do these mechanics also apply to slow pitch softball? I assume they do but I see people crush it using all kinds of swings and not sure. I just want to hit a home run over the fence at least once in my life. I see so many conflicting tips. You're makes the most sense as far as power generation. Ive heard some coaches say you get nothing from your top hand, but practicing your technique, it seems i get more out of the top when i get hand up, palm down and some torque with my hips. I like your rubber band and whip metaphors. I threw shot put in HS and using the glide i always thought it was like using a whip and the crack is the moment the shot left my hand.
@km6731Күн бұрын
isnt is great to have a coachable athlete.
@nickgray6305Күн бұрын
Matt knows way more than me, but I’ve always taught my guys to get a comfortable back foot and adjust with their front foot. This would be like hitting on ice skates
@Link777932 күн бұрын
Adrienne VS Uncle James
@Abletodoit6755 күн бұрын
Play by Ear, Rene Lee
@King1283016 күн бұрын
Thanks that really helps ❤
@scottr906426 күн бұрын
No one hits like that. Teaching a bad habit of stepping backwards instead of doing it right in the first place
@hillarycourchaine6829Ай бұрын
Awesome advice, I've played softball for 3 years ago and I'm getting back into it and I've practiced and practiced ( obviously taking needed breaks , doing meditation, and working out) And making awesome friends and being an awesome teammate we play independent softball and casual softball just to unwind I absolutely love softball it's an amazing sport.
@sardiusteachers8856Ай бұрын
what the hell is wrong with you you repeat rewinding
@user-qi9np4rj3kАй бұрын
I have watched 69 of the videos before this video in the playlist, and yet I never understood that maybe I wasn't keeping the tension well so that I had to shift then swing. This is opening up a little bit to what my batting is actually like. Thanks
@AlexGarcia-zn2ooАй бұрын
biden your fired
@tiffanysiler7214Ай бұрын
Ughh I seriously need to get this down….frustrating.
@dalemeachen8051Ай бұрын
To Power Hit more do what he says but cock your hips by turning your back foots toes inwards two inches that way your hips are already COCKED It notice the power increase
@jasontackett6396Ай бұрын
You gotta have great timing to have an elite swing like this.. pitchers will chew you up with rise balls if you can't attack that pitch. This is why at youth levels we teach top half of the ball short and sweet.. gotta have a good contact swing before you get to this. Imo at least. Been coaching for 12 yrs. And I don't teach this to all hitters. Only the ones who have established good timing habits
@danmeier9645Ай бұрын
Why are some hitters starting to swing with a split grip? I see it mostly in softball.
@paytonfarar834Ай бұрын
Great video
@g20465Ай бұрын
Thanks I’m a beginner great video 💯💯💯
@travishicks66932 ай бұрын
Dang dude! This drill males so much sense! I don’t feel like I have the patience to sit back and coil. I have a HUGE tendency to rush towards the front side.
@stevencole73312 ай бұрын
Yes the key point for me is walking away from a player that thinks coaching is being told what to do . Coaching for me is small adjustments and repetition of those adjustments . Most players have stored knowledge of the good and bad that may have started in T-ball . This is orobably why players go into slumps as those bad habits learned creap back up into play . It can brutal cycle and once cofidence is lost the player starts grabing at steaws with the coaching staff sometimes making it worse . To me going back to basics . Simoke hand eye cordination
@MrRICHARDMTLQC2 ай бұрын
I really need to hit in the opposite field , when I am at bat the defensive team puts all theit’r outfielders in the left because I can’t hit to the right field, thanks
@davidpoe17592 ай бұрын
I just watched several of your videos and watched you contradict yourself try to remember what you say from one video to the other brother. I have never seen something so simple analyzed so much.
@MuhibAli1102 ай бұрын
Damn Howard Stern teaching softball
@rumblehat43572 ай бұрын
“Can you swing too hard?” Yes. I think so. I am begging a kid with incredible power to just make contact. She just won’t listen. All she has to do is make contact and it’s homerun city. She has struck out in 5/6 at bats. The 6th at bat was a walk. Trying to get her to listen is difficult.
@autumnstorteboom98472 ай бұрын
Great video, was hoping It would cover following through on the extension, I'm getting called out for "bunting" in a no-bunting League and I'm trying to figure out why my follow through is so bad and how to smooth out that part of my swing
@austindenny23132 ай бұрын
What tee is that
@donovanmcivor2 ай бұрын
Quick to it, long through it!
@racerx5212 ай бұрын
So subtle but true to controlling the torque
@814Elite10U2 ай бұрын
Wait what? you actually promoting this garbage? shame on you, an automatic unfollow. What a clown, i thought you were a serious guy but hey anything for the money.
@jameswebster48402 ай бұрын
Hi Matt, does this pupd hitting style apply in slowpitch softball as well?
@J_R152 ай бұрын
Thank you Matt. I’m going to try this with my 5 year old daughter. She’s always swinging too soon because she’s trying to hit the ball up front. I’m going to try this so she can see she can wait and hit it still
@teamphoenixleaders47363 ай бұрын
GREAT VIDEO!
@RyanMcBurney-sd7rq3 ай бұрын
Too much bull, live pitching only
@RyanMcBurney-sd7rq3 ай бұрын
Lame
@barbrasullivan1763 ай бұрын
I appreciate greatly the description of the thought process and how that connects to her movement and the reasoning behind it. This is great for my daughter,new to softball!
@julieisabell45233 ай бұрын
Great visuals and mental reminders for better load. TY
@barclayv82823 ай бұрын
Great physics lesson. You can see the same conflicting forces at work in Tyson's punches.
@nellygut14603 ай бұрын
My daughter is into softball and loves watching this over and over. She’s improved a lot since watching this. Thank you so much for caring and instructing so passionately.
@JC-uv3ec3 ай бұрын
I disagree with half of this and Antonellis personal swing is exactly what I teach my players not to do. My team is batting nearly .500 (opps .200) and is undefeated. Antonelli is selling snake oil off of a record of ONLY 11 total career hits and bated .193. I played and conditioned with players who have more than 1000 MLB hits and get advice from current top College softball players and coaches. What i see and hear from Antonelli is in contrast to what I get from other successful sources. Hes a great athlete, brings energy to the sport, and I'm sure means well but I'm not buying it.
@CharlieBarrigan3 ай бұрын
That is so wrong! Loading up is important in softball hitting
@CharlieBarrigan3 ай бұрын
You must play bad teams then
@JC-uv3ec3 ай бұрын
@@CharlieBarrigan sorry I was busy winning yesterday and increased our BA. Who said anything about loading being wrong? And half of what he says is completely correct. Half is not. My comment is more in general about his videos. Glad at least in this one he is not showing his own swing. He's clearly been coached by desperate for ticket sales minor league batting coaches for just walks and homeruns.
@JC-uv3ec3 ай бұрын
@@CharlieBarrigan I didn't realize players with 11 career hits had die-hard fans.? Does he give you a water bottle with his face on it when you renew the membership to his fanclub?
@CharlieBarrigan3 ай бұрын
@@JC-uv3ec ok I didn’t think I said a lot but good for you..
@garymcmillian96693 ай бұрын
Great Drills.Thank u!
@nofurtherwest34743 ай бұрын
I thought it was good to hit a bit out in front. This is how you get the ball to left center field. And how you generate most power when bat hits the ball.
@opgamer92963 ай бұрын
hey do you think I can send in a couple videos to you, on my batting and throwing? I really need tips but dont know anyone who can give me some
@timcasey68153 ай бұрын
One legged hitting!? Weightless front leg!? No weight shift back to center!? Falling over backwards!? No sense of balance!? You may not want to admit it, but this is exactly what that baffoon Teacherman advocates. Practice makes permanent, so l would be concerned about drilling this movement into a young batter. I know you’re trying to dramatically overemphasize these convoluted body angles, but once established, muscle memory is hard to change. Most people would rather avoid conflict, but l wish you would do a video comparing what you teach to what he teaches. You say that he doesn’t agree with what you have to say, but it appears that you and he are more alike than different. Care to comment?
@jefffinney42332 ай бұрын
This is a very good DRILL to help get the barrel working from the inside. Drills are not meant to be anything more than drills. Why do people do this? Lol
@billgonzaleshhs85383 ай бұрын
the downward ANGLE is not the path, but from the load position to the bat path. Too many kids are being taught to finish high so they DROP THEIR HANDS from the load position to the bat path and swing up not horizontal(level) or SLIGHTLY up, but DRAMATICALLY UP. These two examples show from load downward angle to bat path then level or slightly (very slightly) up
@kcho008083 ай бұрын
you are amazing! so many of members of my team have questions on the body angle and 'pulling away' problem. This video nails it.
@kcho008083 ай бұрын
Excellent stuff, great analysis that makes a lot of sense
@doctorpete14 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@timcasey68154 ай бұрын
I made this comment on another of your videos. This drill looks like what Teacherman (stupid name) demonstrates. Are you advocating what he teaches? I hope not. Would you care to compare your instruction model to his?
@ff44444 ай бұрын
We are going to work on this with our middle school age little league girls this afternoon. Thanks Matt!
@brettwhite38814 ай бұрын
I don’t think the movement specifically lies at the back elbow. I think it’s not understanding how to load the hips by feeling like you’re pushing the back knee up in the hip which gets your back elbow into your scap instead of pushing down into the quad and turning which will start the sequence of bat drag. Then the Top hand stuff that u say all makes sense to me . I was a minor league pitcher though, so what do I really know 😂
@timcasey68154 ай бұрын
In general l like what you teach, but in this drill it looks a lot like Richard schrenk (teacherman) advocates. I not only find his personality to be abrasive and off putting, l also don’t agree with his hitting philosophy. Are you a proponent of what he teaches? If not how do you differ?
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do these mechanics also apply to slow pitch softball? I assume they do but I see people crush it using all kinds of swings and not sure. I just want to hit a home run over the fence at least once in my life. I see so many conflicting tips. You're makes the most sense as far as power generation. Ive heard some coaches say you get nothing from your top hand, but practicing your technique, it seems i get more out of the top when i get hand up, palm down and some torque with my hips. I like your rubber band and whip metaphors. I threw shot put in HS and using the glide i always thought it was like using a whip and the crack is the moment the shot left my hand.
isnt is great to have a coachable athlete.
Matt knows way more than me, but I’ve always taught my guys to get a comfortable back foot and adjust with their front foot. This would be like hitting on ice skates
Adrienne VS Uncle James
Play by Ear, Rene Lee
Thanks that really helps ❤
No one hits like that. Teaching a bad habit of stepping backwards instead of doing it right in the first place
Awesome advice, I've played softball for 3 years ago and I'm getting back into it and I've practiced and practiced ( obviously taking needed breaks , doing meditation, and working out) And making awesome friends and being an awesome teammate we play independent softball and casual softball just to unwind I absolutely love softball it's an amazing sport.
what the hell is wrong with you you repeat rewinding
I have watched 69 of the videos before this video in the playlist, and yet I never understood that maybe I wasn't keeping the tension well so that I had to shift then swing. This is opening up a little bit to what my batting is actually like. Thanks
biden your fired
Ughh I seriously need to get this down….frustrating.
To Power Hit more do what he says but cock your hips by turning your back foots toes inwards two inches that way your hips are already COCKED It notice the power increase
You gotta have great timing to have an elite swing like this.. pitchers will chew you up with rise balls if you can't attack that pitch. This is why at youth levels we teach top half of the ball short and sweet.. gotta have a good contact swing before you get to this. Imo at least. Been coaching for 12 yrs. And I don't teach this to all hitters. Only the ones who have established good timing habits
Why are some hitters starting to swing with a split grip? I see it mostly in softball.
Great video
Thanks I’m a beginner great video 💯💯💯
Dang dude! This drill males so much sense! I don’t feel like I have the patience to sit back and coil. I have a HUGE tendency to rush towards the front side.
Yes the key point for me is walking away from a player that thinks coaching is being told what to do . Coaching for me is small adjustments and repetition of those adjustments . Most players have stored knowledge of the good and bad that may have started in T-ball . This is orobably why players go into slumps as those bad habits learned creap back up into play . It can brutal cycle and once cofidence is lost the player starts grabing at steaws with the coaching staff sometimes making it worse . To me going back to basics . Simoke hand eye cordination
I really need to hit in the opposite field , when I am at bat the defensive team puts all theit’r outfielders in the left because I can’t hit to the right field, thanks
I just watched several of your videos and watched you contradict yourself try to remember what you say from one video to the other brother. I have never seen something so simple analyzed so much.
Damn Howard Stern teaching softball
“Can you swing too hard?” Yes. I think so. I am begging a kid with incredible power to just make contact. She just won’t listen. All she has to do is make contact and it’s homerun city. She has struck out in 5/6 at bats. The 6th at bat was a walk. Trying to get her to listen is difficult.
Great video, was hoping It would cover following through on the extension, I'm getting called out for "bunting" in a no-bunting League and I'm trying to figure out why my follow through is so bad and how to smooth out that part of my swing
What tee is that
Quick to it, long through it!
So subtle but true to controlling the torque
Wait what? you actually promoting this garbage? shame on you, an automatic unfollow. What a clown, i thought you were a serious guy but hey anything for the money.
Hi Matt, does this pupd hitting style apply in slowpitch softball as well?
Thank you Matt. I’m going to try this with my 5 year old daughter. She’s always swinging too soon because she’s trying to hit the ball up front. I’m going to try this so she can see she can wait and hit it still
GREAT VIDEO!
Too much bull, live pitching only
Lame
I appreciate greatly the description of the thought process and how that connects to her movement and the reasoning behind it. This is great for my daughter,new to softball!
Great visuals and mental reminders for better load. TY
Great physics lesson. You can see the same conflicting forces at work in Tyson's punches.
My daughter is into softball and loves watching this over and over. She’s improved a lot since watching this. Thank you so much for caring and instructing so passionately.
I disagree with half of this and Antonellis personal swing is exactly what I teach my players not to do. My team is batting nearly .500 (opps .200) and is undefeated. Antonelli is selling snake oil off of a record of ONLY 11 total career hits and bated .193. I played and conditioned with players who have more than 1000 MLB hits and get advice from current top College softball players and coaches. What i see and hear from Antonelli is in contrast to what I get from other successful sources. Hes a great athlete, brings energy to the sport, and I'm sure means well but I'm not buying it.
That is so wrong! Loading up is important in softball hitting
You must play bad teams then
@@CharlieBarrigan sorry I was busy winning yesterday and increased our BA. Who said anything about loading being wrong? And half of what he says is completely correct. Half is not. My comment is more in general about his videos. Glad at least in this one he is not showing his own swing. He's clearly been coached by desperate for ticket sales minor league batting coaches for just walks and homeruns.
@@CharlieBarrigan I didn't realize players with 11 career hits had die-hard fans.? Does he give you a water bottle with his face on it when you renew the membership to his fanclub?
@@JC-uv3ec ok I didn’t think I said a lot but good for you..
Great Drills.Thank u!
I thought it was good to hit a bit out in front. This is how you get the ball to left center field. And how you generate most power when bat hits the ball.
hey do you think I can send in a couple videos to you, on my batting and throwing? I really need tips but dont know anyone who can give me some
One legged hitting!? Weightless front leg!? No weight shift back to center!? Falling over backwards!? No sense of balance!? You may not want to admit it, but this is exactly what that baffoon Teacherman advocates. Practice makes permanent, so l would be concerned about drilling this movement into a young batter. I know you’re trying to dramatically overemphasize these convoluted body angles, but once established, muscle memory is hard to change. Most people would rather avoid conflict, but l wish you would do a video comparing what you teach to what he teaches. You say that he doesn’t agree with what you have to say, but it appears that you and he are more alike than different. Care to comment?
This is a very good DRILL to help get the barrel working from the inside. Drills are not meant to be anything more than drills. Why do people do this? Lol
the downward ANGLE is not the path, but from the load position to the bat path. Too many kids are being taught to finish high so they DROP THEIR HANDS from the load position to the bat path and swing up not horizontal(level) or SLIGHTLY up, but DRAMATICALLY UP. These two examples show from load downward angle to bat path then level or slightly (very slightly) up
you are amazing! so many of members of my team have questions on the body angle and 'pulling away' problem. This video nails it.
Excellent stuff, great analysis that makes a lot of sense
Awesome!
I made this comment on another of your videos. This drill looks like what Teacherman (stupid name) demonstrates. Are you advocating what he teaches? I hope not. Would you care to compare your instruction model to his?
We are going to work on this with our middle school age little league girls this afternoon. Thanks Matt!
I don’t think the movement specifically lies at the back elbow. I think it’s not understanding how to load the hips by feeling like you’re pushing the back knee up in the hip which gets your back elbow into your scap instead of pushing down into the quad and turning which will start the sequence of bat drag. Then the Top hand stuff that u say all makes sense to me . I was a minor league pitcher though, so what do I really know 😂
In general l like what you teach, but in this drill it looks a lot like Richard schrenk (teacherman) advocates. I not only find his personality to be abrasive and off putting, l also don’t agree with his hitting philosophy. Are you a proponent of what he teaches? If not how do you differ?