How To STOP Hitting Ground Balls - Hit LINE DRIVES Instead!

How To STOP Hitting Ground Balls - Hit LINE DRIVES Instead! In today's video, Coach Justin shows you how to stop hitting ground balls and how you can turn them into line drives instead!
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[@The_Puckster]

Thanks man! You really helped! I just hit my first Home Run because of this video!

[@lashanda7383]

thank man😉

[@arvidivarsson1435]

Can you make videos when you play a game so We can see like your at bats and highlights?

[@checoluv550]

Great vid man! But audio is very choppy. Keep it up! Any tips for left hand thrower positions? Footwork?

[@kylemarr5905]

SVLogger keep your footwork simple when fielding field the ball with glove out in front low, play the ball, and gain momentum by stepping right and then left into your throw to keep it short. I take it you’re a first baseman or third baseman??

[@hoodiexslime4580]

its because its windy

[@AEHEZS]

Bro.... pizza in the oven thing totally changed my swing and now I’m smashing line drives and I’ve moved up 4 spots in the line up Edit: Forgot to say thanks omg thank you sooooooo much

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

That's AWESOME! So glad to hear that! Keep it up man and you're welcome!

[@jacobmiller6528]

Hey, thanks for all the tips. My technique has gotten better thanks to your vids and my coaches. So wing though I still struggle with is my timing. Could you do a vid on how to improve your timing and eye sight when batting? That would help so much.

[@enriquerodriguez3210]

shout out to coach justin, I recently had tryouts for all stars in my league and I killed the batting portion thanks to your batting drills. keep up the good work

[@vrodriguez6380]

Great video! I'll be sure to employ these methods next game!

[@geekersquad1]

Just started watching these videos thank you alot Justin i just started playing Baseball and i've been getting home-runs

[@theprosandconsof8454]

You are the best instructor and helped me so much! I wish I could subscribe 100 times more!

[@scottreyes17]

THIS. I love everything in this video!

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

Thank you so much! Glad to hear you liked it!

[@Random-gh1lx]

Great Job as always!!!

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

+Leandro ChicoLoco Tubongbanua Thank you!

[@davidreyes214]

Great analogy with the pizza thing, I'm A woman softball coach here in Sinaloa Mexico and I try my best to make them girl easy to understand the technical stuff into more common language because we have a lot of rookies so that's a better way for them to understand.

[@Maverickcole_]

Great stuff!!!

[@allnoah]

I just watched this video and am going to work on it. I’ll let you know how I do on my first game this week!

[@kevinklippel6223]

fantastic explanation, coach, of why the 'straight arm, chop down' swing does not work, especially when the kids start facing faster & better pitching... why the idea of a downward bat-path persists is just beyond me... I was just recruited to join the coaching staff for one of our city league all-star team... almost every kid (cream of the crop from the all the teams) swings down believing they are creating back spin... I ask em 'what was the majority of their hits during the season?' ... mostly weak grounders... I use your exact explanation about the downward pitch path... you can tell this is a totally new idea and has never been told to them!!! it's astounding because it's common sense. Keep up the great video's, coach.

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

Thank you so much for the continued support and congrats on joining the staff for the all-star team!

[@kevinklippel6223]

Hey coach, I couldn't resist adding this follow-up. I just got home from the first all-star game. It was an 11-1 victory filled with bombs to the out field and one GRD. The boys did hit a number of fly balls that were caught but, hey, that's baseball. What I'm most proud of: only 2 ground balls. I had two practices with them and hit the basics hard. Palm up/palm down, extension, hit the inside of the ball, etc, etc.... it was a good day to be a hitting coach.

[@michaelkang3616]

Great tip Coach Justin!

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

Thanks Michael!

[@nite4297]

Thanks a lot

[@keeganjacobs5913]

great coaching .. do you have a video on when to actually start the load and stride with a actual pitcher ? Do you put your stride foot down when the ball is released or when the pitcher is in his motion ?

[@ericratthe3011]

Great demonstration

[@jasondiaz8792]

Great video

[@catherinesternau1174]

Guys; what are your thoughts on this variation of the drill? I've used 2 tees. One placed strategically deeper and lower in the zone in the inner half, and the 2nd out in front of the plate like you have it here. The challenge is to hit both balls with 1 swing and keep both in the middle of the field.

[@erikalonzo6138]

Great video, would you make a video for beginners playing 3rd base and cutting off a ball in the 5-6 hole.

[@bainer-mo8pp]

Never commented first time I watched this but his helped me so much my coach told me to swing down on the ball and as soon as I switched to this I hit line drives constantly and ended on a huge hit streak

[@jasonthemanarnold1878]

thank u so mutch for making this videpo

[@alfonsomartinez2509]

Can you make a video about timing it takes to hit a baseball, like the approach and stride towards the pitch when it's release, Thanks

[@marcusfair5850]

bleef vleefs it matters how fast they throw , if they throw fast you ( I pick up my leg) want to be ready when there about to release it and then swing a little under the ball but not a straight up swing like golf because it will be a pop fly

[@yada451]

Thanks for the info coach! Good Stuff! From Bay Area Cali

[@kodakwhite987]

What school

[@DavidHarveyWV1]

Great video and explanation.

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

+David Harvey Thanks David!

[@bradenwilcox7599]

Awesome vid, it will really help me as a hitter. Can you make a vid on how to harder.

[@loganwebb2591]

Great video. Audio cuts out, but really works

[@jamesmartin6720]

Yes good video man

[@xaviergb2588]

Nice. This is my first year of kid pitch. I was wondering if you could give some tips on just getting through kid pitch tryouts?

[@chiemisaito]

thanks coach Justin, this is my favourite video!! I've watched it so many times :)

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

Glad to hear that! What other videos would you like to see?

[@chiemisaito]

Hi Justin, I'd like to know how small players like me (I'm female and my hits never over outfielder!) can hit a home run ;) thanks!

[@johnmadden1416]

@@chiemisaito I don’t know if you still play but my biggest advice is to not try and swing through your shoes (basically you want to hit a home run and that’s all your thinking about and try to crush the ball and then end up swinging and missing or having weak contact) also you can work on explosive workouts

[@larrymolina1322]

I love your video really help me a lot!!!

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

Awesome! I'm glad to hear that Larry!

[@haburgerhepler4927]

Useful

[@gabreallujan1910]

great video bud! i was having a problem rolling my wrist a little and i used the "throwing the pizza in the oven" strategy and see the benefits coming from it 💪

[@SteelerNation9014]

Thank u

[@grandetb]

thx !

[@joshcain644]

You're great man

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

+Josh Cain Thanks man I appreciate that!

[@jakedowner9722]

Great Video!!!!

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

+Jake Downer Thank you!

[@jermainesaffore28]

Thanks coach

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

You're welcome!!

[@mingoramirezz7000]

What u say reminds me of Matt Leisle. Good job!

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

+Mingo Ramirezz Awesome, thanks for watching!

[@badactor71072]

Makes a lot of sense my son and I will work on this hitting drill

[@tomasito4106]

Amazing vid man

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

+3B thank you!

[@ethanmerlin8065]

Justin you're absolutely right getting on top of the baseball because then it will be on the ground and the reason why Coaches tell kids to get on top is because most kids do dropping their back shoulder (Which they should probably change that name by the way) and they've been underneath everything on a pitch location and Coaches don't realize that if kids get on top of the ball then it will be grounders which means they will be outs too!

[@cheruiyotvincent3933]

I needed this

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@locc9195]

Hey buddy, not sure what setup you use to record audio but you should consider getting a microphone wind sock. will fix the choppy audio.

[@catherinesternau1174]

In regard to hitting "down on the ball", it seems to me that this is misunderstood on BOTH sides of the argument. I agree that you never want to hit "down onto the ball". It is a teach that is misunderstood and misrepresented by many coaches. This then allows others to easily debunk it by making a straw man argument like this. IMO, the purpose, or the real teach, is to start your hands (from load), so that you create a downward path initially. This is meant to prevent the dreaded "cast", where the barrel of the bat drops down behind the batter, then sweeps out and around the ball. It's deceiving, because if you're a tad late, it can result in line drive the other way. But only because the barrel didn't have time to get outside the ball. What I've used in it's place is focusing on keeping the "V" formed between the forearm and bat in tact as long as possible. This brings the barrel down as a result of rotation vs. dropping the barrel. This can clearly be seen at just after 5:30 into this video. The wrist angle is maintained, and the barrel takes a downward path directly to a point JUST before the hitting zone, then tilts upward to meet the path of the ball. You do in fact swing "down", just not "down on the ball". To be clear, I'm not disagreeing with anything in the video. I just don't like to see the baby thrown out with the bathwater. Just because this is often taught incorrectly doesn't mean the intended purpose is wrong.

[@catherinesternau1174]

BTW, I'm not Catherine LOL. For some reason, You tube automatically logged me in with the wrong user name.

[@Chockalatte]

i really like this

[@joelnagle8180]

you're a beast thank you

[@corbinstack]

I finally found the Cozart "Pizza in the oven" video. Nice work Coach Justin !!!!

[@fatblackgirls8451]

Great video I have realized in the yard after i watched the video I am not hitting down words on to the grass I am hitting straight line drives and that throwing the pizza in the oven is a very great drill might have to talk to my all star and travel ball coaches about these tips

[@SportsBros]

I got my first home run because of your channel thanks so much! I get hits every time and I'm still at the bottom of the order ☹️ but I'm still last but thanks for helping me get my first home run

[@ZLedgends-dbl]

You know I used to be last and last is the best

[@slay985]

Nice video dude this will help

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

Awesome! I’m glad to hear that. Thanks for watching!

[@slay985]

Thank you for responding btw what type of bat is that

[@aidenhepburn2709]

thank you, just got back from practise and this helped realise my mistakes. Keep up the good work

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

+Aiden Hepburn Thanks for watching! Keep working hard

[@watchmeeatfatbellydancer5864]

I like ground balls pop flys & line drives get me out, at least if l hit a grounder l have a chance of making it to first base. TY for info

[@kylemarr5905]

General Question, please comment, need advice! I’m a high school freshman and I’m very skinny with not a lot of muscle on me but I make good contact I can hit the ball but I can’t quite drive it I don’t have the power. So how do I increase power and ability to drive the ball?

[@kas5265]

Tysm u helped me get on the 12u major team I have been eyeballing

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

You're welcome man!!

[@connormcdangles5051]

Hey Justin great work!!!

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

+Connor Mcdangles Thanks man I really appreciate it!

[@hocheye]

Yes, the pizza push, drop your back elbow as close to you as you can then its a small push with your hands keeping the head of the barrel pointed behind you then whip the head at the ball, key is keeping your hands close to your body not crowded so you maintain your power throughout the swing keeping your hands above the plain of the ball will give you the proper bat angle and line drives as you can see in the swing in the video.I agree I never understood the swing down at the ball thing? I guess it may be for proper bat angle, but if you keep your hands above the ball you will get the proper angle as you can see in your video.

[@jaylenadamssolit6533]

good vid

[@hectorzayas5488]

Make a video about the batting stance

[@adamsojh]

I remember my son had a coach tell him to chop down on the ball as far back as coach pitch. It took me a long time to break that habit and he still does it from time to time.

[@prestonbrady7711]

I have a whole playlist with just your hitting tips

[@garykornelsen5645]

I love your videos. In my opinion you could make a video of when you play for real.

[@wally1166]

Finally a coach that knows what his talking about I couldn't never make sense of coaches telling kids to chop down on a ball that's been pitch downwards I do like your throwing the pizza in the oven idea I can see a batter getting more speed & power it would certainly help any kid that hits big Thanks coach!

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

+ideas man You're welcome and thank you for watching!

[@sawyerrusso2253]

It actually works I brought my team to states because of this drill

[@jonahyoyoyo5357]

I always hit ground balls but I found this vid and it helped

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching!

[@isabellacupek8712]

Does this work for softball?

[@mrjcbuc]

Whats the best way to scratch your nuts without anyone noticing?

[@MrArgenis14]

Johnson Cunninghamcus 😂😂

[@austinmoore6895]

Don’t give a shit and just do iy

[@austinmoore6895]

It*

[@whitebread6038]

I use the pinch and roll method. Works great

[@Sheryl510]

Real men do what they want.

[@TheDroc1990]

Would this compare in any way to a golf swing??

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

There's SOME similarities, but also quite a few differences

[@sheilalefebre8763]

Would you know the difference between a hit zone and strike zone mentally

[@Raider4K]

When you're batting you pretty much have your own strike zone

[@TheKingLeo82]

I just said this to my son maybe a couple weeks ago!!!! Word for word!!!!

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

+Howard Chatman That's awesome! Hey, any ideas for future videos?

[@TheKingLeo82]

Ultimate Baseball Training maybe a vid on your “load step...” call it a jab step. Making sure it’s a strong step and towards the picture. Or maybe keeping your chin down through the swing. Or a good one would be on opening up your hips “too early!”

[@adamevansmedia5506]

Exactly right! "On plane with the pitch which is a slight uppercut." I wish my old school parents would understand this. So many bad teachings about swinging down from years past.

[@dr.miller2854]

Thanks for another helpful video. I have a video of my 11 years old son that I would love for you to check out and give me your input. Can I email it to you.

[@alexekstrand8255]

Make a 3B or SS video

[@Livestronghockey]

Tips for staying back against slow pitching?

[@marcusfair5850]

Elite Sports if they are slow move to the front of the box but don't try crushing the ball because it's slow but if it's fast go to the back

[@hatikhan]

Hey coach, does this technique work for softball?

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

Yes, absolutely!!

[@ogmudbone619]

This season I only struck out 6 times but my average was 200 I hit everytime I'm at the plate but a majority of the time I fly out or line out to center can anyone help me on how to get these into good hit like a drill or something

[@treyvon5041]

(PO) Lefty for my past 6 games everytime i get up to bat i hit hard grounder to 2nd or short and it pisses me off because last season i was hitting dingers

[@poetrybaseball8481]

Wont you also keep popping out if you keep swinging slightly up? I mean how do we avoid popping out with that kind of swing?😊

[@harryrivera100]

My younger brother tends to lung forward, and struggle to keep his weight back, even with the faster pitchers. What do I need to do with him?

[@flintsmith1129]

Finally!!!!!! Your 100% right! I absolutely hate it when i see this copping motion taught. Great video 👍

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

Thank you so much, Flint! Appreciate the support!

[@AMCG81]

Do how to throw line drives from the outfield on a relay

[@Raider4K]

Isles Rule91 momentum

[@jodh-cx1zd]

I been hitting too much grounders to first base and fouls it’s been pissing me off so much to the point that I pushed the 1st basemen and I got ejected.

[@FlexxKO]

👍🏿

[@jsky2310]

I used to swing under the ball then my coach told me to chop the ball and it’s helped me hit a lot more hard line drives and less pop ups

[@thatcanadianguy332]

I have never had a coach tell me to get on top of the ball I also only have been playing for 8 years but good video

[@Henry-sl6tc]

Can you do a Video where you show when the batter needs to start to make his movements??? pretty please!!! what do YOU look for in a pitcher so that you start you swing? im sure that video will get alot of likes!!! thanks!!

[@donkeydave3246]

great advice and well explained

[@whocares6283]

This guy knows what he's talking about

[@fatcat8757]

Awesome video man I noticed my son was rolling his wrists. Now we can work on that btw he loves pizza so should be an easy fix 😀

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

+BIGKAT 87 Haha thanks for watching! Hope it helps!

[@aarons5720]

BaseballSecrets I am scared of the ball when I am up to bat what should I do?

[@bneiman55]

Aaron Sznakowski I used to have the same issue when I was in little league, eventually got over it cause I realized it's only temporary pain, also a drill that helped me was having my dad throw tennis balls at me when we went to the field, yes a baseball will feel harder but also keep in mind the pitcher is trying to throw it in the zone not at you

[@caliclownz]

BIGKAT 877

[@Isaac-sh5ll]

R Quinlan haha

[@raymondinfussi700]

Chopping is what golfers do to a stationary ball to generate backspin. They take the divot AFTER hitting the ball. Baseball is all about 'on-plane'; swing metrics prove the angles that generate successful ABs.

[@eric.k.1362]

Clara

[@joshawaesquivel6976]

💰

[@garyc3937]

videos for tips helping 8/9 year olds catching flys in the outfield would be helpful

[@Raider4K]

Adam Goor that's pretty sad

[@sketchyxfuture6867]

hey people say landing on your heel instead of your toes is better for when you're hitting and it'll get you better hits, what do you think?

[@blackmayb3]

What about "stop hitting pop ups"? Got anything for that?

[@johncarey7872]

Excellent video, my son always hits grounders so I'm going to try the "pizza in the oven" with him.

[@goldielochs_]

4:18 note to self

[@jonathonmiller5000]

How about a base running video

[@UltimateBaseballTraining]

+Jonny Miller Good idea! I'll try to make one soon

[@jonathonmiller5000]

Thanks

[@jonathonmiller5000]

I need it

[@squaaam2263]

Jonny Miller when you run the bases don't stop until you get thrown out. 100% guarantee or your money back.

[@johnwilliams4326]

skilz, drag chute... put it on, run through first base, 4 sets of 10..