How To Properly GRIP A Baseball Bat (To HIT a Baseball HARDER, FARTHER, & MORE CONSISTENTLY)

Not sure how to grip a baseball bat? In this video, former MLB player Jermaine Curtis explains the 3 common batting grips; Death Grip, Box Grip, and Knuckles Lined Up. Furthermore, he explains which batting grip is the best to hit the ball harder, farther, and more consistently, as a hitter.
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[@REALKINGJAYAR]

Knuckle grip was the game changer for me bc freshman year (2001)before all this technology or social media came out I was using box grip I had a .220BA and 16HR. Sophomore year after switching to knuckle grip I had a.310 and 21HR. So you can say I put in a lot more word the summer I switched my grip and was focusing more on hitting and I also got stronger and quicker or the knuckle grip really helped me hit better. Baseball was my life I was ranked 12th in Florida and a 7 at Perfect Game. Unfortunately my baseball dream came crashing literally when I was involved in a bad car reck and my body was never the same I couldn’t throw has hard or even stretch my arms fully to even hit the ball so I had to hang my cleats. My teammates Sean Rodriguez and Alex Castellanos went on to play pro and I was able to stay around the game and enjoy it watching them grow and succeed.

[@bdaley]

I used the box grip for my first few months of hitting and then my buddy’s stepbrother told me to line up my knuckles… used that grip for my slow pitch softball season and whenever I hit now such a big difference with the control

[@JermaineCurtis55]

Yessir! The knuckles lined up is for sure better. Thanks for watching!

[@cactusjackdanels9829]

Wow… It’s like Tuning a race car every little thing you can do makes it go faster… Great visual with the pocket radar… Good job!

[@JermaineCurtis55]

hahaha Yeah... you're exactly right! Thanks for watching

[@Atomezzzzz]

you helped me alot man, just found out why my thumb hurt when i swing, and it was because i would turn my hands over to early. now i can hit without getting hurt.

[@joshlettiere3363]

Thank you very much for this this helped a lot. I love the video thanks for the content keep it up. Have a good one

[@jaydee7627]

I really do feel more control when my knuckles are lined up! Great video keep up the good work!

[@JermaineCurtis55]

Amazing! glad It was able to help you. Thanks for watching Jay!

[@MrCctvtech]

Thanks JC. Keep up the great work!

[@JermaineCurtis55]

Thank you for watching! I appreciate you

[@joshlettiere3363]

Have a great one everyone

[@v4ny281]

Hey Jermaine I was wondering, what tee do you use, it seems decent

[@randypoll3484]

Hi Jermaine. I really enjoy your site. I personally have to use the in-between grip in order to hold my back elbow up. What grip pressure do you use? Even as a 60 year old player with good power, I am always interested in your opinion.

[@JermaineCurtis55]

Hey Randy, I always used the knuckles lined up. It helped me to eliminate swings and misses and allowed me to drive the baseball more consistently.

[@johnwilson6319]

I like your swing and your breakdowns but l have a question about the box grip vs knuckles lined you start the swing with knuckles lined then you crank your back elbow (l like that although not everyone does it but certainly a lot of players do) ok but when yo crank your elbow doesnt that twist your grip to the box but as you untwist back to knucles lined ir palm up palm down there is a lot of power in the twist and untwist (and that is for lower half as well as upper half) that twist and untwist goes along with a video l saw on ben hogans golf swing it gets involved about the hand and palm only being 12and 1/2 percent of hand. Any way l was working on that last summer off my pitching machine and swing through posted front leg keeping bat long through hitting zone which gave me the feel you call the catch and throw uh l think bat speed is most after contact. Any way l am looking at your swing looked at mike trouts elbow up trouts top hand apprears to be in a punching position l like that and l like to feel bottom hand is cupped the untwist move with my wrists gives me a feeling of getting into a good position to swing the sweet spot through l am now going to look back at old timer ralph kiner he apprears to have knuckles lined up in the grip and then cranks back elbow reason for singling out kiner back elbow but no gloves on l think l can see better how the hands work l would believe he is top hand hitter you are me too and many others

[@JermaineCurtis55]

Yes sir, love it. Thanks for watching John!

[@davidreta3654]

Thank you, my 11-year old is finally sold on lining the knuckles up.

[@chapiechap7824]

what are your thoughts on teacherman hitting philosophy on hitting ?

[@JermaineCurtis55]

I think he has a very good idea on hitting. He teaches the big league swing. Nothing wrong about it. What are your thoughts?

[@chapiechap7824]

i agree, really opened my eyes to a new perspective of hitting

[@lockejr]

3:48, doesn’t look like your “knock” knuckles are aligned. 3:54 too.

[@JermaineCurtis55]

Sometimes the eyes can decieve you. Thanks for watching.

[@lockejr]

@@JermaineCurtis55 Nah they don’t, but it’s all good, maybe they start that way. Good shit tho’.

[@JermaineCurtis55]

@@lockejr sounds good 👍

[@Ya_flyness]

Wish somebody would've taught me this growing up. My life would've been different lol real shit .. a lot of young African American kids not getting taught the proper way to play or techniques

[@cipherblack3569]

I teach knocker knuckles. The trick is getting players to believe me and this video should help! Players "feel" stronger with death grip or gorilla grip but they aren't hitting as hard as they could be as demonstrated in your vid. Thanks!

[@JermaineCurtis55]

Thank you Terrance for watching!

[@TylerPereirafit]

Great video Jermaine this is an important part of the swing that is often over looked, I also prefer knuckles lined up

[@awakentotruthmichaelsmith4698]

The vast majority of MLB power hitters do not line up their door knocking knuckles. There are some that do, Aaron Judge seems to be in that camp. The majority are closer to lining up their “door knocking” on their top hand with their punching knuckles of their bottom hand, or somewhere in between. The death grip is clearly not a good way to hold the bat

[@JermaineCurtis55]

I hear ya, Michael. Thanks for the input, and for watching!

[@awakentotruthmichaelsmith4698]

@@JermaineCurtis55 NP, I was not saying lining them up are good or not good. Just that is seems to be a preference. I’m 42, didn’t play pro but I did play D1 college. When I was 11 I was told to line them up, I was certainly over gripping a bit. I tried it for a while, ended up settling somewhere in between. As the years have gone on I have barely heard anyone talk about lining up your knuckles. Recently, I have heard 3-4 people including yourself talk about it. I used to go hit with Jesse Barfield and his son Josh when I was in college. I remember asking him about it, his opinion was “some guys do and a lot don’t, I did not, as long as you are not over gripping it doesn’t matter” Everyone has an opinion

[@awakentotruthmichaelsmith4698]

@@JermaineCurtis55 I haven’t thought about this in years. I quickly grabbed a bat to see how I naturally hold it, I was much close than I though to having my knuckles lined it. I wouldn’t say the were exactly lined up, but pretty close

[@ricardobenavides9169]

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[@JermaineCurtis55]

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[@ricardobenavides9169]

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[@JermaineCurtis55]

Sounds good

[@lunatikGaming-ib3yw]

Have I been swinging wrong my whole career 😂😂