One day at batting cages with my son after watching a short clip of yours, and my half-a$$ instruction, he went 3/4 today and the non-hit was a walk. His bat speed is WAY improved. Thank you, sir!
New to the channel and love what you’re doing. I didn’t fully understand the active roll of the hands in generating bat speed. I always turned my shoulders and “released the barrel” never really thought of the hands as a active force generator in the way you demonstrate. I feel like I’ve learned a lot in the two days that I’ve watched your videos.
I have just subscribed, I play golf & I see a lot of power in your swing, so I will try to adopt your swing to golf, all I have to do to transition is to hit down with left hip then push up with left leg on impact to gain momentum.
Check out this video of Moe Norman (considered by many to be the best ball striker of all time). Looks similar to the pivot points tm talks about in the baseball swing th-cam.com/video/r5LEelOEbQg/w-d-xo.html
Just wanted to say THANK YOU!! I will send you some videos of my son and what we are doing. He is 7, almost 8. Today at his game I told him, "All you have to do is keep that front foot up!!" He did and he was ripping it!!! I can't wait to work on the drills and he cant either! He also wants to make sure I say thank you from him too!
New to the channel but a big fan....I do have a question. Are there any adjustments to make your overall technique apply to older guys like me who play adult slow pitch softball? Since the pitches are coming at us at a different angle? Do we still apply the lean etc...
I would not use any of his techniques for slow pitch softball. The main thing (from what I can gather) his technique does is it sacrifices some power for increased reaction/ accuracy in hitting fast balls. If you have all the time in the world to react to a pitch you want to swing with as much power as you can generate.. ie put the arm swing back in.
At batting practice, the coach placed a spare tire laying flat underneath my son’s left foot to keep his weight on the right foot while his left foot was lifted up and stayed up. To my surprise, he started crushing every ball to the outfield consistently. Wish he could put that tire there during game time.😂
I was doing this my whole life it’s crazy your teaching it now my coaches could never understand where I got my bat speed I used to tell them it’s all about the trigger (coil) and snap (hip explosion) I really learned how to do it playing summer softball during the off season I would sub for the older kids when I was in the younger division and smack balls over everybody’s heads yea them were the days by far the best hitting instructor I’ve seen in all my years forsure keep up the good work !
Question about the swing. Once you supinate your hand and adduct your arm and fire your hips. Is there a specific motion with the hands at follow through? because it feels like a pushing motion after the supination and adduction
Big fan. I have watched multiple major leaguers swing in slow motion (including Judge). They all seem to pull back until the front leg lands. Only after it lands does anything come forward. What am I not understanding.
Granted it was in gym class and not actually proper baseball I suppose but all the coaches and part of my class were always on me to keep my feet planted and I never understood why.
My daughter learning a style called the 12 o clock to 6 o clock looks similar to what you teach . Everything she hits is a rocket 🚀 now . Are you familiar with that style ? Close to what you teach .
@@TeachermanHitting yeh...not so much. Although i watch Bryce alot (philllies fan here) and he on 2 strikes will often widen his stance and shorten his motion for a more contact approach.
@@slapdookieonastick4746 Bryce is a great example. His no stride approach with two strikes has same underlying "engine" as his leg kick, it's just hiding underneath a different stance and timing mechanism. Also keep in mind that down =/ weighted. Nelson Cruz gets his foot "down" early, but that front leg does not get weighted until he's ready to launch.
Jose Bautista credited the leg kick to him being a monster home run hitter
One day at batting cages with my son after watching a short clip of yours, and my half-a$$ instruction, he went 3/4 today and the non-hit was a walk. His bat speed is WAY improved. Thank you, sir!
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a walk is not an out. it does not count as an at bat, he was 3/3 with a walk. not 3/4.
Rich is so so great at getting a feeling and being able to explain why and how u can achieve it! Love it!!!!! It has helped us so much
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New to the channel and love what you’re doing. I didn’t fully understand the active roll of the hands in generating bat speed. I always turned my shoulders and “released the barrel” never really thought of the hands as a active force generator in the way you demonstrate. I feel like I’ve learned a lot in the two days that I’ve watched your videos.
Glad to hear it :)
I have just subscribed, I play golf & I see a lot of power in your swing, so I will try to adopt your swing to golf, all I have to do to transition is to hit down with left hip then push up with left leg on impact to gain momentum.
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Check out this video of Moe Norman (considered by many to be the best ball striker of all time). Looks similar to the pivot points tm talks about in the baseball swing th-cam.com/video/r5LEelOEbQg/w-d-xo.html
Just wanted to say THANK YOU!! I will send you some videos of my son and what we are doing. He is 7, almost 8. Today at his game I told him, "All you have to do is keep that front foot up!!" He did and he was ripping it!!! I can't wait to work on the drills and he cant either! He also wants to make sure I say thank you from him too!
Great to hear 👍
Good stuff.. strikes me how similar it is to back leg load in pitching mechanics.
New to the channel but a big fan....I do have a question. Are there any adjustments to make your overall technique apply to older guys like me who play adult slow pitch softball? Since the pitches are coming at us at a different angle? Do we still apply the lean etc...
Same principles still apply, but have more leeway to "get away" with certain things due to increased reaction time.
I would not use any of his techniques for slow pitch softball. The main thing (from what I can gather) his technique does is it sacrifices some power for increased reaction/ accuracy in hitting fast balls. If you have all the time in the world to react to a pitch you want to swing with as much power as you can generate.. ie put the arm swing back in.
As someone who plays both, due to the arc of the softball, I would rec more cut on the swing than baseball, but the theory applies yes.
At batting practice, the coach placed a spare tire laying flat underneath my son’s left foot to keep his weight on the right foot while his left foot was lifted up and stayed up. To my surprise, he started crushing every ball to the outfield consistently. Wish he could put that tire there during game time.😂
I was doing this my whole life it’s crazy your teaching it now my coaches could never understand where I got my bat speed I used to tell them it’s all about the trigger (coil) and snap (hip explosion) I really learned how to do it playing summer softball during the off season I would sub for the older kids when I was in the younger division and smack balls over everybody’s heads yea them were the days by far the best hitting instructor I’ve seen in all my years forsure keep up the good work !
Question about the swing. Once you supinate your hand and adduct your arm and fire your hips. Is there a specific motion with the hands at follow through? because it feels like a pushing motion after the supination and adduction
Should not feel like a push at any point. Should instead feel like you're releasing energy.
You are pushing through with your rear pec (back door) as the scapula unloads and weight of bat transfers forward but it should be seamless.
What would you do about a slider if you mis aim your knob. I am a supporter of your technique. I just want to know
This technique looks exactly like how Josh Donaldson. Extreme front leg kick and coils the rear hip.
Really great stuff rich!! Sort of reminds me of saduhara oh! Thanks as always!!
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Mr. Teacherman you are THE MAN!
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Big fan. I have watched multiple major leaguers swing in slow motion (including Judge). They all seem to pull back until the front leg lands. Only after it lands does anything come forward. What am I not understanding.
I find that it’s very hard to keep your head down on the ball when I do that tilt….. please tell me how to keep my head down when I tilt and swing ??
It seems most mlb hitter's back foot comes off the ground or slides. can that happen if they are hitting with one leg?
this guy is a genius.
Ironically was taught as a kid to always keep both feet planted despite naturally raising my leg and it made me simply not enjoy it
Granted it was in gym class and not actually proper baseball I suppose but all the coaches and part of my class were always on me to keep my feet planted and I never understood why.
Bautista always said start slow and early
Where’s the forward move? Specifically, where is the move towards the pitcher/incoming pitch? Please advise.
Forward move is a myth. It's about weight transfer. That doesn't necessarily mean you move forward.
“Deep here in my butt”
I think I’ll try finding the feeling another way 😂
That’s when you know it’s working 🤨
Nearly 200 swings a day, impressive. Now imagine if you actually did some cardio and weights and worked on that food blister of yours.
Do you think this approach works for 16” slow pitch softball? Chicago’s game?
Not if your cutting the ball…
Still works, just less critical. More time to react to the pitch in slow pitch softball.
@@jharbaugh31 right. “Cutting” is a very “armsy” swing. But I want to know if this would work in the game of 16”.
@@TeachermanHitting right. But you still want to be coiled and snap, yes? Same principles apply? Swing with hands, not arms, etc.?
@@Chris-bn3rx Absolutely.
Haven't played baseball in years. Love this stuff!
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Is it suppose to feel like I'm almost pitching the ball?
The loading process should feel similar to winding up to throw. Will make a video on this at some point.
Same technique employed by the best golfers in the world. Exact same. Slightly different plane.
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Now how can we fix my Pirates? hmmmmmmmmm
My daughter learning a style called the 12 o clock to 6 o clock looks similar to what you teach . Everything she hits is a rocket 🚀 now . Are you familiar with that style ? Close to what you teach .
I am familiar.
Andre's Galaraga Did This When He Hit 45 Homers.
Feeling in the butt🎶🎵
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Looks like it's already coiling you
Taekwondo Hitting.
Frank Thomas and Bryce Harper’s back feet literally come off the ground when they swing
I appreciate ur knowledge but been told since I can remember to get that front foot down first
Does that align with what you see the best hitters in the world doing?
@@TeachermanHitting yeh...not so much. Although i watch Bryce alot (philllies fan here) and he on 2 strikes will often widen his stance and shorten his motion for a more contact approach.
@@slapdookieonastick4746 Bryce is a great example. His no stride approach with two strikes has same underlying "engine" as his leg kick, it's just hiding underneath a different stance and timing mechanism. Also keep in mind that down =/ weighted. Nelson Cruz gets his foot "down" early, but that front leg does not get weighted until he's ready to launch.
@@TeachermanHitting apprreciate the responses. thank you