weight out front . Not staying back and loading up .. this video definitely helped but what do you have for helping keep the kids weight back so they aren’t leaning forward and losing power .
Can anyone give me some advice on when my 4 year old son throws the ball he uses his left hand to throw, but when he is batting he uses a right hand batting position. Should I let it be or should I changed one of the stands to be both left or both right?
When your son is throwing the ball with his left hand, does he have a glove on his right hand? If he has a glove on, my guess is that his throwing left is his natural tendency and let him throw left. If he ultimately likes pitching, this will be a big benefit. My son throws right and hits left. He can hit right too but his natural tendency is left. I used to joke that if I had a son, I would tape his right hand to his body so when he showed hitting from right and left, I was happy but I didn't want to make him focus on one if that really wasn't the best thing. I talked to one of my friends that is a Coach (and has been for a long time) and another friend that played in the Braves system. Both of them told me, make him hit lefty.
What's a good drill to help 9-11 yr olds see the ball - in our area they are coming up from coach pitch and live pitching it destroying the bulk of the league
Hey Coach Madden, Where did you get that Diamond Baseball Hat from? I love it and have been trying to find one somewhere but havent been able to! I'm a big fan and I love your videos!
Not sure what he means. Shoulders level at contact. If your waist is tilted forward at the beginning of swing, our shoulders will not be level at contact. Baseball has a lot of batting phrases that are vague and do not make sense.
Nope. Not even close to the things youth players struggle with. Most issues I've seen deal with grip and weight transfer. No need for the gimmicky drills or devices if you're stressing fundamental points in tee work and soft toss.
I would actually recommend the opposite of wiffle ball training. For kids that can't hit the ball yet, it is better for them to use big plastic bats and big balls to train their eyes to seeing the ball come across the plate and making contact. Only after they are very good at that should they slowly learn to hit smaller and smaller targets. Otherwise it's a waste and the learning curve is too steep.
