How To FINALLY Stop Lunging In Your Baseball Swing!
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How To FINALLY Stop Lunging In Your Baseball Swing! In today’s video, you’ll discover actionable tips and advice on how to break the habit of lunging in your baseball swing.
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i will thanks for always giving me a great vid to watch
but the fact that you dont load properly isnt the reason why people lunge. You can still have a proper load and still lunge. You need to stay gathered more on your back leg/backsidewhen you stride.
No one really talks in depth about loading mechanics.. This is awesome! Keep it up
Thank you! I'm glad I'm able to help!
My friend just started playing baseball for the first time in a few years and he has a bad problem with lunging. I was looking at some videos that I can send them to him and help him at our practice tonight and this is was just the video I needed.
I’m 21 and this is exactly my problem. Growing up I never played organized baseball besides at the YMCA so I never had someone who could help fix this until I paid for hitting lessons when I was getting ready to tryout for my highschool team, after CoViD I stopped playing ball and just started up again in a adult amateur league and I am back to my old habit so this helps a lot thank you
Bro....none of my sons coaches could figure out what was wrong with his swing....the lack of a load and identifying the unbalanced swing as lunging is incredible...will be referencing this video for a long time until he breaks his old muscle memory.
Sounds like dooodooo coaches.
Muscle memory does not exist. A muscle is a muscle and has no memory at all. Please stop referring to anything with bad habits to muscle memory. Thank you.
@@trolojolo6178 muscles are connected with the brain, the brain has memory, hence muscle memory when you have repeated something so many times that you do it every time consistently the same way
This is the exact video we needed. My son keeps lunging when pitches come short. Gotta break this habit, starting tonight at the batting cages.
Awesome! I hope this video really helps!
Thank you for this video man I’m in college and I still feel like I’m lunging. This vid will help me a lot.
Coach Justin is the truth! Really enjoy watching your videos! I watch all of them and your on the money every time..
THANK YOU, Erik! I really appreciate that! 👊🏼
Well done. You’ve given me a gift that I can give my son. Thanks for this outstanding work.
Absolutely great info , Loading properly ( not over exaggerated ) Balancing the swing with your head between your feet , where it belongs . One thing that happen when Lunging is that it becomes very hard to keep your head down on the ball " AT CONTACT " you can keep your head where it belongs almost to the point of contact but just before you make contact your eyes and head will leaves and you can't see the impact ( even the slightest amount of head & eyes leaving the sight of impact will cause you to be a consistent hitter , popping up or topping the ball ) . Allot of moving parts during a swing and you must fine tune the fundamentals . Key is work on it in front of a mirror or even better on tape . Don't make it more complicated than it is , Stance , load , set front , head down drive hips thru , SEE YOUR SELF MAKE CONTACT . I believe in always be in line drive mode , powering thru the ball , and good things will happen
Finally...been trying to figure out how to help my son with this exact issue. Can't thank ya enough.
You're welcome, Kyle! Glad to hear it helped. Thank you for your support!
This is a great video for my son. The hitting off a firm front end will be key for him this season.
I'm glad to hear it!
Best break-down of how to fix the "lunge" I have seen to this point! Excellent verbal description so easy my 10 yr. old understood it! Lol
Great video. Lunging is a major problem with little kids I train so this was very helpful. Thank you
Awesome David, I'm glad to hear that!
Very good video. Youngsters just getting into baseball want to lunge out at the ball because they're so excited to hit it. Your tips here are excellent. Be patient and wait for the ball to come to you.
Do you have a video on pushing the bat through the ball? My daughter has a habit of flipping her hands early during her swing. She also dips her shoulder low. Thanks for videos!
YES! I like to tell hitters to "throw the pizza in the oven." You'll see what I mean on this video, but we have an entire program around this concept:
th-cam.com/video/hK_YzuDkqbQ/w-d-xo.html
Tremendous program to work on technique and to boost bat speed! UBT has helped my son tremendously.
Love his videos, I don't agree with all of his hitting philosophy but the developmental drills are very good. I've used a number of his tee drills with my team.
Awesome video!!!
How can I prevent my head from going back to the rear foot? The opposite of lunging how can I prevent that!
You should send me a video of your swing so I can take a look!
I know this is an old post but you might be dropping your back shoulder too much. I had that issue in high school and I was an easy out with a pitcher who could keep it up in the zone.
This video does a great job explaining why players lunge, but do you have any drills they can do to actually break the habit if bad muscle memory has been built up? Thanks!
Thank you for all your great advice .You are helping my help young players all the way in Australia.
You’re welcome!! 👊🏼
Hello! Can I make a suggestion? I would love to see a playlist with your videos geared towards young players. Or some new videos just for that younger age group. My boys are 8 and 6, LOVE playing baseball, but I already see them picking up bad habits from the other kids and just poor fundamentals teaching. Thanks for the hard work you already put into the channel - one of the best!
That's a good idea! I try to make all of my videos geared towards younger players, but I can try to put the more basic ones in a playlist!
Outstanding! Thanks so much!
Sending this to my team for sure thx guys
good advice, should even work for slow pitch softball (couldn't stay back this past weekend, kept hitting off end of bat after lunging!)
Thx coach justen, keep on doing what u do, u r the reason why I am 10-10 on batting
You're welcome! So glad the videos have been helpful!
This guy is really good, one of the best trainer so far!
Wish i had these video when i was playing another great video
Thanks Jerry! I appreciate the support!
Love your vids
Hey thank you very much for the tips and I’m also trying to fix this problem with my swing
I️ am in little league and I️ need to keep my weight back I️ ahem been trying for 3 years this video helped me so much thanks so much
I'm glad to hear that!!
Thank you so much! This helped me a lot! I'm a lunger...not so much anymore😀
Lately I’ve been dropping my back shoulder but I believe I rush my stride, if you have any drills or tips to slow down my stride that would be helpful.
Thanks for the video. Maybe you've covered this in a previous video, if not can you please explain why I see so many hitters in the big leagues swinging way down when they warm up vs. what seems to be a more ideal bath path.
You're welcome! I've never covered this in a video, but I see that a lot too. I agree with you - I can't figure out why they swing down in warm ups but then swing slightly up and on plane with the pitch in real at-bats 🤷♂️
@@UltimateBaseballTraining Its because they were trained, that it helps with wrist snap , like cutting wood will build powerful wrist and forearms , Allot of really high profile softball hitter ( guys from Long ball hauler and such ) practice just snapping down , when you swing down it makes your wrist automatically snap & faster . Builds fast twitch reflect muscle memory . Plus they are long gating their swing so it stays in the hitting zone longer .
Thanks Justin. My 13 year old is working on not lunging. Definitely going to show him this video.
Really good video with tons of useful, practical information. What is your baseball background?
This video has helped me so much. Thank you coach Justin
Fantastic video. My son has been struggling with lunging since he had early success in hitting a few dingers. These easy to incorporate tips are great advice. Cannot wait to get my son in the cages to work on these drills.
If he is hitting dingers, then he is doing every right. Stop forcing him changing his Stance.
This video helped me so much coach my U11 team. T hankyou so much coach Justin ..head between toes and load ..⚾️
One of my worst lungers turned into one my best hitters bc of these techniques (16U). I also taught picking up your front side toes immediately after dropping the heel. Rotate on the heel. The more you lift the toes, the more you HAVE to straighten the knee.
Awesome job coach! Thanks for the info! Love and use all of your video's
Thank you Andrew! I appreciate the support!
Wow, exactly the video my son needs right now! Thanks!
Great timing! I really hope this video helps!
Are you at spring canyon park. In Fort collins?
Hey Justin! I’m a 16 year old 6’1 Left hander. I really want to pitch. I was told today at practice that I have potential to be our closer because I throw so hard and have a violent delivery. Problem is... I’m wild. My coach told me it’s all mechanical. Have any tips to practice pitching mechanics?
Starting playing softball after not playing baseball for a while thx coach
Hey, my name is Tony and I'm 15. I used to play baseball when I was 8, and stopped for some unknown reason. Right now I want to get back into the game to start playing again. Am I too old to play again? If I'm not, what are your tips for trying out, or someone who wants to get back into it? I love your baseball tutorials by the way! Thanks!
You're definitely not too old, Tony! I'm excited that you're going to be back on a baseball field. I would really focus on the fundamentals and there's no way you can get around the hard work and repetition. You should be hitting, throwing, and working on your defense as much as you possibly can. You've got some ground to make up, so you need to be working 10x harder than everyone else. As for trying out, go check out these two videos:
th-cam.com/video/yU6iLaFP3lA/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/j3QEvbLvU7U/w-d-xo.html
Tony Herring You are not too old to start playing again. You are never too old. If you are determined enough and practice and work hard enough you can still make the team and do really well. Trust me. Personal experience. A bit different. Didn't play ever until I was well into my late teenage years.
Justin, thanks for the video! Just what my 8 year old needs.
Perfect! That's what I like to hear. Hopefully this video helps! Thanks for the support Carl.
This just makes sense. Thanks man, your videos are great!
You're welcome! So glad you enjoyed this one!
I’ve been hitting so many early foul balls and pop ups recently. I have been lunging so much and it is so annoying. I always have a load up when I swing. Hopefully this video helps me tonight for my game.
When you stride are you supposed to push your forward arm back to feel that separation?
You shouldn't artificially push your hands back or your front arm back, it should happen naturally. Just allow your hands to walk away from your body. As your body strides forward, your hands stay back and create that separation!
Thanks coach Justin this will help me alot thanks bro👊
I'm glad to hear that Max! You're welcome man 👊🏼
Is this helpful for softball batting as well??
I have played both softball and baseball for a long time and I use these videos to coach my softball team .So yes very much helpful for softball.
Would this mechanic also work for a sofball player?
Absolutely, yes. There's not much difference between a baseball and softball swing.
Thanks my 10year old has started to do this need to fix it
Hey coach I`m Kendra Watson`s son I have a tryout tomorrow. Can you give some tips on what is it like to do a tryout and by the way great video
We have two different tryout videos I'd highly recommend you watch! You can find them on the channel homepage!
Great video!
Thank you!!
Is that a Tanner tee youre using?
Thank You
You're welcome!
Would this work for fastpitch?
js59695 thanks for an answer. 🤔
Coach Justin where do you live please tell me on the latest video
Colorado!
Have you done a video that would help kids stay back on the ball?
I have an older video about it with solid information, but I'll make a new one soon! Here's the older edition:
th-cam.com/video/weAJhjnxNJE/w-d-xo.html
I tend to lunge at the ball when I get excited. I don't lunge when I'm focused. Getting loose. Thinking positive. Hit the ball. But after doing an extremely good hit. And I do something great for the team. Next time I come up to bat I get too excited and lunge at the ball swinging.
Most likely because you're trying to go out and get it instead of letting the game come to you. You're exactly right, you just get a little too excited!
My daughter is 12 and has played travel for 5 years. She used to have a good swing, but this year she started lunging badly. I dont get it as this is usually a beginners problem and i cant get her out of it. Tee work doesnt help cuz she only does it on live pitching. I dont know what to do it's driving me nuts
Good, Do a video of how to pitch
We've already got some pitching videos on the channel, Eros! More to come soon though ;)
Ultimate Baseball Training
Do a video on catching
Ok so I play middle school softball and when I swing I like stop in the middle and like jerk if that makes since 😂 any tips?
Sex?
How about for off speed pitches. Lots of players tend to lunge on a off speed pitch
Off speed pitches are a little tougher! Obviously we want to avoid lunging if at all possible, but sometimes it's going to happen! You'll get fooled and be lunging, over striding, out over your front foot... and that's hitting! Not every swing is going to be perfect. At the end of the day, it's about getting the bat on the ball.
I'm a bit late to this party but I can't help but comment. Many successful baseball players like Dustin Pedroia and Mookie Betts lunge with their lower bodies. I suspect that's because they are smaller guys who can't get enough power without extra forward momentum in their swings. What you learn from their swings is that you can leverage the forward momentum effectively if you have good control of your upper body and hands. They lunge with their legs, but their upper body, hands, and head stay balanced and loaded.
I do a rocker for my load up
Thank your coach. This is way better than my highschool coach who just scoffed everytime I would do this.
I'm glad you found this video helpful man 👊🏼
Thanks Jax Teller
Nice video
Thank you!!
My dad sent this to me while he was at work and I’m gonna practice this after I am done with school and he says that’s why I miss most of the balls cause everyone else on the 12u team hits way better than me so yea
Did u practice this and fix it?
Thx bro, i love your videos
You're welcome man! I'm glad you love the videos. Appreciate the support! 🙏🏼
this will be helpful because every time i do that i lose my power
You're right! Lunging will make you lose SO MUCH power. Hopefully this video helps you fix the issue!
This is his son but thank you for all this help I’m trying to stay back I’m getting way to Ancy at the plate but thankyou
Can you please lower it , Just how you must hit a golf driver , they use it in golf as a drill but also as a swing, please a full swing pleaseee
You're the fucking man, bro. Just subbed.
Thank you! I appreciate the support! 👊🏼
I had this problem after doing only soft toss after quarantine and watched this video and hit ground rule double first hit after
Matt Damon knows his stuff.
I’ve never lunged actually my problem has always been I don’t bend my knees
Swing starts from the ground up!
thanks even i don't lunge
Keep your head between your feet! I like that!
"that just makes sense, right?" "we have to have a little negative movement to go forward"...WRONG
Does a car on flat surface HAVE to reverse to go forward? When you decide to walk forward, do you HAVE to take a step back or even lean, sway, tilt back in order to go forward? Turn this shit off...
So a slingshot must work without pulling it back huh? Lol
Your videos have great information, just too long. Most kids have very short attention spans.
You talk zero about how much power comes from your legs in hitting. Kids simply lunge forward due to upper body swinging by being anxious. Talk more about how much your legs provide when when a player swings. Teach younger kids to bend their knees and learn how to balance/load on the back foot, small stride forward, hands back, and then start your swing by rotating your hips, dropping your back shoulder, and follow through with your swing. Lunging is simply because kids are naturally weak and it comes natural to swing from the waist up. Teach them to start at their feet and then progress up through all of the mechanics. Your video is okay, but can use a lot of help. Hope this helps someone.