Definitely not an uppercut. You do want to swing slightly under the ball because since the ball is coming down at you from the top of the mound, you will hit grounders all day if you take level swings
I dont get how as a kid (im 14) in babe ruth, upercutting or golfing the bat is frowned upon, but in the pros Josh Hamilton as shown here does it every pitch. I just don't get it
@Blindykid He's not uppercutting at all. An uppercut is when your first movement is to drop your hands, which forces you to swing up. He's not doing that at all. In fact, his first movement is back and up with his hands, which is exactly what you're supposed to do. It just kind of looks like he's uppercutting because of the camera angle.
i didn't like this josh (the upright stance). i like the balanced, weight shift back josh. appearently so did he, since he changed back in the middle of last season
@TheRiversOwn this is his batting practice stance. Pretty much all big leaguers have two stances and swings. Their batting practice one and their game swing. BP stances and swings are usually more relaxed and taller.
i have hit in that cage!!!!!!!!
MICHAEL24AZ 1 month ago
Wow, pros swings are so effortless and yet so perfect.
rapidoregon23 2 months ago 2
that's a hard way to earn millions right there
robt6498 4 months ago
Definitely not an uppercut. You do want to swing slightly under the ball because since the ball is coming down at you from the top of the mound, you will hit grounders all day if you take level swings
garceezy 6 months ago
I dont get how as a kid (im 14) in babe ruth, upercutting or golfing the bat is frowned upon, but in the pros Josh Hamilton as shown here does it every pitch. I just don't get it
Blindykid 9 months ago
@Blindykid He's not uppercutting at all. An uppercut is when your first movement is to drop your hands, which forces you to swing up. He's not doing that at all. In fact, his first movement is back and up with his hands, which is exactly what you're supposed to do. It just kind of looks like he's uppercutting because of the camera angle.
RockNRoll21000 7 months ago
The Kid knows it is Josh Hamilton and the Dad doesnt
ThePoopsmellsbad 10 months ago
...looks like soft toss or short toss in a batting tunnel
texasneale 10 months ago
@texasneale Exactly what is was, short toss.
NorthTexasBaseball 10 months ago
Lol I cud watch Josh take bp all day
im99mining 1 year ago 2
I love batting cages
molonlave2010 1 year ago
Great hitter, I need to relax like that during BP
JazzFiveO 1 year ago
i didn't like this josh (the upright stance). i like the balanced, weight shift back josh. appearently so did he, since he changed back in the middle of last season
TheRiversOwn 2 years ago
@TheRiversOwn this is his batting practice stance. Pretty much all big leaguers have two stances and swings. Their batting practice one and their game swing. BP stances and swings are usually more relaxed and taller.
JSept0309 1 year ago
Dude, people don't realize how hard these guys work to make what happens in the summer happen in the summer
MrTigerfan09 2 years ago 9
@MrTigerfan09 Yes, these guys are work very hard to accomplish what they have done. GO RANGERS !!!!!
NorthTexasBaseball 1 year ago 7
thrilling stuff
bgrasspkr123 2 years ago