Bryce Harper Swing Breakdown

[@phillieshotstovemedia6759]

Harper has so much torque and violence in his swing!

[@BryanW.]

I was assigned to watch over him in 09-10 while he was at CSN. Great kid. I used to tell him if I was still pitching I’d knock him down twice than bust him away. He laughed. I can’t imagine the pressure he felt. It was cool being there to see the filming of the ESPN special, his first JUCO dinger and his success. He and his family were very humble. Glad I got to be a part of that time in his journey. Have the ball he signed for me in a safe place. Great breakdown Matt!

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Very cool! And thanks!

[@chet174able]

Do a video on bonds and Ortiz hof

[@j.t.patton7820]

I LOVE the way he wraps the bat. It's danged near pointing right at the Pitcher! Similar to Donaldson. Creating "stretch" in a swing to me, is very similar in the swings of great Golfers that had 'club lag' like Ben Hogan.

[@phillieshotstovemedia6759]

So violent and so much torque so thankful he is a Phillie

[@Flyersfan28]

Great video Matt!

[@phillieshotstovemedia6759]

Matt is always on point

[@digitalkonfusionjoe]

i really enjoy your breakdowns....I'm a 49 year old player (yeah-...still playing....) and I'm always looking to learn more....thanks for all that you share on your channel

[@johnwilson6319]

True on the palm up description I liked that

[@phillieshotstovemedia6759]

Awesome vid!

[@Scholarstorm]

Is there a good cue for players that lay the barrel back vs turning it?

[@randypoll3484]

I love your analysis of this great swing I am 60 and have learned a lot for my swing.

[@dgthompson11]

Great video and explanation!

[@AntonioRodriguez-qp3mc]

I have been watching you diligently. Thank you for your dedication and hard work towards this channel. You have been an inspiration to my 12 year old daughter. You have helped her tremendously. Can you help me take her swing analysis to the next level and tell what slow motion technology are you using? Thank you and God Bless.

[@arottie4097]

Excellent breakdown. I would love to see your breakdown of Freddy Freeman's swing! A thing of Beauty!! Gooo Braves!

[@Jordan_Sweet]

hes playing for the dodgers now but yea go braves lol

[@Dev-qs7ss]

Great breakdown. Casual fans like me don't notice these details. Thanks!

[@anthonysierra5028]

Awesome video Matt.

[@Tai_Fung]

Fwiw, I know that the “knob to the ball” vs “knob up/Elite swing path” debate is very hot; I think it’s interesting though, how your analysis of Juan Soto’s knob up (almost a level) swing path, compared to Harper’s swing path shows that a hitter can be successful with each method. At least from what I can tell between your two videos, Harp has much more of a knob to ball path, compared to Soto’s. It sort of reminds me of the old school two spaces after a period compared to the more modern one space after a period debate.

[@thechunger]

What software are you using here?

[@mikeodil7721]

Violent swing with huge results.

[@phillieshotstovemedia6759]

2 X MVP 💯🔥

[@matthewcantu1065]

🐐

[@infinitehitting]

HUGE bounce back year for Harper this year!! One of the best at creating ample energy and transferring it into the baseball!!

[@phillieshotstovemedia6759]

Well he’s really been very good his entire career but last year was better

[@pohorex6834]

@@phillieshotstovemedia6759 he went from lindor offensively (who is a defense first player) into somebody who was more mike trout like offensively. That’s a vast improvement. And being like lindor offensively as a corner outfielder is far from “great”.

[@mikeodil7721]

Actually his swing was far more violent before this year imo. This almost appears to be a spread out 2 strike approach 2.0 - it’s still very explosive, but tight. You can even see his back leg/knee exploding forward with his bat path. But again, very compact. Great video.

[@phillieshotstovemedia6759]

Yeah the 2015 stance was probably more violent

[@evanmendoza6116]

His old swing was just pure violence, little control. The past 2 or 3 years I’d say he’s really toned down his leg kick and his load, and looks a little more controlled while still maintaining that explosiveness

[@mikeodil7721]

@@evanmendoza6116 I completely agree. I think cutting down on all that extra movement will serve him well in the years to come.

[@patrickgoodman4576]

Thank God for His Brother David to put that in his ear. Wow

[@mikesullivan2698]

I notice one last flinch from his right hip at the end of the swing

[@NateDogMXtv]

He is a two hander on the bat follow through. Proof no one size fits all for a batter

[@Briansgate]

You forgot the part where he whines and cries at the umpire any time he strikes out, since it's never his fault.

[@ryn9892]

Considering he gets a lot of bad calls it’s understandable, also who cares, he’s good at baseball