My 40 y/o legs don't wanna get up

I was thinking the same...it's ingrained in your muscle fibers to respond after I figured out the missile launch codes off you. It's amazing how far the baseball will carry when you get that backspin on it.

Yes I need to vary my hold times.But I think I got the game sold on this nabbing runners situation, as long as I can find a catcher who has a pop time of 2.2-2.4 consistently (MLB starters are sitting 1.9-2.0). Dazzo on the Astros can do it. But anyway, add it up: the catcher's 2.4 + my 1.2-1.3 seconds to deliver to the pitcher (fastest in the MLB are around 1.2), if the catcher can get a good throw down we'll get anyone who can't get to 2nd in under 4 seconds. Sasquatch does it in 3.8, Moose on the 'Canes is 3.5. I bet Moose has never been picked off in the HHBL. Hey but next week either Thanksgiving Day or Friday de Negra let's get together, you bring your gear I'll throw you the changeup bullpen.

@albertvandellen4101 that's a fact... u have gotten quick to the plate... and that is key... but mixing up ur hold times and showing moves (u don't even have to throw over... u can nab runners and get outs on the paths... VALUE!!! A deceptive move to 3rd u could kill them... so many easy outs when u learn that move. Just angle ur starting point and start throwing to the net to practice ur moves

The change up is gross bro... master 4 pitches and that's a killer mix. 4seam,sinker,slider,change.... sheesh...

@@B.J.Galvan Yeah I've been keeping that 3b pickoff in my pocket. You know how some runners start running home like halfway as soon as the pitcher begins the windup... Hey but I remember about 3 yrs ago you told me everybody in the league talks about I'm easy to steal on (I never used quick pitch back then). That's when I decided I"m going with quick pitch every delivery, runners on or no. That made it easiest for me to master the one delivery-it's hard enough to throw strikes with all the movement I get. Good stuff bro.

@albertvandellen4101 you have improved 100 fold 4sure

It looked like he got him on the thorax or thereabouts

I really appreciate the feedback. Well so I don't hardly get many ABs in the few games I play in, so it's mostly all pitching machine training for me. And at this place I can stand maybe 4' further back, but then I don't get a good shot with my camera. I've had like 50 ABs in my lifetime in a game with umpires. But I've got dingers on my bucket list, and most fields I play on aren't more than 330' anywhere, so I think it's going to happen.

@@albertvandellen4101 ya the pitching machines are hard to get the timing down because the ball just shoots out suddenly but it’s good for getting reps in for hand eye coordination practice. If you can back up a foot so you have slightly more time to get your weight shifted forward a bit more and pivoting around front foot that will give you more power and the extra time will allow you to get your arms extended out in front of you. Both of those will give you more power and be hitting bombs in no time. Live at bats are definitely the best practice once you have the technique and hand eye coordination locked in from the pitching machine.

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Thanks for sharing the link. I'm going to try this drill. Someone else a couple months back suggested I try the same drill, but I forgot all about it. I'm gonna order me a Chuckit! toy now.

That's D-Bat, and the Boerne location

Wait 'til you see game 4!

@@albertvandellen4101 good luck

Thanks for the info. I've other ppl reply to say I chop at the ball. I'll check that out w the Chuck It.

I need to eat more beignets so I can put on some muscle and hit the ball way passed the fence!

And can anyone figure out the correct way to use "passed" in that sentence? I wanted to write "past," but then I thought the baseball will pass the wall, it will go way passed it. But the time I'll have done it will be in the past. "The ball went past the fence" feels right, but I don't that will be writing it right.

Thus I will bend the knee for the baseball gods 💪

bro comparing this swing to mlb players is crazy. So what if some great players do drop their shoulder, it doesn’t mean anything. For him, not dropping his shoulder is one of the most simple and effective things to do for where he’s at, just because a few mlb players do it doesn’t mean that he should. If he wants to improve, working on that is definitely something he should consider.

I don't understand what's wrong with dropping my shoulder. I don't drop the shoulder to hit strikes high in the zone, my bat bath doesn't require the dip then. But balls coming in low in the zone, for me to get the sweet spot of my bat on a low and inside pitch-how am I supposed to barrel that ball if I don't dip my shoulder? I would have to really squat low with my knees? It just feels easier to do it like I'm doing. If you look at Mike Trout's scouting video from HS, he's dipping his shoulders the same then as he does today (well, on the IL today). We can compare my swing to HS players before they were MLB greats.

#AsyouwishJosh

@@albertvandellen4101 loll

Hey Matt. I should have it up published soon..

@@albertvandellen4101 thanks, super cool what you’re doing. Much appreciated!

My trail leg almost slipped off the rocks!

Ty, I appreciate the breakdown. I will give it a try.

I hit 79 twice a few days ago. Every time I pitch I throw with the same effort; some days it touches 79, some days it won't go above 76. IDK.

@@albertvandellen4101 keep up the good work!

I think my sinker. Gets a lot of ground balls, gets the defense involved.

@@albertvandellen4101 I see you're working on your swing as well. 👍 Playing 2-way is working for Ohtani! 😉

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Yes it is. No mosquitos up here, either.

Haha yeah in Boerne. I overheard your son talking with a coach in another cage: "On Tuesdays I take this and that class, Mon-Wed is my day to hit the cages..." I didn't catch all the details, but he was cute explaining his schedule 😄

@@albertvandellen4101 yeah he’s pretty passionate about the game. We’ll see you there. Don’t know how the algorithm works but saw the thumbnail pop up. 👊🏼