HLP Podcast ft. Teacherman

[@CmdrVOODOO]

I started my son at 9 playing baseball. He had never been at all interested in the sport before that. He had no idea how to do anything. His first practice in "coaches pitch" they told him he was "on deck" and he didn't have any idea what it meant. Anyway, we did Richard's drills for a good year before I saw a lot of progress (keep in mind my son was starting from zero). He made it to little league at 10 and his coaches thought what we were doing wasn't right. I overheard them telling him to "swing down on the ball" during practices many times. He pretty much ignored what they had to say. We continued doing what we were doing over the winter. In the beginning of the season the little leaguers have a clinic with the high school team. The high school coach told my son "you have a beautiful swing." Long story short, my 11 year old lead his little league team in batting average, OPS, doubles and triples this year.

[@franloiselle2087]

That has got to be one of the more challenging parts of teaching young people this technique, is having to tell them to ignore what their coaches are telling them

[@jasonfurmaniak3143]

Good interview. Many times it’s a bash feast against him when he gets interviewed. Hitting is extremely hard! Good luck to all

[@Mallardman795]

I was a pretty decent hitter growing up. Not professional level, but I was a good hitter. Had not really picked up a bat since high school. Found Richards stuff when my son started playing. Started practicing his swing myself. It was an epiphany. I was untaught this swing my whole life. I truly believe that good natural hitters swing like this and coaches unteach it.

[@budzinsk]

Nice Job! Wish it was longer. Always love hearing Rich talk hitting.

[@danielortiz3522]

Great stuff. Hope we get more interviews like this with HLP instructors.

[@daveb8795]

Great interview! This channel is awesome. Glad someone posted it in the HLP member group 💪💪

[@optimalpowerperformance]

Love to hear it!

[@luischavezjr6047]

It amazes me that Richard breaks down the complexity of a “swing” into the most simplest of terms and yet every hitting coach, every hitting guru 🙄, every coach just dogs him out because it’s not the normal routine. Change is good and when kids (any player) aren’t hitting like they want to or coaches want them to, Change is needed.

[@MiltonHerring]

Thanks AJ for working with my boy while in AZ

[@LeroyFitch-b6y]

Another guy I would love to train with ❤

[@gregodonnell8469]

The fact this only has a few thousand views is insane.

[@LeroyFitch-b6y]

Great stuff man ❤

[@LeroyFitch-b6y]

When the students ready the master apears ❤😂

[@shabba3450]

My kid is 5'1 92lbs. Just watched him hit a ball 285 over the fence. Never got remotely close to that before

[@wheel4premium]

This is so good! 🔥

[@leroyboyz2667]

Love teacherman!!!!

[@alexd2249]

The really is no doubt that these methods work. Mookie Betts might be the best hitter in the bigs and he’s 5’8’’ and 170. He is ready to launch early! All good hitters are ready early.

[@LG-pg2yu]

lol - Mookie Betts doesn’t swing the way this guy teaches

[@brandandillon1517]

Any word on how soon will the android version of the Launch Quickness App be out?

[@92EGcxGSR]

Is there a directory of hlp coaches?

[@RPeacock1128]

I’ve trained many of the HLP concepts with my son who is now playing for a nationally ranked JUCO college. At 5’ 11” and 170 pounds my son rakes and hits balls harder and more consistent than boys 40 pounds heavier and stronger. He’s hit 2 balls recently nearly 420 feet at 105 mph off the bat. Swinging down and clipping a ball or beating a ball into the ground is not a high level swing.

[@michaelelwellperformance]

Solid 👍🏽

[@1bagger35]

Y'all know any guys properly training HLP in the Tampa area?

[@michaelallen1154]

@1bagger35 - just spend the $300 and buy his program. All you need is there and maybe a body size mirror.

[@MiltonHerring]

Yessir.

[@poppiescarter9720]

Gonzalez Jason Wilson Christopher Garcia Margaret

[@FatihCanak-m2i]

Moore Jason Clark Jason Jones Frank

[@griftinggamer]

19:00 Man, listen. I'm 33 and was a cleanup hitter all star my whole life right up until the depths of the minors and just not being good enough coupled with the garbage lifestyle of working construction to afford being a player 😂 gotcha and any prospect I had at a career went up in flames with every BP session messing up the swing that got me there and every bill that got paid by mommy and daddy. 😂 This might be the most important part of the podcast. Now that I have 4 sons, 2 of which just now coming of age in coach pitch I can already see how much damage coaches egos do to kids. My oldest son worked with me and only me and went out there and knocked the piss out of everything in coach pitch, I mean no exaggerationone of the maybe 5 or 6 kids that got a solid hit every at bat, and low and behold I have to work extra hours and cant be there every second and let some guy that didnt make the middle school team start messing up his swing I about lost my shit and become "that dad". I dont know why, but every coach of young kids have this odd desire to change every kids stance and swing even if they are already knocking the snot out of the ball. Needless to say I volunteer to coach now and let the kids play and work on the wrists and loading up, but kiddos can stand and do whatever the want, just be ready for the ball. Now we get mercy ruled every inning. LET KIDS BE KIDS. Being quicker on the ball is universal but dont dick up every single thing....coaches..

[@seans155]

Schenck

[@optimalpowerperformance]

Good call just fixed it lol

[@seans155]

@@optimalpowerperformance you had it correct everywhere else!

[@Prnto44]

Lmfao. Just copy theo vons thumbnails basically

[@joecolucci2219]

Yeah, it all half makes sense until TM says when your swing on video starts to look like Albert, Mickey etc. I'm like what? Their swings are nothing like you teach. Mickey Mantles bat doesn't turn back towards the catcher. He does not stay back coiled around his rear hip, he moves weight forward off his back leg and into the ball. It's great you have a theory, but I can't get past the fact that you think all these great hitters were doing what you teach. Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Ken Griffey are almost doing the opposite of what you teach. Why don't you just admit that and say my philosophy is new and different, and here's how it works. Otherwise, anyone who sees through your claims is gonna check out and call you on your bullshit. Stop with the BS and calk it what it is...a unique swing method.

[@povertygarage705]

Watch Mickey Mantle's swing here. The barrel whips rearward, and the rear shoulder comes under as he tilts his hip and rotates his shoulders to get the barrel behind and through the zone on the plane of the pitch. The rear leg drives at the same time the barrel whips rearward, all while having a rearward center of gravity. The only thing different here that Rich wouldn't really teach is that he has a big forward move right before he does all the aforementioned stuff. Very similar to Mookie Betts and Jose Altuve. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zne4m3ygea1_hMksi=BVRVsUZ-wlITlPGR

[@joecolucci2219]

Wow. Schenck like explanation for sure. His weight is not even remotely rearward at impact. In fact, there is a very noticeable forward move off his rear leg to the center where he is at impact. Also look at the bend in Mantles right arm as it is very much connected to his right side at impact. This is in contrast to what schenck advocates as is evidenced in Aaron judges normal impact position where you usually see and extended right arm pushing out away from his body. Also Mantles bat does NOT work reward towards the catcher like schenck talks about...at all. Rather it flattens behind him pointing way to the catchers left. This is a great swing but your lack of understanding of what you're seeing in this video is remarkable. Only schenck or a schenck disciple could make a video match their narrative despite what is clearly the opposite the schenck method right there in front of you. Honestly a 4 year old who knows left from right and up from down could understand this. Look at Mantles lh swing and it gets closer to schencks model. Still not close though. I suspect neither you or schenck would even recognize this but give it a shot ​@povertygarage705

[@povertygarage705]

@joecolucci2219 you're nit picking. Obviously, the barrel is gonna swing rearward slightly differently, and the arms are going to extend slightly differently with different pitch locations. The whole concept here is that the barrel begins its journey to the ball by going rearward first. If you can't immediately tell the difference between a barrel whipping rearward vs being pushed across the chest forward, then I'm not sure how to help you see it. Look up the one handed golfer "snappy gilmore" if you want an extremely exaggerated example. When people argue over where the weight is, I honestly think that's because people are actually arguing different things. I would be willing to bet that Mickey Mantle is putting a great amount of weight into his front foot as he essentially blocks on it for the swing, but his center of gravity is still rearward. If you swept his back leg, he'd clearly fall on his ass. This is one part of what Rich says that I would adjust. He talks about rear leggedness in such a way that it leads people to think about weight on the feet. The weight can, technically, be in the front foot as long as the center of gravity is still back, but again, that's still essentially what Rich is teaching, but just with big forward move. For an example of the differences of the concepts of "weight at feet" and "center of gravity" just think about a typical Ford Mustang. Forward center of gravity because of front engine, but weight is planted on the rear tires during acceleration. A baseball bat swing is more like a rear engine Porsche slamming on the brakes.

[@TheBaseballSwing]

Again, you're stating an inaccurate fact and not understanding that in mantle and virtually ever great hitter, the bat flattens BEHIND the hitter - not "rearward" as schenck says. The fact that you think this is only symmantics is telling about your understanding of athletic motion a basic kinesiolgy snapping the barrel rearward sets the bat plane steep while flattering it behind yoursel sets it more level and in line with the incoming pitch. As for being onto your front leg yet cog being reward this can and does happen. But with mantle mays Aaron etc you consistently see a much more vertical spine angel listing rewards maybe 10 degrees or so. Not the extreme tilting in the schenck method where the body mass is quite literally moving away from the ball. It's so against every principle of athletic motion and power gathering and delivery. Take a look at discuss throw, shot put, hammer throw, the golf swing, etc. Endless examples are right there that do not align with what schenck and in turn you are claiming. For the love of God man you need to let it go. Open your mind. Actually get on a tee or in the box and prove this to yoursel

[@TheBaseballSwing]

​@@povertygarage705and nobody advocated for pushing the hands or barrel forward. Just as there is a difference between that flawed technique and your flawed technique of snapping the barrel rearward, the is a huge difference when the bat barrel lowers behind the hitter and falls onto plane with the pitch. I made a video on "barrel depth" and why schencks interpretation of that is also ass backwards. Watch that and see if you finally. Dispute that explanation please