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For real, what kind of weird kink is this, I couldn’t watch

Thanks for watching! Good luck this season to your boys.

I would say the majority of MLB hitters have a slightly upward attack angle as they hit the ball. I use the noodle to show players how the correct angles that are too steep down and at times too steep up (see my cure roll over video). The ferris wheel swing can help create a better chance to get more lift up on the ball, but no matter what the barrel of the bat still must hit just below the equator of the baseball to make it go in the air. Thanks for watching!

Baseball Tips with Coach Avery how should you create the Ferris wheel swing then? Swing down at the back of the strike zone then come up??

Good question. Id probably use my drill in this video: th-cam.com/video/jz6tACXW4Pw/w-d-xo.html

Also, he seems more "knobby" on the pitch so that his knob is travelling too far and not allowing his barrel to get to the ball and drive it up the middle or pull.

Thanks for commenting. In this case the barrel is quickly falling below the plane of the pitch causing a down & across attack angle. This is happening because the batter has reached his hands out too far away from his body (casting) before rotating, therefore he pulls his hands in toward his body to have a chance at making contact.

Hi Rams Showcase Baseball, Thanks for watching. Im located in Los Angeles, California. Yes I do lessons and analysis.

Thanks Barnacles22. Yeah Ive been away far too long. Hoping to get 3 vids out this month.

I'll be looking forward to them!

Thank you Jason JFK!

Ben!!! Always great to hear from you.

Thank you so much. I appreciate you saying that. I haven't posted in a while, hope to have some new videos up over the fall.

Thank you Owen!

Thank you

KB thanks for watching. Great question - hard to give a perfect explanation without a video but sometimes players respond better to the cue of, bump the pitcher with your lead hip after your front foot touches the ground. Shifting the hips forward makes the midline near the pelvis more in front of the sternum. Ive also used a long pool noodle holding it from the other-side batters box while they hit off the tee or take soft toss from a partner. I put the noodle just a few inches in front of the batters head from where it would be at the end of their stride. If they ram their head into the noodle I say, you just got your head cut off by the sword. Saw the highlight of your player crushing the ball to the wall in LF. Good luck to him, he's got some pop!

I Would love to send you my son's video, He started Junior College baseball this year and I think he is losing tons of power by being way too far out front, Also where are you located? Can I shoot you a quick video of him where should I send it.

Sure I'll take a look. I guess if you're comfortable posting it to your youtube site that would be fine but I also use a free app called, hudl technique. It has some slo motion, voice over, and screen mark-up features that allow the video to be sent over email.

th-cam.com/video/gAWNCnkFqzs/w-d-xo.html is one I just uploaded just feel he is so far out front and not even straightening his front leg, because he is so far forward he can very seldom lift the ball, usually hits the ball down. Thanks for any advice Coach Avery.

I tried to upload a swing of his batting lefty, He hasn't done that in a few years, but you notice his head doesn't drift in the lefty swing after heel plant, like it does righty, his back elbow doesn't fly up in his lefty swing and he doesn't jerk his swing with his front shoulder like he does in his right swing. I am considering having him try and work on his lefty the rest of this season (redshirting freshman year) and spend the whole summer trying to convert to the left side, you think that is possible?

Haha! Thanks Jorge.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks I have a tourniment and we’re trying safety squeeze

How is this over coaching? Rolling over is a real issue at the plate. This is a simple tool to help with that. The player can take his regular swing repeatedly and receive immediate feedback. This is as simple and easy going as it gets for a baseball swing.

I agree with you , but tee work is all that’s needed ...a person for feeding balls/ that’s what I’m saying

I get that. Tee work is so over looked...and it is vital! But I don't think that the addition of a pool noodle to help a young hitter learn to stay in the hitting zone longer would cause ANY type of negative trait or over coaching. But more than anything, I enjoy being able to have a discussion on the internet without fighting or name calling! One thing about sports...if you are honest about what you think and are respectful to others, you come out on top.

thanks for watching!

Brandin Hopp I agree.

Thank you Frankie. Good luck with your pro career.

You're welcome. Thanks for watching.

Thanks wgb8210!

Hi George. I really like the backspin tee. Its expensive but in a team environment its very durable. We've gone through many tanner tees over the years. I think tanner tees are great because of their portability but when you have a team of players hitting off them everyday they wear down by the end of the year. So far so good with the backspin tee, plus I like the concept it promotes.

Thank you Austin. I'm happy to hear that the drill helped your son fix the issue himself. There's nothing better than when a player becomes more self aware of what they are doing.

Baseball Tips with Coach Avery he's 13 and hit a short hopper off the wall on the local high school field last night and another kid on the team hit one out as a 24 year old. both benefited from this drill. I've shared your video with others as well. enjoy the rest of the week!

Wow, that's awesome! Thanks for sharing. Best to your son and the team

Hey what's up Ben? I'd never forget that cannon arm you had from SS. Thanks for looking me up on youtube. Hope all is well.

I appreciate that George and thank you for commenting on many of my videos. I do lessons in the Los Angeles area.

Hi Southlake Dragons. The camera is on a tripod about 3 feet high and 1 foot behind an L screen approximately 30ft away. I shoot with a dslr at 50mm. If you set the aperture to an open setting such as F2.8 or F4.0 the netting becomes less visible.

Hi George. That could work, just make sure to mark the midline at the point of where the front foot lands after the stride. If the chest/sternum is in front of the midline (belt buckle) at the end of the stride they will probably be in a lunged posture.

Baseball Tips with Coach Avery got it thanks coach! I like starting them with their front leg locked out as if they had already landed, and have them just focus on back hip and hands to prevent lunging.. Keep the videos coming coach! Love them!

Brentwood School is located in Los Angeles. Thanks for watching!

Thank you, I appreciate you watching. Some of my drills are not capable of being applied to all circumstances (such as the low pitch in this case), but are more conceptual in nature to increase the batter's awareness of a problem they have in their swing.

Baseball Tips with Coach Avery this definatly helped me. I didn't even realize I was rolling over and not getting proper extension until this video. Thanks a lot.

He's an underclassmen just learning the position. I'll let him know about your compliment. Thanks!