How To Hit A Baseball (BACK TO BASICS!)
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In this video we're going back to basics! Coach Justin from Ultimate Baseball Training walks you through each step of the baseball swing and gives you a quick tutorial on how to hit a baseball properly!
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12:19 What you say in the next 10 seconds in the most important thing in the swing for me.
@Ultimate Baseball Training coach Justin, approximately 20:20 into the video you talk about "finishing the swing", that is where I'm having trouble..
Can you please explain what to do in the process of missing the ball/letting the force of the swing go without it pulling you off balance for example: One swing I attempted, spun me in a circle even with a good stance and my Second swing felt like almost dislocated my lead shoulder..
I guess a better way of asking the question is, in the process of "finishing the swing" is there a point where we intentionally end or pull the swing to stop it/slow it down or do we let the swing go without actually letting go of the bat.. 😢
Great tips
I have a game tomorrow and I am wondering will this help me
no👽
As a mom of an 8-year-old boy who knew nothing about baseball at the start of this season, I think these videos are good for all levels. Moms like me can think of drills or ways to get an 8yo to digest information/techniques that might be slightly above his comprehension, but we have to know the basics and sound advice before we can do that. Following advice mainly from this channel, my boy went from 2nd-to-last in the batting lineup to batting 3/4 as a power hitter this season. That slow-swinging boy with an uptight stance become someone the team grew to count on in close games. Before long, he hit his first home-run and then a grand-slam the next game. Now he hits straight up the middle with line drives and hard ground balls, bringing in runs and getting doubles and triples more often. This was in a matter of weeks! If I were reading this comment 3 months ago, I wouldn't believe it was possible for my son, but a few simple tweaks, some tee drills, and a willing boy with a positive, coachable attitude, and after the 4th game of the season, coach was beginning to notice and compliment him. He gave him the game ball for his marked improvement at the plate. Then he began to move toward the middle and then top of the lineup, as he consistently proved himself. Now at the end of the season, coach recommended he move up to a AA select team. You wouldn't know it watching his first two games, and I would have put money on his first home-run being at least a year away, yet here we are. Thank you so much for these videos! It has been a game-changer for my son!
This is good to read. My 6yo (soon to be 7) is suddenly interested in baseball having never played tee ball or little league. I follow baseball, but never played much after middle school. So as far as technique goes, I know essential nothing to help him figure out how to play. I’ll put these tips to good use.
It is awesome
There's also an app called thinking baseball that makes a game out if situations and it has settings to make it more age specific. It's awesome on rained out practice days.
I did pretty bad on the machine today so I need this
Hopefully this video helps, Perry!
@@UltimateBaseballTraining thx imma big guy so is there anything else you can tell me to do
the machine sucks man lol 😂
Machines aren't really reliable
A pitching machine? I’m new to baseball that’s prolly a stupid thing to aak
Great content here, Sir! Thank you!
00:28 The Goals
01:12 Grip
03:08 Stance
06:18 Load
10:01 Stride
13:17 Launch Position
15:48 The Swing
19:26 Extension
20:53 Acknowledgments
I needed this. I'm 47 and haven't played since I was a teenager. Even in slowpitch softball, it feels so foreign to me. I'm taking this to the batting cage tonight! Thank you for posting!
My husband is coaching our 8 year old daughter and 6 year old son’s baseball team. I played softball into college so I help out when/where I can as well. Here I am up at 1am watching videos on how to help some of the kids hit on the team. Sometimes it’s hard to break down the mechanics of a swing to show them the right way and your videos do a great job! It’s like, “I know how to swing but I’m having a hard time explaining it to kids.” Great video!
This is by far one of the best instructional videos for beginning hitters.
Coach does a fantastic job of breaking down every step. I use this to help teach my 8u coach pitch boys and it has really helped!
Thanks Coach Justin!
I definitely needed this refresh! Starting to go back after no baseball for a year. Thank you amazing video
Same, its gonna feel so unatural!
Same I was injured for about a year and a half and finally getting back into it, I need this
The only hitting video I have ever seen that teaches exactly what I teach. Let Me add that, in any good load the front elbow has to get back past the belly button. Instead of a load with a leg kick, I teach, push of the back foot as You stride to balance, the lead foot is only about a half inch off the ground, keeps the head very still. Also, a push load is the best timing stride for a Pitcher trying to slow or speedup His motion. Great video.
This was actually a pretty good breakdown. Form looked pretty good. Gonna try it next practice. The people complaining about "talking too much" are probably the ones with short attention spans playing with the dirt on the field.
Thanks Justin on another great video, with your help I was able to go 4-6 with two doubles during a baseball tournament last weekend
That's awesome to hear man! Keep crushing the ball!
My teammate watched this during our game then hit a home run this video is great!
This is a great video. Thank you!
Thanks, haven’t played in a actual game in over five years so this is helpful
I’m a mom hoping to help my kiddo hit better. He has a lot of spirit, but not a lot of skill. Thank you SO much!
Greatest hitting video I've ever seen.
Ya I play for my middle school club team, and my main problem was always DIPPING MY SHOULDER and swinging under the ball! Thank goodness some of your other batting videos and this one REALY HELPED! Thank you 👍
@Dirt bike Digging just had Double header games today. Smashed one of my hits as a double cause I leveled out my swing. Let's go! 400 ft and hit it 390.
I love your page. I’ve never been an athlete. Sadly I was a nerd growing up. I did poetry and cried a lot haha emo kid. My son loved baseball so now I need to learn so I can help him. This is an awesome page
haven't played in 17years. This helps a lot !
Ive never played baseball, but I love hitting at the batting cage. Gonna learn how to hit with good form, thx!
Justin, I just found your videos and am watching this one as the second....I'm 50 and starting my second year back playing hardball in a 38+ league after a pretty dismal first year back. These videos are awesome, man. To the point, well thought out and concisely explained. I feel like I will be able to apply these tips immediately and it makes me look forward to this season even more. Thanks!
Man I wish had league like that around here! All we have is rec softball and its just not same being i was catcher from 7 to 21!!!
Wish we had a competitive adult league near me to i would love to play miss the game so much
I'm going to be fifteen in a few months and I havent played baseball in a few years. I'm thinking about trying out for the highschool team but I was worried because of the time I took off. I can catch and throw pretty well but my at bat has gotten worse ofc. So this tutorial really helps for me to get back in. I'm going to be practicing a lot more now so I can catch up. LIke I said I can throw and catch well and I've always been a really good runner. And I know where the positions are and I know the game still the at bat is just my main worry. But wish me luck!
As someone who has taken dance lessons it sounds like a dance. I will try this technique soon. Thanks for sharing
i'm 58 and going into the batting cages and i'm doing pretty good. this video is a big help. thanks!
Never to Late awesome.
I have my first baseball practice in 16 years. This is much needed thank you lol
That was one of the best videos I’ve seen explaining the components of the swing. Well done!
What a great video, definitely helped me after not playing baseball for 20 years
this helped me so much hit two homeruns
Ima try this technique in a couple days hopefully it works thanks!
I am in a slump so I really need this 😅😅
Hey Justin I just had a game yesterday and before my game I watched this video and I was able to score 2 times! Thanks for the tips bro
This man is absolutely great at explaining things!!! Oh and i loke his advice
Hey Justin thanks i need this i have a game on Saturday against the Phillies and i am on the giants and i am a dodger fan lol
Terrific material! My heartiest kudos to you, sir! Perfectly explained and demonstrated. There are so many con men, scammers, frauds and clowns out there peddling garbage it is wonderful to watch this video. The correct and proper basics of hitting have been the same for 25-5-75-100 years. Don't fall for these saber/tech know it all hot shots. Listen to guys like this Coach. THIS is how it's done!
It helped a lot I really recommend this viedo
there are so much to learn playing baseball even as a recreational player. I'm focusing on defense but offense will come
Great video about basics for begginers! Is there any chance that you'll make similar for pitching?
Great content and amazing delivery. You are a talented speaker!
Nice, simple. Easy for young player to follow.
This is a great video on batting technique!
Thank you for that tip, I have a baseball champion ship game tomorrow, so that will help me a lot to win
This is video is literally the best on batting
God send bro. Just what I’m looking for!! Thank u! 💪💪👍
I am trying out for a team soon and I was very nervous at first but after I started watching your content I feel very confident
That’s awesome to hear! Good luck at your tryouts soon 👊
Just have fun and dont overwork yourself
How did it go
Instructions unclear, I broke a chandelier and my balcony window.
Thanks for giving me some good basics. It will help two boys who love baseball
Hello Justin,
awesome information that i will share today with my Little League team in our batting practice before our championship baseball game this evening!!!
Thanks Man im 13 and just starting to get into baseball
bro I have not played baseball for a year and this helped me
this helped me so much thank you Justin.
Thanks. this helped sooooooo much! I was once a newbie and now a pro!!! :D
Hi Justin, Thanks for the video. Good job! From a dad trying to help his 10 year old become a better hitter. There a lot of good tips here. keep i It's one thing to hit a baseball and another thing to try to teach someone else to do it.
I finally realized why the knuckle alignment hold advice never made any sense to me. I've always (or used to) grip the bat where my main knuckles aligned (so even further than the "knocking-to-main")--and honestly I might even twist beyond that angle. But then if I slow down my swing and see what I'm doing, I'm rotating my wrists--I'm basically letting go of the bat within my hands--so that by the time I'm hitting the ball, my "knocking" knuckles actually do perfectly align.
Very helpful. Thank you
Great vid coach can’t be good at the game without the basics
Great video if you have a young kid learning the game or even at a higher level to relearn the basics
Hey thanks for your video. It helped my boy a lot.
I'm gonna hit a freakin home run on Saturday!! Thanks!
Thanks Justin - great job - most helpful
Great job of keeping things simple and basic
I will for sure use this if I get a chance to play baseball this year
Awesome to hear, Max!
Lucky for me im only in majors 11-13
Your videos help me so much with hitting and the correct stance to use👍👍
I had a horrible batting practice today thanks man
Same, man. It was rough.
Coach Justin, love all the videos. My sons are 15 and 11 and we have been using your video trainings through their baseball development and they both excel on the field and your training is a big part of that. Was wondering what bat you’re using in this video? I couldn’t identify the logo. Thanks for all you do to help my sons get better at their craft.
Hey Justin! My name is Zack and I am on the JV baseball team at my high school. I'm a taller guy (6ft 1inch), so I was wondering is there any advice in particular that you would give taller hitters? I know our strike zone is bigger and I have a swing that starts with my hands in the launch position and my feet close(er) together and I find it hard to hit high strikes while still keeping my hands above the barrel. Any tips? Great video and God bless :)
Can you do some more drills on keeping your elbow from dropping thank you
Yes I can 👊
Thank you
@@4realjake448 You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Exceptional Vid & articulated perfectly. Mahalo
Great explanation and demonstration video.
This is great! This is the best info and detailed on you tube in my opinion on how to swing and hit.
What a great instructional video. Justin, you are a natural for coaching.
Really helpfull I appreciate the content and the help
Awesome skills lesson. I will be working on that.
Awesome video! Great step by step instruction!
Really good tips to help improve my son hitting
Thanks.
great analysis
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hank you for the awesome video!
This is great stuff. It's a lot of info to digest. How would you go about breaking this down so it can be taught in increments to kids 11 and under? Their attention span can still be short at that age, but they need to learn the fundamentals you're explaining here. Are there aspects of the swing that are more important to teach at a younger age than other parts of the swing? E.g. should young kids focus on working on 2 parts of the swing, versus 4 or 5, all at once.
I notice you use a box type grip opposed to a knuckle to knuckle grip, any thoughts on that. It might have been you explaining it as door knocking knuckles being aligned ( being better) instead of the flats aligning.
I have found the best way to reach my 9 year old is to keep it simple - to focus on the hip movement. I get him to keep the bat on his shoulder as long as possible while he launches the hips. The hips bring the shoulders around, the shoulders being the bat, and sometime before the back leg the momentum of the body movement snaps the bat off the shoulder. The bat follows the angle of the shoulders and gets on a good plane with the ball early, and the arms stay connected until swing time. The increase in bat speed from this alone is insane and generates that whip sound. Not sure if this is the right way but might be a starting point for others who are struggling
Thank you from Elk Grove CA! ⚾️
I needed to watch this for my game today which is 2 hours away lol
Justin, it appears that from 6:00 on you are using the box grip that you advised against earlier. I’ve tried to bring my knuckles closer to door-knocker alignment but it feels very uncomfortable. The box grip is where my grip feels the most natural.
Hitting it
Thank you I am in base ball😊
I have been strougeling to hit and I will try tomarow your ida
Thank you so much, this is just what I am needing
Needed this after a bad game
Extremely helpful
What A coincidence because I need this video badly
Thanks 🙏 I’m bad at bating
super solid. Thank you!
Legend. Much appreciated and helpful video. Keep it up, Coach!
great refresher
How is the strike zone determined by the umpire, as the batter addresses the ball or does it move with the level of the chest and knees?
Excellent 💯💯💯
Great video man I appreciate it
love this super helpful
Man I’m a 15 year old Chilean girl and have always dreamed of playing baseball 😣 unluckily I’m really slow running and there are no baseball courses or leagues in my country, not even for boys and not even softball😔 I’ll try to learn even how to hit though I don’t have a bat, I’ll just get creative and for the ball I could steal my brother’s tennis balls, it’s not the same but that’s what I have I guess
Great video!!!!
Thank you for video. Info. Especially the grip. This is usually forgotten.
Two suggestions.
1.). Please tells us your audience. Who are they? 10 year olds? 15 years old? Important because dads try to teach 10 year olds advance techniques and kids don’t even have the proper grip. Or stance. Coaches ask the little kids to pick up foot to “load”. They miss the ball. Advanced tech can wait until older? 12? 14?
2.). Your more effective when you present info without referring to MLB players. You are a gifted communicator. Rely on you knowledge and ability to explain techs. Few have your gift.
Continue the good work. Your channel is a favorite.
Sincerely
Old Balding Man With Young Son