The Rules of Baseball : How to Swing a Baseball Bat

[10beandude]

I like how there is a animated basketball in the beginning when this is a baseball bat instruction video lol!

[mistahrobles55]

Anybody else hear What hurts the most by Rascal Flatts in the backround?

[MrSmurfballer]

CHECK OUT MY CHANNEL FOR A VERY GOOD VIDEO ON HOW TO SWING A BASEBALL BAT! IT'S VERY HELPFUL! ...Thanks

[HmongZboy]

actually it depend on a bat ur holding

[Knockout244]

Stop teaching the wrong mechanics for the swing some kid is gonna whatch this and have the wrong idea and go out and try to hit it and do terrible u probaly the worst hitter of all tie u are so dumb. Wow dude wow.

[beastmodetrevor]

@Knockout244 Those are actually all the correct mechanics. I don't know what you're talking about.



[SuperSuperblake]

That the same bat i used as of today.. hit 6 homeruns within 5 games.

If i got a newer bat will it make the ball travel more? compare to the old Triple7?

[xLustification]

i tot it was suppose to lean on my right leg

[eightreale613]

Where do these guys come from? Even more importantly who supposedly taught them baseball? I love the comments, keep em coming.

[hittersball7]

When you load the knob of the bat is suppost to go to the catcher. I think that that is an important part of the swing because if you look at any pro mlb player whn they load and land the knob is at thw catcher.

[shankopotamusss]

you are an idiot please stop trying to teach people incorrect baseball... you are indicating that your hands should drop before you make contact with the baseball- why not take your hands straight to the baseball and make contact with half the movement.... you should also mention that hands are one of the most important parts of hitting- by the time the ball is travelling to you, your hands are the only thing that need to be working and they should take you through the ball to extension.

[YBBOB1960]

i was on board after the grip on the bat video,but he didn't explain after getting weight on back foot to make a correct stride u don't have to lift your foot then put it back down .you want to take your foot to the ball upon the release of the pitch,move hips to the ball then swing bat over top of front foot to ball then follow through and finish with head of bat over left shoulder.bat goes from right ear to left ear. firm grip pressure with only middle two fingers of top hand.

[JayThrilla25]

OMG IS THAT AROD????

[samajin1]

to all you baseball heads out there i have a question. Throughout your swing or more specifically, upon contact with the ball, does it matter if your back is "slouched" or not straight. I analyzed my swing and compared it to manny ramirez and saw that upon contact and throught his swing he has a straight back and he is standing tall. I don't. Is it possible that a straight back and standing tall can apply more power?

[Carolina3791]

Well you might wanna mention the step forward , just taping your does nothing , also hip rotation to add power to the swing

[lolsuperstars]

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[ahtartersauce101]

Ok first off don't rock back, just step forward when the pitcher steps down. "He steps, you step." It creates too much temptation to lean forward to compensate for all that weight back there. Once you step, ur weights already back. And don't tap ur foot, it doesn't help what so ever. Just step on ur toe, slam down and swing. And whenever I explain n e thing, I always explain WHY. Why don't you want to overswing? WHY?

[kindachi74]

Hope that will help

[BXBOMBER457]

farthest hit homerun in new jersey and virginia

[BXBOMBER457]

lets go braves my coach was drafted by the pirates when he was 16 we gonna destroy everyone in new jersey now lol lets go braves (im a mets fan) and he has the farthest hit homeru!!!!! woot!!!!!

[DreamsofMajesty]

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[zeawesomeness]

i had the worst coach last year,,, he messed up my entire swing and stance up and i batted at like a .200 when i usualy bat like a .350 - .500

[cody0653]

i wana hit a ball i play high school baseball luckly because im short im 4' 7" i wana hit a ball cause they cant PITCH!!!! how can i hit a ball????

[Bluetoonlink100]

one thing that realy really really helpes like 45% of batting is every milisecond of the throw u HAVE to keep ur eyes on the ball and practice timing it

[sub4sausage1]

you did foget hip rotation but other then that it was good

[brandonwalker5]

thanks expertvillige

[jellogiant]

i'm by no means a baseball player. but immediately after my cousin (a great player and coach) taught me how to swing i was enjoying creaming pitches left and right. understanding HIP ROTATION was a huge part of my learning process. generating torque by starting off with hip rotation is the key to adding your core power to your swing. it's not just your arms and legs.

[KnightMD]

no hip rotation?

[rcolon82]

You really dont need to stride, the purpose of the stirde is to help you get you hands back and into the position of power

[cardinals3333333]

you dont start your swing with your elbow, let the ball get deep fire your hips extend through the baseball.. short to and long through

[muma0449]

you forgot to mention hip rotation!

you cant have power if you dont have a strong hip rotation

[Jaxter2798]

tottaly right ive been playing baseball since i was 6 and no hip rotation means small power or no power in the swing.

[Yippykaiyay]

did he die.

[mintkendishin]

im no pro but he also didnt mention anything about shifting your weight as you swing

[mintkendishin]

hmmmm he failed to mention the importance of hip rotation

[AnfernyE]

Expert..... Right// It takes him almost 3 mins to explain something that it took my coach 1 min n better explained ! GOD -.-

[racandapcproductions]

?!?! You don't have your foot up lined to the corner of home plate! ?!?!

[talktothechalk]

yea you do.... and where do you think you do

[assphincter]

I'm still waiting for expert village to post a video on how to wipe your own ass.

[jfuse1]

Why you smell like shit, An dont know how to wipe your own ass ?

[MrJdog100]

i already knew this because i play travel baseball.

[littleboypierce]

swee tdude, like we really needed to know that

[SgtBootz]

so why the fuck did you search this video then

[drewfirst23]

my coach made me watch this

[patriot2792]

Haha wow expert village fail.

[talktothechalk]

this is a great vid

[patriot2792]

If your being serious then you also fail.

[talktothechalk]

dont worry i wasnt being serious

[patriot2792]

pheww you had me worried. :P

[harristhegreat1]

Oh and by the way,I'm flagging this video for misleading text.

[harristhegreat1]

You don't even how to stride.I just swing,and at the same time,lift the bottom half of my shoe off the ground,and let the ball fly.

[TheSportsStation]

omg guys calm down

[jumpinj44]

um uhh you have no idea "expert"

[bdub616]

this sucks!

[tylerdurden4495]

"Expert" my ass.....

[tdonley375]

wow u people are stupid u generate all your power from your hips

[MnS1Baseball]

Close. Most of your power is created from your Core. But your hips have to be able to move well, for your Core to work correctly.

[philivey712]

so horrible, yea use your hips in your swing if you want to get injured LMFAO. fuckin guy thinks he knows what hes talkin bout hahaa

[usey26269]

your a fucking idiot..your supposed to use your hips in your swing. they generate most of your power

[philivey712]

to hit a home run u DONT use ur whole body and NO follow through, you just use your arms and make sure there is no movement in your hips!!!!

[manning151]

are you fucking retarded that is not how you hit a home run faggot

[Sodabro999]

that is a fucking horrible swing i cant belive yo uare teaching...

[MnS1Baseball]

Please stop making these videos. I'm going to start video responsing these videos explaining to everyone why there videos are not worth watching over Youtube. You cannot teach people how to hit over the internet. Nontheless you sound like you don't dont what your talking about.

[tylerdurden4495]

I was about to reply something along those lines. You're right.

[bestfriendsfo4ever]

you have a pitiful swing. i cannot believe you are trying to teach young hitters how to hit.

[Theproof12]

Is it just me or is that bat fucking huge?

[bannanas17]

well he is a big guy soo the bat gotta fit him

[bjbertheaud]

its just u

[powtyface]

rice is good

[TheRocker50]

why doesn't he open his front foot...

power v is wat pros never do

[applesauceisfun]

your stuck in a pit with a yankee fan a snake a lion and a gun with two bullets what do you do?...... shoot the yankee fan twice. LOL

[ZNoTr]

yeah!

[aznmko91]

Go Boston. Woot~

[jacknjoe1012]

F U

[bjbertheaud]

nice

[gergster11]

good tips for a beginner, but thats a little too much info for swinging a bat

[B4SEBAL1]

The Stance is good, but the most part of the hard fast swing is how much your weight shifts and how fast your hips open and turn then the bat will just follow through.

[smmavericks2]

When he loads up he hides his hands to.

[smmavericks2]

I like the stance but he is a really boring teacher.

[MichaelD1995]

dont like that stance personally, i prefer a wider stance so i can remain stationary and tuck my front foot and explode my hips

[0BoxHead0]

Thanx, I live in Australia but i love the sport.

[wrighta04]

i live in england and i eat rice :)

[michiluvswinniepooh]

o k a y .......

[kyle783]

or tpx

[kyle783]

a good brand bat to start out with would probably be easton

[sarahkahn]

thanks that helped a lot!

[pittbullweezy]

every one bats differnt

[angelm12134]

this video may be good for little leaguers but later on, but you have to learn rotational hitting which is used by most major league players.

ex. Pujols, Ramirez, Griffey, Pete Rose, Ted Williams, and Alex Rodriguez.

There

[pepxxx]

Good lesson. But I believe you want to swing your hips a little ahead of your hands. And to complete your swing as a full range of motion every swing.

[MichaelD1995]

no its hands+hips at the same time

[garrettglaus]

thanks i didn't know how to hit

[thejack505]

most of it was okay but he just said "and finish our swing" he didn't mention anything about extention

[unsaid04]

all u posting reviews saying this guy is terrible are in fact stupid. He DOES speak on loading, he DOES instruct good mechanics at the point of contact AND, he DOES mention correctly what is right, and what is incorrect in a batters swing as far as a follow through. All u need to get a mirror and a tee and take a look at your own swing u idiots! >=O

[redneck21ryan]

this is a gay comment if you believe this you are gay too

[aj101094]

you dont even know what the fuck u sayin

..... ummmm. ummmmmm

wtf

[surfingkid13]

haha badassmcmurphy says he batted 490 in highschool but my friend's older brother bill rowell batted 673 ha

[yeabotch17]

this guy has no idea.... bad video.

[chucknoris234]

this guy doesnt show the extending of his arms when he swings... this guy doesn't know what he is talking about. anvise for you younger ball players, don't listen to what he is saying

[jimmieblood4]

horrible training video. He only covers part of the mechanics and seems to just forget about the rest. from watching his swing it looks like he has all his weight forward and not driving with his legs.

[hotrod1178]

he doesn't talk about loading...getting the front foot down...exploding the inside hip or staying inside the baseball with his hands. He's not an effective communicator.

[wilmaman]

VERY Bad swing/mechanics..Too far from plate,no load.hands before hips not seen here,bad bat extension/angle,bad finish,doesnt emphasize grip position ( line up knuckles w/loose grip).Needs a tighter compACT SWING.Opens hips too soon. OUR H.S. cLARKE,Westbury, N.Y. WON STATE twice in past 5 years.Won Division 7 of past 10 years.

[rockerduff1231]

horrible....bad swing

[sebrin1965]

Ustedes no batean un coño, pura paja es lo que hablan.

[riki00756]

jeje si eto maldito gringo se lo creen k juegan bien i son una buena mierda k le dejen el beisbol a los latinos!

[mcnabbistheman]

my swing is awful. im a good player. but i cant hit for power. and when i do something i can hit it far. but i never strike out. somethin is messed up

[drewpeace]

This guy isn't that good...

[BadassMcMurphy]

.490 was my high school avg. bitches!!! 25 game hitting streak

[mr6690]

ok and what college/minour team/professional team do you play for?

[mustangs085]

yea awesome u are bragging about ur HIGH SCHOOL batting average on youtube...i did that last year, junior year, after i hit .473 my sophomore year on varsity...

[9054518584]

this guy needs to lick my bat and see my swing

[diduchim]

sucks

[pr2dr]

that helps a lot

even though that loading back doesnt work much with fast pitchers the rest helped me on improving my line drive base hits

[mattydude29]

you also need to go through the ball.

[mattydude29]

To get swing back use the tee. Sounds stupid but teaches you to come at the ball witha level swing. Don't load when you are facing fasterpitching. It takes to much time. You don't see major leaguers loading because theycome right at it.

[MFox215]

WOW listen to what you said every pro has a load thats were you get your power with out load your swing is nothing it doesnt have to be a big load you can just move your hands back or something little

[cfl990]

no they do load it just comes earlier you will see their head drop aa their weight transfer to their back foot.

[mattydude29]

Do whatever feels comfortable. If you are a good player it should come naturally, Your probably doing bad because you either suck or you are trying to crush the ball wich is causing you to step out. You need to step toward the pitcher and take a nice level swing. keep your eye on the baseball.

[hahaha997]

brianyank2418 the other problem with going forward is that if u step on the pl8 then ur out

[killakerry10]

ya igis is right

[igis]

how you swing depends entirely on you and you should swing at you most powerful position, as long as you keep your balance and timing right.

[tommylech]

thanks fo the help

[NHLMLBNFL]

thanks for the tips man i havent been havin trouble hittin with my 10 hrs in 15 games but it will help me to hit more line drives and base hits to score runs

[phatalbert05]

No brianyank, you really want to end 50/50 in weight distribution, you dont want to lunge at the ball.

[brianyank2418]

you instruct pretty good for how to swing properly, but the only thing i disagree apon is that at the end of your swing all of your weight should be forward to get all of the power you can out of it.

[gatorgravy08]

his videos are great, but he doesn't have the flow of explaining it.

[zmcgrady]

thank u for the vid because ive been playin baseball for quite a while now and im having trouble hitting