How To Improve Your Timing When Hitting

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[@rodolfobojorquez2219]

What a great breakdown. The simplest breakdown of proper swing mechanics!

[@ericcalleja25]

This has to be one of the best videos I have ever seen explaining arguably the most important aspects of hitting. Thanks Matt, keep putting out great content.

[@chrisvanallsburg]

Wish I'd had this info as a varsity player. But I still play in a hardball league for men over 40, so it's still helpful. Thank you!

[@GregMcNeish]

I'm not a baseball player, and never have been, but I love learning the intricacies about different sports. You are a fantastic instructor!

[@pete7504]

Excellent video Matt., thank you for making this video and delivered like you said last night . The four Core Principles are so important in timing and been successful in hitting.

[@12oyalty1]

My daughter is ahead of every single pitch and always rips it down 3rd base or pings off the top of the bat. This explains what she is doing perfectly and now I have some concrete information that will help her! What an awesome video!

[@cheezewhiz7238]

Wow.. this is a REALLY good video. I was able to watch videos of my son's swing while referring back to yours and easily identify the areas to work on. Very simply delivered. Thanks Matt!!

[@connorochuida8183]

Hey Matt I just shared this video with one of my college teammates he’s are starting shortstop and he’s hitting like 400 this year and even he said I always feel like I can get better with my timing

[@proudamerican4349]

Thanks Matt, your instructions are like cliff notes for coaches. Appreciation beyond words but I will say thanks for the help. ⚾4🧬

[@shawnstewart4920]

Biggest issue I see with young hitters. I would bet 70% struggle with this. Matt I would love to see u do a video or two on a planning a full 2hr practice. How you would structure it for preseason & once season starts? Would love to hear your thoughts & ideas on this? I coach a 12u little league team & im always looking to improve as a coach. Thanks Shawn

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Thanks and will put something together for you!!!

[@Kopavi27]

@@AntonelliBaseball have you posted a practice?

[@TheRoadLessChosen]

@@Kopavi27was anything ever posted?

[@ericu1196]

Thanks to my phone listening to my discussion with my son, this vid popped up. Exactly what he needed to see after three bad ABs where he jumped out of his load. Hold the coil all the way to the front foot touching, easy! Very effective.

[@kiarab.1662]

My son is having a hard time adjusting from coach to kid pitch. He went from hitting home runs every single time to striking out EVERY single time! Thanks so much for this video. We’re gonna try to utilize this information!

[@loveofthegame4395]

Priceless! Thank you!

[@MyerheadsCards]

Great, great video!! Love it!

[@Hello-eq4db]

Thank dude. For some reason, the tip about keeping the back pocket toward the pitcher really helped.

[@rmp5s]

Had never really thought about it like that..."staying in the zone" makes WAY more sense now!!

[@Adam1llion]

Glad I watched this entire video. Broke down so much I never thought of before. Thank you!

[@marcoalvarez9786]

Excelente explanation Matt thank you

[@randylange]

So good at really breaking down the swing!!! Thank you.

[@timothy4928]

This is awesome thank you Matt

[@obscuredivine3227]

Baseball swing timing absolutes. Thank you!

[@shawndoherty6187]

Excellent Video Matt!!👍👊

[@jbrewer1272]

*ya nailed it Matt!*

[@christiandawkins951]

Very well explained cant wait to show our kids..

[@mattdwight2106]

Very interesting. Never looked at it that way. Great stuff again. Thank you.

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Thanks Matt!

[@TheRoadLessChosen]

Great video. My son is taking lessons from a hitting coach who creates hitters and he us absolutely hammering the ball at lessons which is a major improvement for his swing but in game he’s way early on timing and I guess because he’s opening up he’s out of the zone early. Worked on staying closed and it seemed to helped but haven’t tested it yet in a game or bp

[@Chaygod123]

This helped me out a lot ----------- boom!!!

[@BananaBoatFloat]

Thank you

[@jessreach7758]

First off I love your videos!! I have played ball all my life but the way you break everything down is wonderful! My question is about my daughter.... She is comfortable stepping... I don't know if I should just have her do more reps to get her stepping when hitting or do you have advice on how she could hit without stepping??

[@RG-zw5wc]

Awesome video Matt. I like how have you have my favorite player Tatis as the examples as well. 🤣👍Go Pads

[@dougdp2999]

I wish I lived in MA to bring my son here. Great videos!

[@lawrencekubo5110]

Thanks!

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Thank you so much!!

[@Dev-qs7ss]

1.5x speed is a must for this one

[@Sy12aw]

It’s sounds normal like this

[@antman5959]

Mann it was so slow without it😅

[@smoothingitout3256]

Hitting instructions takes time. A lot of what this man is coaching is what I coach my 7 yr old and he rakes

[@genarol5693]

Good info, just needs to be cut down and get to the point faster

[@chrisvanallsburg]

Patience, son

[@patrickwhitney6008]

This info is Golden!

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Thanks!

[@titanpestservices4158]

Awesome

[@stevesteffen]

Matt, love your channel. My son has a very similar swing to Ted Williams/Joe Dimaggio and hit .390 in 14U travel ball. Before you say that's awesome, please review Ted Williams swing, which is very different than what is taught today. Notice how low he keeps his hands and how he loads his scap, but he doesn't have the elbow up to elbow slot. Is it worth re-programming? Is he going to get penalized because his swing is different than what's taught today?

[@dafluffypengu2438]

good note on the "coil". it's not just a weight shift (or load) to back side..need to feel that scapula retraction!

[@antoniobiancofiore2396]

I’d like to hear your opinions of recent off season acquisitions from the various mlb clubs …not sure if you offer that sort of stuff in your podcast or how comfortable you’d be with that but since you had a cup of coffee in the majors , YOUR opinions would be much more valuable to me than some of these KZbinrs who have no more knowledge than I do as a regular Joe blow baseball fan

[@Habsaholic]

If I could like this a 1000 times, I would!!

[@sk8tby]

Matt’s the best

[@jeremeyshepherd7991]

Great video my son is 7 and in his second year of coach pitch. How do I get him to shorten his stride and open up his stance without confusing him. His stride is to long and is causing him to make him self shorter and be under most of the pitches that he doesn't hit?

[@penguindb0912]

Hey Matt, my son suffers from the second issue. He hits great off the tee. Bat path, load, drives through the ball. However when we go to live pitching the form breaks down. He goes back to dropping hands, extending early, etc. Is there anything I can do to help him transfer his tee work to the live pitching or is this just something that he needs to be aware of and correct on his own. He’s only 10 so he definitely gets frustrated when it’s not going well. Thanks for the help.

[@javierbarreda7972]

Batting cages can help

[@rogerward801]

Coming from softball to baseball, timing is huge. I'm late on almost every pitch. Starting my swing at the point of release is very different from what I've done the last 20 years

[@escargot8854]

any tips for a soft pitch softball path?

[@mikeb1010]

Hey Matt I’ve been struggling recently with hitting change ups. I know that sometimes you just gotta tip your cap if the pitcher throws a good pitch, but I was wondering if you could give me any advice on hitting them or at least fouling them off as opposed to swinging and missing?

[@Brhoward31]

Get ready early so that you can react to the speed diff also, see the the spin. There's an app that helps with that. Good luck!

[@BakerYarbrough444]

@@Brhoward31 what’s the app?

[@antlou123]

Thanks. First time baseball dad here and I learned alot about the mechanics of baseball watching your videos and other baseball instructors here in youtube to teach to my 7 yo son playing 1st grade baseball. Only problem is that the their coach teach the opposite of what you guys teach of how to play the game.

[@scle362]

For a 10-12U players (I estimate pitches are somewhere around 50-60 MPH), about when would you say the front foot has to hit the ground? When the ball is about to leave the pitchers' hand? when the ball is 1/2 (or 1/4) of the way to the plate?

[@Giovanny322]

Hey man my grandpa is really on me abt my timing but u Been helping a lot now he not that much

[@liammauti9194]

You are a wizard. You explained everything and I about to go fix it because I’ve been striking out a lot

[@wolfryan3178]

If your swinging to early and the pitcher throws fast step up a little bit in the box or back if they pitch slow

[@matthewmazzarella4680]

Hey Matt how do i get in contact for in person instructions for a youth

[@jake__8059]

I actually just got my "timing down" and we have 4 tourneys left of the season but i found out it was just my foot getting down too late and i was taking too big of a load and i was swinging before my foot came down causing my head to move alot

[@dann7528]

Timing is everything in life

[@MrBurtonPE]

Help! How can I show this visually for young athletes?! I’m very good at understanding 3-dimensional space ideas but I know many struggle with that. Does anyone have a visual or drawing idea that would explain the bat path concepts? I keep thinking of a math function diagram or a geometric drawing showing the two intersecting paths. But i need something that can be shown at the field. Help please Matt or anyone else. Thanks!

[@stevesesto9652]

Do you believe in the High Level Pattern? Before I started watching Richard I was watching you…and you were saying to start barrel speed from the start. Love your videos!,,

[@prOGamer-ul5zc]

How do you reach the outside strike without losing balance forward?

[@gregkirchner1907]

As a little league coach for 15U with 13 players on my roster I have only 3 who load and consistently hit the ball. The rest don't load at all and don't hit the ball. They just swing with their arms and upper body. So helpful. But hard to teach to whole team with so little practice time. Even when I offer to coach on off days very few take me up on it. I don't know how they can go through a whole season and not get a hit.

[@thepewpewreview3655]

I have the same issue we have very little pre season practice.

[@danielcox7327]

I do like your lesson Matt but I haven’t been a consistent hitter but I have been getting on the barrel just buy one thing never ever take your eye off the ball or your opponent and sometimes I like to do the little Soto guest shuffle where are you your step up front or step in the back after a couple pitches

[@timothy4928]

Is there a difference between you tube and patreon channels I'm just trying to make sure I don't miss anything from you.

[@JessmanChicken86]

2014 Chase Utley needs to hear this lesson.

[@johnbarker6763]

Wish he would have addressed late swinging also.

[@lucianochiarmonte3752]

my batting average is so low so next game i'm going to try this to see if i can get out my slump

[@rmp5s]

How'd it go?

[@user-fm6mk6yw6o]

@@rmp5syeah for real don’t leave us hanging….

[@plewta]

6:00 my problem 7:55 what to think about

[@chrisloppezz]

5:00

[@pdsports3208]

Hi

[@AntonelliBaseball]

👋

[@wesleyturner1979]

I worked on getting loaded earlier a lot in college. My hitting suffered immensely. Trying to hit a curve ball with a hangover was very difficult for me… Use my story as a warning youngsters! Stay away from the booze and focus on your swing! You only live once and you can’t go back!

[@daviddowen3887]

Interesting how in the head on video of Tatis his hands come out pretty far, or is that just me?

[@N9830G]

I find most guys have trouble controlling their load and end up being early.

[@ThekiBoran]

When I get loaded properly I wake up with a nasty hangover.

[@leonwilliams2224]

😂😂😂

[@johnsononeal2997]

first

[@Jaxonstek]

Tru

[@jarotblakemore9661]

take a shot every time he says timing!

[@zachmott2612]

POV you struck out 4 times

[@earniemccracken799]

Gah damn, the first 5min punch me in the face

[@redhoward11]

Great content, but turn the mike down a bit. I can hear every time you swallow your spit.

[@85Afuller]

Misophonia. Great Great video. I watch a lot of your content. But I can hear the saliva going down your throat when you swallow. Are you chewing gum? The mics are picking up too much

[@814Elite10U]

Dude drink so water jesus!!

[@sauldemize9998]

😂

[@keithpruitt131]

Good points way to long of video.

[@MattChristie]

Any hitter that has a prolonged issue with getting their swing mechanics to match up with the ball at the plate has no interest in hitting the ball. People who like to hit the ball find ways to get their bat to the ball on time.

[@chelseab7025]

Too much talking 😖😖😖😖🤬🤬

[@louiecollins2262]

Awesome