How to Hit a Fastball : How to Shift your Weight to Hit a Baseball

[mot22222]

Juan, bro, come on! Show me ONE pro that squishes the bug and I will come there and eat that bat! You gotta get with it!

[Yaminashi1]

Hey everyone. Instead of watching this, you should go watch the Expert videos for Domingo Ayala. He has all sorts of great videos and how to be a pro and not semi-pro. Hey he won't tell you how to hit a baseball, he'll teach you how to hit a homerun. If you're lucky he might shouw you his god given talents.

[misterballin4]

wat is with this knew u tube thing wen i try to make it full screen is black

[ArtBaez26]

great..



[Yaminashi1]

Well maybe he doesn't know what he's doing becasue of softball. Look at his shirt. Whata dumbass.

[litojonny]

actually when you swing hard enough you back toe should be off the ground

[allsports249]

look evry1 just use a batting tee and youll learn or get better on hitting

[wogdoggy]

a good example on why dads should educate themselves before they turn their kid over to some ;instructor..see what TED williams says about "weight shift"

[JLIV461]

There are only about a jillion pictures of major league ball players finishing with their back heel up, i.e. on their toe. This sqash the bug sit-an-spin is okay for teaching tee-ballers hip rotation but it's one more thing they have to unlearn when they get into competitive ball. Also, STANCE DOESN'T MATTER. As long as you are balanced when you "load". I guess there is no way Bagwell could hit!

[Longfellow321]

is he really hitting with a softball bat?

[esalazar008]

Juan Carlos, good points. Check us out on Facebook/HighOutPutSports, we are pantenting a platform that mocks the synchronization of " squash or squish the bug"

[paolo9274]

This guy is an idiot...he said nothing about keeping your head down, weight transfer, low or nearly zero stride, keeping the hips closed and hands back...i could go on...what a douche bag!!! Horrible coaching!!!

[fishyfingers702]

yyou dont twist when the ball is coming ? you twist when you swingg

[ChIkIlUkI2300]

138k Videos of Fails

[MetalOmgz]

he is like albert pujols

[cfl990]

Juan Carlos Sucks AT Teaching Baseball!!!!!

[Yaminashi1]

Alright legs apart. Look at Pujols. Then edit that part of video. Next squish the bug? That's old! End up on the toe. On the weight transfer, when you are about to make contact, take a positive motion twoards the ball, so you're not caught on you back foot. Don't get it wrong, stay back, but transfer and get on your toe. Any questions just ask.

[cfl990]

@Yaminashi1 NOOO do not shift onto your toe you will end up on the ball of your foot as your weight naturally shifts to the backside again after hitting against a strong stiff front leg so as a result of that push towarsd the front leg the back toe will be up in the middle of the swing but that is merely a product of a good swing not a reason why the swing was good focus on other parts that make a good swing and this will happen naturally.

[cfl990]

@Yaminashi1 cont If you teacha kid to raise up on the toe he will not hit against a stiff front leg and will be on their front foot and lose al power from the lower half.

[Yaminashi1]

@cfl990 well here on a link on the right it says how to hit a baseball by team5systems then come back. trust me. You wat a positive movement twoards the ball. Look at the best hitters in the game and tell me most of them dont end up on the toe. look at laflippen's videos. then talk to me

[cfl990]

@Yaminashi1 I understand that you fuck head why ont you read my comment clsoely or are you not intelligent enough to comprehend it the movement will be forward towards the ball and will be on the toe but as you follow through after hitting the ball weight will fall back on the hind leg due to hitting on a stiff front leg i have seen all the pros and they do not finish on their toe the fall back on the follow through ending on the ball which is why people originally thought it was squishingthebug

[Hrdx25]

This guy should tell Jeff Bagwell that he had no power at all. I guess having quick hands, a strong core and storng upper body don't mean anything to this guy.

[Hrdx25]

This guy should tell Jeff Bagwell that he had no power at all. I guess having quick hands, a strong core and storng upper body don't mean anything to this guy.

[BuffaloBillCody987]

He is using a softball bat

[JuanCarlos342]

omg he ahs the same name as me i mean SAME Juan Carlos Landaverde

[kevinlav27]

That's just some incredible teaching. I think I will show it to all my opponents. Then I will throw the fastball right by them.

[shadow552]

more like theyll hit it out the park my friend :D

[cadj2008]

Hey dude you need to watch Pujols hit. His back foot comes off the ground. Also your hips turn the back foot. You power should always move with you when you stride. when your stride foot land you should be in a 50/50 position with your hands back in the launch position. Your hands should turn your shoulders, never have your shoulders turn your hands. So many young hitters are never taught how to use their hand properly.

[JDMATRIX]

I learned something important. Thanks for that tip

[bman231]

yeah I have heard of the squish the bug thing what he said is true but he has to have more detail

[madrigaldanny]

all i got to say he is a stupid softball player !!! fagget ass

[peterrobertsfla]

This is very well documented. Nice.

[zandersagwa]

There are plenty of major leaguers that DON'T squish the bug. Pujols, Rodriguez, Holliday, etc. The torque created by a good swing should naturally pull your back foot up to it's tip toe or completely off (like most pros). In a way squishing the bug restricts the natural swing. The only major leaguer I've seen do it on tape is Joe Mauer.

[bkh3535]

i really hope no kids watch this, its terrible.. your helping them in no way at all.. by the way maybe you should call Albert Pujols and tell him his stance is to wide for any power..

[shadow552]

Guess what if pujols squished the bug he would hit the ball even further. We see him frequently in dominican republic he says not to get into that habit of keeping you back leg still

[MrJamesbondisback1]

@bkh3535 ya i know i am a kid watching this and i have a hitting couch and you want to pull you leg dont just leave it

[klehnen]

horrible

[akadhaze]

umm well squishing the bug is littleleague stuff at the highschool/college level you have to throw your hips

[Oscarnodwannabe]

lol!

[marseneault31]

stop posting videos now...you just told players to NOT hit the ball up the middle....that is the goal of hitting...hitting the ball up the middle means you hit the ball as square as you could physically hit it. not all players can pul a ball out of the park, teach hitting as a whole, not hitting for while you are 10, make players get better not be content with just success now but using the whole field for progression in the future

[belzkid25]

word on the street is that your having trouble hitting the ball up the middle.

[tkurtis20111]

word on the street is that no one gives a fuck about your or his opinion.

[buddyguy340]

@marseneault31 well if you pivot your foot on a 90 degree angle on your toes you'll hit the ball into the ground

[chris005242]

this is wat u need to do fucking jose or watever the fuvk ur name is go look at a mlb swing and see if they did any of the shit u just said and if they do show me a video

[jakeshaw8]

if you squish the bug it gets your momentum going to the ball. so you dont know wat your talking about! YourMomHatesYou

[YourMomHatesYou]

Wow, you do not know what your talking about. You can keep your feet as far apart as you want (without acting like a dumbass) what matters is your stride, keeping your weight back and as your rotating, SQUISHING THE BUG IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. Look at possibly the best hitter in baseball today, Albert Pujols, he in no way squishes the bug, he puts so much power into his swing that his back foot actually comes off the ground. Figure your stuff out before preaching it.

[gogetareeljob]

actually he does squish the bug, but only for like a split second. squishing the bug helps when it comes to turning your hips. but once your hips are through the zone your foot should come up to its toe. you dont want to be leaning on your front leg. but in the middle of your swing the weight should shift.

[reptilerule12]

y is he useing a softball bat???

[markymarkbb]

because he coaches both high school softball and baseball he probably was on his way to coach softball

[ReadingRockets34]

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[branbranmarie10]

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[JayWay2]

squishing the bug is only good if you want to drive the ball to lf if ur a righty and rf if ur a lefty, personally i do it sometimes

[ImHatinItProductions]

if u want good hip rotation 'squishing the bug' is very useful

[sphinxx187]

don't squish the bug! it's wrong watch slow mo of some greatest hitters none of them do that. and you shouldn't be killing anyway.

[mfresh1965]

Video should be how to get into a baseball game using a softball bat so you can try and hit a fastball..... lol!

[cubbiesftw]

"feet->hips->hands" and "lock and load" are the 2 most important phrases to remember when hitting a baseball

[bigghitter7]

shane eams is the shit. former scout for the chicago white sox and florida marlins. and a hell of a baseball coach

[cokandbull]

Dont do this, my new coach has won states and coached david wright, the upton bros and ryan zimmerman and he says to load into the ground, ur back knee should be the 1st thing moving to the ball & ur hands should follow staying in line with ur back leg... i think he knows what hes doing he sent a player to clemson last yr who could have went str8 to the braves AAA lok him up hes will lamb LHP and OF. im not bull shitting you the coach im talking about is the one and only Rusty Ingram, google him

[bAs3baLLKiNG305]

the upper body follows the lower body is the summary of that big guy. rusty is beast

[bAs3baLLKiNG305]

rusty wasnt the name, its towny townsend that really helped him tho. remember the name brandon gil,.

[hass523]

you dont want to squish the bug, squishing the bug leaves way too much weight on your back foot and it prevents a good low "L" being made with your back leg ("L" shows weight transfer). if you look at all good mlb hitters at the point of contact, theyre all either on their toe or even off the ground a little bit. thats because all of their weight has been transfered to their front foot just before they hit the ball. thats leverage, what gives any hitter good power

[X9BigGamexX]

i wish the varsity coach thought what you think.. but hes going by this video.. weight on back foot.. it might be the reason i dont make varsity. because i always transfer my weight to front before contact.

[ozunasox]

yea all coaches are retards. they always teach this squish the bug shit. my friend is a beast always tearing the cover off the ball. and they want him to squish the bug. they are going to scrw up his swing

[nygiant1fan]

your wrong he's right [has523]

[wwetnamlbboy]

can you please make a video on how to take being hit by a pitch plzplzplz

[shank3er10]

im srry but u luk short and stubby in this video

[lilaliks31]

is he using a softball bat?

[BlueMan9112]

fuck, you dont know anything about hitting

[hohoman21]

he has it all correct. i have been doing b-ball since i was 3.perfect carlos, and if u got a asshole comment ask me.

[gerardoj34]

This retard... you need to shift your weight to produce power. And how can you get a full rotation with just a 45degree turn. The torque of your hips will bring your back foot up off the ground.... The first lesson is on me. Ill be glad to help u out... PS-cfl990 is the man.

[cfl990]

This guy is retarted have any of you seen his video on catching? HAHAHAHAHA

[LegendKiller246]

"Squiching the bug" give you more power, but you also lose balance so its harder to make solid contact.

[cfl990]

no never squish the bug it doesn't create more power this is a terrible teaching technique

[angelm12134]

Most mlb players are rotational hitters and do not squish the bug. If you see pics of mlb players you see that they use their core to swing the bat. You can see some swing analysis if you search for rotational hitting 101 on google. this guy on the video doesn't anything on how to hit well.

[manofthenorth]

I think when squishin the bug is taught, I think you run the risk of having a kid fire both their top and bottom half at the same time. Thus, precluding torque or, seperation of the bottom and top half.

If a pitch is high, you're more likely to see more on the toe than ball of the foot. If it's a lower pitch, more on the ball, in most instances anyway.

Just my opinion.

[NL59FIFTY]

squishing the bug is crap, look at all the good hitters, pujols/ramirez/rodriguez/ortiz they all 'stand' on the toe or even have it up in the air a bit at contact, extreme example is Frank Thomas.

[jelldog77]

you need to get a batting coach once you know how to hit than you can post these videos

[bigbones9291]

suck my dick bitch put your fucking toe in the front

[AlboNinjas]

u asss ur suposed to put ur toe up dick

[th13pr1]

idiot....on the toe pushes your weight forward....you lose powe

[dukepride5]

tahts bull shit you do wanna be on your toe