This is a great teaching tool, and yes, Lil' Matt will hit sixty before you know it. Also, think about this...Lil' Matt is learning about decimals and applied math at a young age. Not kidding about this!
Off topic but I have a question. Should I go to Perfect Game, Baseball Factory, PBR, etc. I am going to into freshman year this fall and have not fully developed. (5’4” 100 LBS) do colleges look for fundamentals expecting kids to grow? I am not near throwing like the top prospects for my age. They are ripping like 80 mph off the mound and I am around like 60-65. If you could help I’d really appreciate it, thanks!
I have used Diamond Kinetics for a while now and have learned through trial and frustration that bat profiles are extremely important for getting the correct metrics. Bat length for example has a drastic impact on barrel speed and can produce artificially high numbers. How does Blast Motion handle this? You mentioned your players use them, do they change the profiles accordingly?
gravedigging this comment a bit but yeah, something definitely isn't right. Not saying Matt's kid isn't a beast. But ive used ours with a couple 7/8 yo's that play for our 8u AAA team including my own kid who has put balls out on 180 fields. And he is topping out at like 46 and grazed 47 a time or 2. Were talking like 99th percentile kids. There is no way this swing is almost 10 mph faster. Has to be some sort of setting difference.
Yeah the sensor is set up to calculate based on length/weight of the bat and factors in player level (youth, etc). Don't think height/weight matters but bat does. So the sensor was set up for bbcor bat which would greatly impact measurements. My son is 8 and absolutely selling out on his strongest swings hits mid 40s with the properly configured sensor. I'd have to think Matty at 7 wasn't hitting 55 with a wood bat first time out
Awesome video! Love what you are doing on here! Was wondering where they sell the woods in that size, would love to get one for my son. Again, appreciate everything you post on here - its fantastic!
I'm going to pick one of this up for my 5 year old. Nice video and your son really looks like he loves the game. Is he 2015 or 2014? Also, did you reach him only to hit left-handed or is he a natural lefty?
@@AntonelliBaseball just bought, thanks for the find. My son is 2016, natural righty but only taught him to hit lefthanded. I think this device will make him want to "beat his numbers" like your son does. Also, have had a lot of luck with the "Inside Bat", have you tried it?
Couldn't agree more with using tools to measure player development. Too many stodgy old thinkers saying "just let them play the game" don't realize that goal oriented development can make baseball more fun for kids. It's not necessarily about "chasing numbers", but rather validating your work and seeing progress. In fact, just looking at box scores to gauge performance is result-oriented and not indicative of actual progress. Focusing on skills that scale (bat speed, throwing speed, etc) is what can actually make a "game within the game" for many young players and get them to enjoy the sport. Love that you're showing this off, Matt!
LOVE this Matt! Would love to know what bat you recommend for a kid this age (or a bit younger) my son is nearly 6 - has some skill and instinct. What love to know what bat you’d recommend
It’s tough because they are all such different sizes at that age. It was more trial and error for him. I would go smaller rather than bigger, although this wood bat is a bit too heavy for him but he doesn’t like listening to me lol
Yesssss is a $200/$300 bat really that much better than my sons $100 bat if he’s 6 and playing tee ball?!? I went for one with the biggest drop since he is a little on the skinny/not beefy side. The bat reviews on the internet are really crap, tbh. Most of them are written by dads who’s kid never even touched the bat they are reviewing/suggesting for $20.
Don’t mess with that swing and keep him on the wood. As soon as someone says he’s casting, dragging, and arm barring those Griffey like natural movements are coached out forever.
Not picking on him or being overly critical by any means, but, just out of curiosity, I thought most coaches teach that at the end of your swing, the bat should go over the shoulder, not hit the shoulder sideways. Is that a thing, or is that a person by person case? So envious, wish I had all this when I was 7!! Great stuff, Matt!
There have been other videos he's done with his son where he touches on the fact that he doesn't get caught up with over coaching his son. He wants him to enjoy the game and hit the ball hard. That's it. Overcoaching at this age might create a stifling environment IMO and wouldn't likely help a young kid like Matty really develop a passion for the game.
@@AntonelliBaseball Of course, just pulling your chain. You made it to the majors a dream for the rest of us. You son is looking good, look into a good baseball camp for him. lol
No way his bat speed is 55 .6. Kid doesn't even swing with two hands on his bat. Our team won the states and our hardest hitter bat speed was 56 and he's 11 years old. Can't stand when fathers put up videos and lie about stuff.
@@AntonelliBaseball Matt, my comment about bat profiles was written to address the metrics shown in this video and to suggest the profile was set up with a bat length greater than what is being swung, this will produce higher numbers that are inaccurate. If the profile is not correct then anyone relying on the data will be mislead. My point is the profile is specific to the bat you are swinging and it looks like you had a BBCOR bat set up for this. This would have metrics based on inaccurate weight and length. The sensor can only generate accurate data if it matches the specs of the bat.
Exactly my thoughts. I coach 10 to 12 year olds and their speeds aren't even that high. Just watching the swing not being critical it's definitely not in the 50s. Just tells me the metrics are off, but at the end of the day it's just a number. As long as it's consistent then the idea works the same.
