Hands down best HLP teacher.

@caseystengel3120

11 күн бұрын

I agree. Teacher Man is awesome, but he pretty quickly maxes out on his ability to explain and demonstrate the concepts.

Great video and explainations! Thank you

Great video! This is HLP gold.

Great video

Great video. The important thing I think many misinterpret is WHERE the barrel is snapped. You described it a bit. I tell my hitters, snap it toward the catcher, not behind you. When you snap behind you, you add unnecessary length to the swing and lose the barrel in the turn. When you snap it toward the catcher, simultaneously tilting the rear shoulder, then your back leg turns you into the ball. If you've lost the barrel behind you, then tilt, you have to spin your hips open quickly to get the barrel back where it needs to be. This tends to cut across the zone and slice balls.

@optimalpowerperformance

12 күн бұрын

Snapping the barrel behind you is the goal. If the rear leg does what it should, there shouldn’t be an issue of losing the barrel. This is a rear leg issue. Not a hand pivot issue

@DAatDA

11 күн бұрын

​@@optimalpowerperformancebehind you, or towards the catcher?

Great video! Thank you sir.

This is so so good

Excellent work per usual. AJ, what are your thoughts on front elbow positioning? I’ve noticed that I personally have issues getting long even when I snap behind the back leg of my front elbow isn’t down or feeling like it’s against my chest.

Thanks coach

@optimalpowerperformance

12 күн бұрын

Any time!

Golden

@optimalpowerperformance

12 күн бұрын

Thank you!

I have been trying to learn this swing for a couple of weeks, and I'm having 2 troubles. One keeping my head on the ball and two thinking about swinging down and tilting at the same time. Some tips would be much appreciated!!!

Hey AJ. Great video. My son is starting 11U this fall. He struggled a bit with the bat this past spring/summer and he is lacking confidence in his ability to hit. I want to get him on the right path with his swing. I’ve been watching your and Richard’s content for a while now. I was looking into buying your hitting program, but I was wondering if it includes pointers on how to best tailor this approach to a younger player?

@optimalpowerperformance

12 күн бұрын

Hello! Yes we made the hitting course to help all ages of athletes. Several 9-14 year old youth athletes have purchased it as well.

when you say "still working with a small bat" what are you using compared to your normal bat

Can you recommend anyone in Los Angeles/Southern California that teaches HLP?

Got a little soreness in my back. Is that a normal thing? Am i maybe tilting wrong? It’s not pain but soreness for sure. TIA.

@optimalpowerperformance

12 күн бұрын

Maybe. Tilt from the hip. Grab a fungo and hit a catcher pop. That tilt is the same feel you’re looking for when you launch normal.

@user-ij3bc6zc8j

6 күн бұрын

@@optimalpowerperformance

AJ - Some good things in this video.....especially the idea of keeping the weight back and not centered over the front foot. Ideally, the weight should be centered/balanced over the pitch location, which can vary somewhere in between the back foot and the front foot. E.G....Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Griffey Jr. etc. were closer to centered/front foot, where Bonds was closer to the rear foot. Maybe I'm missing the boat, but I am not seeing hitting instructors who are teaching hitters to "chop" down onto the ball. I think this is what you would refer to as a "push" swing, correct? Again, in my limited point of view, I haven't seen a swing this summer in 15 year old AAA baseball where my team (or the opponent) was chopping down or pushing their swing to their front foot. Maybe this is a bigger issue where you are at? If this is being routinely taught, I'm glad you've educated your clients on it's pitfalls. In watching your video, you can see how the hands can impart barrel acceleration with top hand pronation at the 2:17 mark (with a more conventional swing) vs. the swing at the 2:19 mark. If you break down the great hitters, all of them have both arms pointed towards the bat in a tight "V" at impact, with the top hand pronating after that. So, I think the arms are the enemy of the swing point is questionable, as those hitters (including Bonds) have that kinetic link transfer at contact. The arms (long levers) are the key in creating linear barrel lag......whereas I think the HLP method is more rotary barrel lag as it frequently looks like the swing looks like an upward propellor......more like a cricket bat. And in order to create that rotary action, you need to rotate the bat around the top forearm, which seems much weaker than using two long levers to propel the barrel forward like a slightly upward (10 degrees plus or minus) whip. Now, I will agree with you that, two long levers aren't particularly useful if they are swinging at the pitch without any body weight (or kinetic energy transfer up) behind them. Lunging over the front foot certainly creates a weak swing. So, I guess that comes down to a simple question. If we keep our weight back, and head down, aren't we going to have a more level (upward +/- 10 degrees) swing by simply lowering our hands to the pitch location? This can be done without steepening the bat (or snapping) and it's quick and easy. Plus, isn't this what the greats have been doing for decades? Even A-Rod who claimed he chopped down at the ball most certainly had a slightly upward swing (ideal).

@nesssixteen6106

12 күн бұрын

Nah there's definitely guys who teach the exact chopping motion he described. I mean I had a game in a local men's league just yesterday and had one guy tell me I need to "chop the tree" and he even wanted the barrel to be above my hands. Unfortunately that type of "advice" is still out there.

Where do I get that band?

@optimalpowerperformance

12 күн бұрын

Amazon, they are just basic small bands.

1st this is horrible, teacherman has made a living off judge being desperate and willing to try anything😂, he has since abandoned this entirely. watch these highlights of judge and point out one time he snaps or stays back entirely on his back leg, he strides, transfers weight to front leg unweighting rear leg so he can turn, tilts on turn not before and gets on plane by rotating front arm up to level of pitch and rear elbow down into slot, there is no wrist action... all the video of him doing that is from Teacherman back when judge was willing to try anything...kzread.info/dash/bejne/qomjlbiLfLfYnaw.htmlsi=5WjeL-7m0S-O6Esn

@optimalpowerperformance

9 күн бұрын

@@dfboiler can lead a horse to water but can’t make him drink. Judge was at the facility last month. After speaking with him, he would 100% disagree with you. But think what you want 🤦‍♂️