The biggest part of all this is preventing all the “old habits” from creeping back in, (e.g. shifting your weight forward and using your back arm to push the bat forward)! Learning to balance the majority of your weight on your back foot before and during your “snap” at the start of your swing!
Literally everything you need to know.. Ted Williams already wrote in The Science of Hitting. And Ted demonstrates in numerous films available on YT. Then there's this guy who pretends he discovered fire or reinvented the wheel.
Agree with the swing mechanics for baseball and fast pitch softball. I haven’t tried but I play slow pitch now in my 40s. Do you think swinging like this will generate the extra power needed to hit a ball coming much slower??
@@nikolai6817 Amd it’s still nonsense. Letting your hands go quickly like that as a first move will also get you more strikeouts. How are you holding up on an off speed and check swinging if your first move is to turn the barrel like he says?
Rich is Golf's Dalton McCrary of baseball. If you don't know Dalton McCrary, his philosophy is to release the clunhead early. He says that the pros are quick enough to snap their wrists at the bottom of the swing, but the average person isn't. But, the pros, when out of sync, can't hit either. That's why they don't win every week. By releasing the clubhead early he creates a 36 inch zone to hit the ball. The same philosophy as Rich has in baseball. Dalton was hated on also by conventional golfers as is Rich. Keep up the good work Rich. BTW, Dalton's Program Turned me from a hacker to a 5 HC. No complaints from me. I'm going to try to implement Rich's philosophy on my grandson.
That's very funny to hear him say the ball eventually runs into the ark. When I was still questionable about this swing I was in my yard and I spun the ball around in the circle off the T that's attached to an arm. And with that bat on the angle that the walls real creates eventually that spin will always hit the bat. I know that's not the same as hitting a pitched ball but that was my big aha moment with this swing. We could almost never hit the ball when it was spinning full spin with our old swing. But just leaving the bat in the downward angle the ball will hit the bat eventually every single time
It's like golf Mike you only grab the bat where it don't fly out of your Hand just you were gonna swing it would feel like it would almost lay out of your head that's a Perfect grip that's why you use the knob on the bottom the looser to grip the faster to swing cause there's no stress on your muscles
hey so im confused on this now. I've seen videos of yours that you say you snap your hands to wherever the ball is, but here you're saying you snap your hands to the same place and your body carries the bat to the ball. anything helps, thanks for your time.
Think as having two essential pivot point. Your wrists turning the barrel rearward, and your rear hip joint tilting and turning. Those 2 pivot points moving in conjunction will get the barrel to the ball. Your arms will extend through contact.
Yes!! We’ve taught all this to My 10 yr old daughter and some of her teammates. They no longer struggle when playing against competitive strong high level pitchers in their age group. It’s a game changer. It won’t happen over night but as long as they do their drills and are mentally ready to swing when in the box then they’ll be successful in hitting lasers against high level pitchers.
@@danielhoward4566 Anybody who says swing down on the ball apparently wants nothing but ground balls. Good mechanics mean balance, not falling all over yourself. Good mechanics are good mechanics and don’t need to be reinvented. How many great hitters have poor balance?
@@danielhoward4566 I teach hitting 7 days a week. There are several MLB hitters who, for some insane reason, say to go directly to the ball, but in reality, when you look at their swing in slow motion, they do get slightly below center right before contact. (For what it is worth, there are pitchers who say that they keep their elbow bent when they throw curveballs. That is also not what really happens.) It is physically impossible to elevate the ball if you are swinging on the top of the ball. You have to get on plane with the ball and make contact slightly below center. I saw that podcast you are referring to. This guy is off balance because he has no balance, 70 or not. He is trying to mimic Barry Bonds. My business partner is 72 and never gets out of balance when he swings.
I do not think you are wrong, hitting is fascinating and as long as you are an athlete, you understand your swing and you can see the ball well, you have good chances of becoming a good hitter. However, what you are saying is incorrect is exactly what the best hitter on the last two decades has been doing. That being said, I know that Aaron Judge is doing your method and it works for him, but saying that your way is the only way to hit a baseball and be successful is far from the ultimate truth. My Regards. Fernando Suarez
Of course if helps to be 6’7”. I prefer to watch the swings of average or smaller pro hitters that crush the ball consistently. Watch how they move and generate power.
The biggest part of all this is preventing all the “old habits” from creeping back in, (e.g. shifting your weight forward and using your back arm to push the bat forward)!
Learning to balance the majority of your weight on your back foot before and during your “snap” at the start of your swing!
This may just be the number 1 hitting vid of all time. Idgaf what anyone says, this is it right here “ballers.”
Nobody gaf what you say
Literally everything you need to know.. Ted Williams already wrote in The Science of Hitting. And Ted demonstrates in numerous films available on YT. Then there's this guy who pretends he discovered fire or reinvented the wheel.
The command drill is a must! Aiden and I work on it almost every session during our tee work
Teacherman is a genius
I wish I saw this video when I was playing baseball. You are awesome
Can’t wait to work out with him today! Let’s go!!!!
How was it?
wish I knew about Teacherman’s techniques when I was playing D1 ball… it’s okay I’ve been using it in my men’s league and on fire 🔥
I’d like to see him demonstrate the command drill with a hitter
He has a short coaching it.
Agree with the swing mechanics for baseball and fast pitch softball. I haven’t tried but I play slow pitch now in my 40s. Do you think swinging like this will generate the extra power needed to hit a ball coming much slower??
Usually Rich says this isn't about power. It's more about good contact more consistently.
@@nikolai6817 Amd it’s still nonsense. Letting your hands go quickly like that as a first move will also get you more strikeouts. How are you holding up on an off speed and check swinging if your first move is to turn the barrel like he says?
4:35 been telling my boys this for years. They'd wait to see if it's a strike or not before getting started. By then it's too late
I love this guy. But i lost it when he said, " ...the muscles think forward, and we gotta think reeeeerrr!" 😂😂😂
Rich is Golf's Dalton McCrary of baseball. If you don't know Dalton McCrary, his philosophy is to release the clunhead early. He says that the pros are quick enough to snap their wrists at the bottom of the swing, but the average person isn't. But, the pros, when out of sync, can't hit either. That's why they don't win every week. By releasing the clubhead early he creates a 36 inch zone to hit the ball. The same philosophy as Rich has in baseball. Dalton was hated on also by conventional golfers as is Rich. Keep up the good work Rich.
BTW, Dalton's Program Turned me from a hacker to a 5 HC. No complaints from me. I'm going to try to implement Rich's philosophy on my grandson.
Thats great info Richard.
❤it he's like a hitting engineer
How about a drill to improve contact and build balance and reduce head movement?
That's very funny to hear him say the ball eventually runs into the ark. When I was still questionable about this swing I was in my yard and I spun the ball around in the circle off the T that's attached to an arm. And with that bat on the angle that the walls real creates eventually that spin will always hit the bat. I know that's not the same as hitting a pitched ball but that was my big aha moment with this swing. We could almost never hit the ball when it was spinning full spin with our old swing. But just leaving the bat in the downward angle the ball will hit the bat eventually every single time
How can I get you to work with me?
I can’t find my swing that works for me and it is hard to hit off pitch machine and pitchers, do you have any opinions or options for me?
It's like golf Mike you only grab the bat where it don't fly out of your Hand just you were gonna swing it would feel like it would almost lay out of your head that's a Perfect grip that's why you use the knob on the bottom the looser to grip the faster to swing cause there's no stress on your muscles
Can you cover the logic of the wall drill? Is the idea there to give practice at “whacking the mole”?
No, it helps with swing direction, applying your energy through the ball
Right on 👍
hey so im confused on this now. I've seen videos of yours that you say you snap your hands to wherever the ball is, but here you're saying you snap your hands to the same place and your body carries the bat to the ball. anything helps, thanks for your time.
Think as having two essential pivot point. Your wrists turning the barrel rearward, and your rear hip joint tilting and turning. Those 2 pivot points moving in conjunction will get the barrel to the ball. Your arms will extend through contact.
Can this technique be incorporated into a golf swing?
Yes exact same concept. Golf ball does not change planes so it’s slightly easier. Slightly
@@jimbob8969 good god, not at all man.
@@ryanovercash8725 yes the concepts are the same good god right back at you.
Manny didn’t look like he was wacking the mole with a wrist snap. Looked more like slotting the back elbow and turning the barrel deep behind.
Does this apply to softball swings as well or no? Thanks
Yes!! We’ve taught all this to My 10 yr old daughter and some of her teammates. They no longer struggle when playing against competitive strong high level pitchers in their age group. It’s a game changer. It won’t happen over night but as long as they do their drills and are mentally ready to swing when in the box then they’ll be successful in hitting lasers against high level pitchers.
Most drills he teach are best to do on the tee. The tee will be the most effective training tool to use when going down this path.
Wouldn’t this lead to a lot more strikeouts?
I have my grandson and he is learning to hit what would be the first drill he should do ?
Front arm only swings then slowly add the back arm.
Back arm first!
Why is it that every time you take a swing you lose your balance?
@@danielhoward4566 Maybe it’s because his swing mechanics are awful…
@@danielhoward4566 Hardly any hitters hit his way, lol.
@@danielhoward4566 There is zero chance of that happening.
@@danielhoward4566 Anybody who says swing down on the ball apparently wants nothing but ground balls. Good mechanics mean balance, not falling all over yourself. Good mechanics are good mechanics and don’t need to be reinvented. How many great hitters have poor balance?
@@danielhoward4566 I teach hitting 7 days a week. There are several MLB hitters who, for some insane reason, say to go directly to the ball, but in reality, when you look at their swing in slow motion, they do get slightly below center right before contact. (For what it is worth, there are pitchers who say that they keep their elbow bent when they throw curveballs. That is also not what really happens.) It is physically impossible to elevate the ball if you are swinging on the top of the ball. You have to get on plane with the ball and make contact slightly below center. I saw that podcast you are referring to. This guy is off balance because he has no balance, 70 or not. He is trying to mimic Barry Bonds. My business partner is 72 and never gets out of balance when he swings.
Yea well no kidding 😂
Your coiling but its still more of a push hip follow thru is weak in your theory
I find you have less to think about with this technique.
I do not think you are wrong, hitting is fascinating and as long as you are an athlete, you understand your swing and you can see the ball well, you have good chances of becoming a good hitter. However, what you are saying is incorrect is exactly what the best hitter on the last two decades has been doing. That being said, I know that Aaron Judge is doing your method and it works for him, but saying that your way is the only way to hit a baseball and be successful is far from the ultimate truth. My Regards. Fernando Suarez
It helps that Judge is a monster at 6’7”?? Just trying to get my high school freshman to hit line drives!! Ha
All high level baseball players exhibit the same swing characteristics.
Of course if helps to be 6’7”. I prefer to watch the swings of average or smaller pro hitters that crush the ball consistently. Watch how they move and generate power.
This is terrible stuff.
You would complicate a recipe for ice water.