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[@luckysaguarohomes7455]

This video is so good-thanks for putting this stuff out for free…

[@workstudy]

You’re helping a ton of little leaguers with your content! If you made a series of videos for 7-12 year olds just developing their swing, I’d buy it in a second.

[@optimalpowerperformance]

@@workstudy we actually have a detailed hitting course that many 7-12 year olds have already purchased! It includes a step by step guide on the swing we teach, a full library of drills and a free hitting program. It’s a one time buy, no subscription. You can find it here: go.optimalpowerperformance.com/landing-page139544

[@America2gether]

Lovin it...using this with my senior slow pitch....works!!! Many thanks

[@talontsi150]

Yes Sir, also using this in my Slow pitch. Blessing for sharing this content.

[@steveterry1686]

This is outstanding material that is really well explained and demonstrated. It is as good as I've seen, a great help for all. Appreciate your help, extremely beneficial.

[@stannelson4414]

This is the best HLP video so far, and there have been a ton of good ones.

[@optimalpowerperformance]

@@stannelson4414 thank you!!

[@raiderrod7728]

Good job. I've been slowly working my 9 year old into the HLP. Best video yet!!!

[@optimalpowerperformance]

Glad it helped!

[@marcusdisabella1881]

Solid gold once again, we definitely started working on hlp and got some bat speed and it was amazing but the pops and chops are all over the place. Trying to get the ball up off the ground and I see now where a little extra work keeping behind the back leg helps the swing become more vertical. Awesome we'll be working on the tea with some of your pointers here to further refine.

[@optimalpowerperformance]

Glad you liked it!

[@KenBright-p5w]

Great video putting it all together!

[@xy5787]

This video has very detailed information about HLP. I'll try to practice these drills. Thanks.

[@optimalpowerperformance]

@@xy5787 glad we could help!

[@TGJS22]

Wow thank you so much. I was literally working on your drills and watching your videos an hour ago and this video is exactly what I needed.

[@optimalpowerperformance]

Happy to help!

[@TGJS22]

@@optimalpowerperformance do you know any HLP instructors in the northeast? Specifically Connecticut

[@optimalpowerperformance]

@@TGJS22 I do not unfortunately. There is really only a handful of us and we all know each other.

[@joerogers7359]

@@TGJS22 Look into Matt Antenolli, he is in Middleton, MA. (www.youtube.com/@AntonelliBaseball) His swing teaching is very similar to this if not the same but his wording is different. When I started looking at different hitting stuff for my son, Matt was the first I saw teaching "turn the barrel" method.

[@danielortiz3522]

Aj proving once more his HLP content is unmatched. One question is do you ever coach posture? I’ve seen some videos elsewhere talking about getting into good posture but I wonder if that’s not a reach if one is coiling on one leg correctly.

[@PCRAGE]

Keep it going!

[@mac5457]

Gonna try this with my 11U travel ball team and especially with my own kid to start he’s struggling with timing fast pitchers

[@ckorijones]

Good stuff

[@og_vergara]

Is the clamped scap something that one should do not only for the drills but for every swing situation (games,bp, live bp etc) ? Is it vital for bat path ? Thank you 👍

[@Blingem14]

How do you grip the bat? I find this swing is wrenching on my lower hand wrist quite a bit. I’m grasping the rest pretty well.

[@markj266]

Love your content... by any chance do you know anyone who teaches H.L.P in Lon angeles?

[@williammadsen97]

Great video can you do a little toe tap instead of the leg leaving the ground like it shows in the video. A example of this would be like Barry Bonds does with his toe tap.

[@patricklarge3744]

yesah man- there is so much good info in this video. As a senior who has just returned to the game after almost 3 decades off, this drills are awesome. BTW- what tee are you guys using? Ive seen this before on other videos but can never find it online to purchase one.

[@optimalpowerperformance]

@@patricklarge3744 tanner tee

[@danielpamaral2837]

Love the videos though thanks

[@optimalpowerperformance]

Thanks for watching!

[@clintwilliams5775]

The stretch going up the back...could you also say to bring your front should down and in? I have heard it described that way during the coil...

[@optimalpowerperformance]

@@clintwilliams5775 sure. If it accomplishes the goal/feel idc.

[@Cardroid]

Can this work for golfers?

[@brakemadness]

Is it possible to feel the rear leg pull and push the bat? It seems like kids will want their front foot down to rotate.

[@YouMama1777]

Do you sit down in the hip at all after rotating around on it?

[@danielpamaral2837]

Sometimes people have to see to believe it works

[@optimalpowerperformance]

Very true!

[@nathanwiselive]

This may be a dumb question but should we taking full swings during each drill or just feeling the coil?

[@optimalpowerperformance]

@@nathanwiselive snap stops or full swings. Not a stupid question. But it depends where you’re starting from.

[@nathanwiselive]

@@optimalpowerperformance Copy. 12 year old travel player with a good swing but wants to get even better. Does a decent job of staying rear legged at this point.

[@htsports3232]

Is this a swing that can be taught to a young hitter say 8-10 years old? Or would this be too difficult at that age

[@optimalpowerperformance]

Yes. Just dumb it down. External cues and make it fun.

[@jdubmash]

Start him now!

[@sammickelson3512]

I’ve been working on HLP for a handful of months now and I’m continually trying to find the balance with the front foot. Does it act like any kind of a block to finish the swing? I find I easily spin off the ball when I’m trying to stay coiled so firmly.

[@optimalpowerperformance]

We don’t use the front leg for anything. It just does what it needs to.

[@williammadsen97]

I guess the question can you get in the same coiled, up the back position with a toe tap. Othe then Barry Bonds are there any other examples of people who toe tap and are believers in HLP?

[@optimalpowerperformance]

@@williammadsen97 we have plenty who toe tap.

[@jdubmash]

Good vid

[@xgeraldiswhoax]

All he did was flap his gums and didn’t hit 😂

[@optimalpowerperformance]

@@xgeraldiswhoax aside from being very sick during the recording of this video, I figured the workout with one of our pros would be more interesting. I’m swinging in almost every video we have on KZbin. You can look that up if you’re interested.

[@theswingman2hit]

There are elite hitters in the big leagues who get to a 50/50 position who don’t snap their wrist/barrel. There’s no one way to hit.

[@optimalpowerperformance]

@@theswingman2hit post content on your channel and show us the better way. Chirping from the cheap seats helps no one.

[@theswingman2hit]

@@optimalpowerperformanceplenty of content out there that shows what I’m saying. Might want to do some more research. Hitters get into different positions to hit. There’s no ONE way.

[@optimalpowerperformance]

@@theswingman2hit put your money where your mouth is. Show us your hitters. Your beliefs. Prove it. Bring something to table.

[@theswingman2hit]

@@optimalpowerperformancesome of the best hitters in the world get to a 50/50 position. And they don’t snap their wrist or the barrel, end of story.

[@povertygarage705]

​@theswingman2hit A lot of people say that nobody supinates the wrist until they watch slow motion footage and see the short few frames where the back of the top hand is actually facing the ball just before contact and right before it articulates into knuckles towards ball into impact. Also, what does "get to 50/50" mean? It's less about where they get to and more about where the swing is launched from. I can tell you this, nobody that is good launches the swing from a forward center of gravity. Not even a 50/50. The swing will thrust weight into the front foot but it came from the back. Similar to pitching. How balanced the weight is between feet after the ball has been hit is less important. I will agree that many great hitters have had a more vertical spine angle (as viewed from the side) during the swing, but they still started with a rearward COG at launch.