Teacherman Live Swings Off 110 MPH

[@TeachermanHitting]

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[@dagruddicker22]

I love how you keep your bat on the shoulder. I did that my jr year in HS to....

[@josephsorci2375]

For years my hands were away from my body. Then I realized by closing the elbow I got to the ball much quicker. You really put it into better perspective.

[@activemusickid]

Aaron Judge’s hands are away from his body in his stance… Please help me understand…

[@neptica9926]

@@activemusickid When he picks up his foot you can see the distance from his hands to his right shoulder decrease as he enters his swinging motion, putting them closer to his body. Make sense?

[@bat__bat]

Which elbow? Not very illustrative

[@chameleonboy2001]

Right elbow close to body. Similar to golf swing

[@mainguy29]

⁠​⁠@@activemusickid if you just said, his hands are away from his body, but can’t realize that when he starts his swing, his hands come in, you have no hope of EVER understanding derp

[@tigersunruss]

50 years old and I changed my swing yesterday to this and it feels so much more effortless and goes way further. I play softball and have always been a good hitter but not a great hitter (as you have said with other swings).

[@kb6624]

Thank you for the instruction. You are a great teacher as well. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge on the subject!

[@andreastokes1293]

I like the this golf/hybrid swing. I appreciate the free info as a fan of this great game. Can't wait to go to the batting cage!!

[@nofurtherwest3474]

its def not a golf swing. golf swing leads a lot more with the hips and uses way more hand lag

[@jimdwyer4706]

This is why the out pitch now is the fastball up!

[@pennywrong]

If you use your arms to power the bat you’re absolutely right. If you learn what this guy does you can hit the high pitch.

[@artfire5502]

I Respect you finding and sharing your knowledge to all player and coaches in this platform. I feel if you want your 1 movement that which can easily done by pushing upper hand back with wrist pushing torads ear and then after that strech of wrist ,snap of wrist their and making snap at back easily . Then strech of back leg will realease then have tilt as per pitch height and then again snap wrist elbow then shoulder

[@TheRoadLessChosen]

Huh?

[@Johnfisher12345]

I read this comment and applied your teachings, and I can honestly say my basketball swing has never been better!

[@Adam-rb2zm]

Where were you 25 years ago? We were all taught to swing down on the ball and none of us were ever great hitters, i carried that into my golf game when I pick that sport up later in life and I've never been consistent until I seen you show this baseball swing and I put that method into my golf swing and it's made me a par golfer, you are magical! thank you.

[@stevenmckelvey4210]

Curious, was it by shallowing the club with that wrist move?

[@ryanl5460]

I was taught to swing “through”. Which was closer to “down” than the wrist snapping thing that this guy teaches. I hit well, and hit a fair amount of dingers

[@coachjavierchavez8098]

Richard, Keep up the hard work and continue teaching. To God be the Glory! Regards, The Machine

[@taterrrs]

Crunchin em. That form is clean. What I use from both sides of the plate when I hit. My starts are different but I get into that position every time

[@brock_clipped_u]

thank you teacherman this has helped me so much keep it going :)

[@joshuamundt1731]

So pure!

[@jessebaseballny3700]

😂😂 the coach is crushing the ball 👍👍

[@홍차-x2e]

I am watching your video in South Korea, and I am so surprised of your hitting mechanics. There are so many mechanisms, but as I studied and practiced, it became complex, making higer maximum results, but much lower probability and longer depression. Many people tell us to make more weight shifting, more joints to take part in and rotate. But your video gave me an insight, about hitting in baseball. Using our hip and body as a power zone, concentrating in rotation, and make the barrel follow. Thanks. I forgot the genuine hit-by bat

[@kirkrivas8172]

Thank you for posting! You are something special..... I cannot wait until my 11y/o puts this into action....

[@nofurtherwest3474]

Did he do it? I want to teach my 9 yr old

[@williamromerogaviria5832]

I finally managed to create that whip feeling, thus correcting 40 years of the old technique.

[@mwetter]

this is really helpful, love the content!

[@plkemtff]

Do you have any slow motion break downs of your swing? I am a coach for 12U softball. Looking to teach them a better way to swing.

[@DocPierson1]

Your arm is NOT staying closed! Your arm is moving away from your body right away!

[@isMike999]

I'm 65 and re-started swinging the bat since I was a youngster...I still have my first baseball trophy ...it is from 1969....great video

[@EdwardCurrent]

Okay, now let's see you hit a ball that a machine throws at 130 mph, from a distance of 110 feet. That's the equivalent of only 65 MPH! Should be a piece of cake!

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

thank you teacherman hitting

[@jjhassy]

no problem

[@aaronm.1998]

"Launched" = 200' flyout.

[@danielhoward4566]

If you time it right, it's a line drive in the gap or a home run?

[@peterritchie7382]

not bad for 67

[@Johnfisher12345]

@aaronm.1998 Dude is 67 and hitting way more consistently than you ever will. Try not to make yourself look like a total fool every time you comment.

[@cle_brendan8631]

You can rly see where judge gets his swing from. The mechanics are there. Taught 99 well.

[@jessebaseballny3700]

Yep,More MLB players should ask this guy to teach them how to Bat. Funny how this old man crushes 110 mph fastballs proving his system works, and many players can’t hit this. This old guy is a better hitter than at least 1/4 of MLB players😂😂 now if only he was fast. This coach is awesome 😀

[@ryanlipkin6964]

He wrecked Judges swing. .180 this year with 3 jacks he can’t hit anything with a wrinkle.

[@kylelay6858]

@@ryanlipkin6964this aged like milk sitting out in a 90 degree day

[@markuyehara7880]

@@ryanlipkin6964 This didn't age well.

[@Johnfisher12345]

@ryanlipkin6964 This comment aged like a dogshit sandwich 🤣🤣🤣

[@leroyfitch-vl9kv]

Don't they have machine that throws that hard

[@jessebaseballny3700]

Arron Hicks should call this guy to teach him how to hit. 😀

[@nameanking]

THE GOAT!!!

[@ohnorickyo]

I’ve been trying to use your videos to teach myself before I teach my daughter. I’ve been getting real progress, but the power isn’t there yet.

[@kswan2234]

I wouldn't worry about the power. Everyone is different. Give her the mechanics and you'll be doing your job... let the pitcher provide some of the power.

[@nicolasbitcoin2549]

Watching these videos for my 8 mo son

[@tonightweareone]

Watching these videos for my 7 week old rabbit Javier

[@1176hambone]

tilted spindle under a coiled spring. hinged bracket connected to spindle

[@darrelwatkin9756]

I really admire your technique and teaching, but the emphasis you put on the hand-wrist snap i dont see in your swing or your students swing. I have tried this movement with a high tee as you teach but when i swing bat its extremely awkward to a point of impossible. I understand every part of the arc and the close elbow swing but cant implement the wrist snap or knuckles twisting out intitial movement. I really want to get this and teach it. Im like you i had it all wrong in college playing D2 baseball , coach Bud Bales had us swing inside, contact inside of ball and drive to opposite field but it was still mostly arms. Thank you in advance for any additional videos or help with this .

[@pennywrong]

Darrell I feel the hand snap as he calls it can be taught better and simpler. I too struggled with the move but it didn’t feel powerful at all. I then figured out that the hand snap is not only the hand snap, the whole body is used at the launch point to torque the handle of the bat. For years I tilted as instructed but that tilt didn’t get to my handle because my tilt included rotation and weight shift. Focus on using whole body to torque handle towards catchers mask and make that rear leg pivot. Launch with weight back and snap with entire body force on pitchers side of the handle.

[@evanneiser1339]

I really like your stuff, buutt... We gotta acknowledge that this is a lot easier than hitting 110 mph from 60 feet 6 inches. I've tried this also. You don't have to track a 110 mph ball this way. It is closer to being teed up this way because the ball doesn't have to travel as far, and you dont have to account for angle or movement. I don't argue with any of your teachings, though. Good stuff, keep it up.

[@evanneiser1339]

Edit: i acknowledge that your drill is meant to train launch quickness, and it does seem like it would be a good drill for that.

[@BIGHEADjr51]

He’s fulla it

[@Johnfisher12345]

@BIGHEADjr51 I guess Aaron Judge better find a new teacher then

[@timm3814]

I've watched and enjoyed several of your videos. I still think I can figure out a way to translate your methods into my tee shots for more distance in golf.🤣 Elbow-in is a big deal in golf.

[@scarlettmarsh9692]

Very nice explanation. Thank you sir

[@douglasmaddox2467]

Y'all don't understand basic math. Closer distance with less speed simulates further distance with more speed.

[@ChicagoBears2121]

Fascinating stuff.

[@ryans4910]

How to hit pop ups 101

[@Theforgetfullrabbit]

No way that's 110. I assume he's taking into account how close he is to the machine where the ball is being released . But 110 we would've even be able to see the ball

[@harryknuckles3667]

I noticed that These guys see the ball perfectly they have both eyes on the ball n their head stays perfectly still.

[@mattgonzalez5694]

Good stuff coach

[@arymniak1]

I’m going try this technique in my golf swing, the bat is the club head not the shaft.

[@baseballrecruitingvideo2228]

🤣😆🤣😆🤣😆🤣 This cant be real?

[@Johnfisher12345]

What’s your issue?

[@omariparker3769]

Coach was rippin easily.

[@DrumsByAdisa]

dude, trouts front leg is clearly down before he starts the swing. what the hell are you talking about?

[@drbonesshow1]

This guy could use a beer.

[@matthewswanson5623]

He looks like he's had a few too many on a regular basis throughout his life.

[@fichaeljmox6532]

Teacherman is the GOAT

[@blacjackdaniels200]

Who is this guy? Did he play pro ball?

[@omarperdomost5096]

my highschool coach said to have the knob facing the bat the whole time

[@Bobbysflicks]

Ok but you not berry bonds or Aaron judge. That swing works for them cause there jacked. Your not and a lot of ppl aren’t that jacked so their swing requires more separation.

[@pskinny36]

That's not 110mph, more like 40.

[@erickmondragon4338]

He said that it’s from a closer distance so it would require about the same reaction time as a ball being thrown from a farther distance but faster speed.

[@fishflyinggames6676]

@@erickmondragon4338side toss from 3 feet away is even less reaction time. It should be impossible by this logic.

[@eddiecalzoncit2385]

How would this swing would work on breaking balls?

[@joegrahe3958]

The greatest hitters on the planet often struggle to catch up with 100 mph but this guy glides into 110 mph with the greatest of ease. Remarkable.

[@mg90q61]

Good pros can hit it when they know it's coming

[@Fit4C]

Jesus loves you alot trust in His death 4 salvation and be saved from eternal hell

[@davidfuentes7590]

@@ca40946 you’re goofy

[@Sinamonstar]

Hes not hitting 110

[@clayman478]

Big difference when u absolutely know the fastball is coming

[@kylerrinehart3423]

Waiting for the 110mph pitch you hit off of.

[@jdub6153]

32 mph at 15 feet requires the same reaction time as 110 from 60....he qualified his statement at the beginning...

[@RandallBalls]

​@@jdub6153yeah hitting a ball that slow and hitting a ball 110 it's not even remotely the same, healso says

[@BIGHEADjr51]

@@jdub6153no

[@EnriqueReyes]

Is Soto swinging rhe same in 2023 as he was in 2019 for the National's? He seems off now 😢

[@armstrong2008]

Hello Mr Teacherman, Great concept and sharing. You are generous and I will for sure have my boy give it a try. I believe your theory of hitting works better with fast pitches. Say pitches come in over 90 m/h. For kids, when the ball comes in slow, does it still work well? Or I shall have my kid learn to get patient and wait till the ball flies in? Thank you.

[@TheRoadLessChosen]

You sit on the back leg and with off speed you just wait to trigger. It’s a slower progression.

[@juancabral1129]

You have your kid wait and then snap with the swing. So yes you have to teach them patience which would allow them to see the ball longer and then decide whether to swing at it or not. But they will have the confidence knowing that if they swing it’s going to be hard contact.

[@benl9775]

Have you ever discussed the half swings Pete Alonso does?

[@just.do.something]

Great video. When you actually swing I don't see the motion you preach. I mean great swing and all but I just see like a normal swing.

[@danielhoward4566]

It does.

[@Turnkey993]

does this work for beer league softball...asking for a friend

[@clarifize6664]

Are you able to do the same thing with the machine but with barrel tilt?

[@janmikaeljohnson665]

What is barrel tilt

[@jamestlangham]

@@janmikaeljohnson665 i think he means a vertical barrel to start. Cap of the bat more towards the sky.

[@jw228w]

my 2 cents after slow motion these swings. yes he sets up with elbow bent or flexed and as ball is coming in he turns his body to square up to hit the ball. but just before and during impact his right elbow and arm are extended out to hit ball with fat part of bat. if he didnt but just turned his body he would miss many outside pitches on the plate for strikes. seems to be a normal swing requiring turning and impacting the ball.as said in other comments this would be a different outcome outside with a pitcher throwing from 60 foot rubber ,not to mention the movement most pitchers put on the ball before it crosses the plate. in golf good golf set up and downswing also usually start off with trail arm /elbow close to body, but to drive the ball with club and impact on club face the arms of necessity extend out to meet the ball on the ground. I dont see anything special in this training,but certainly the setup, timing tempo training can be helpful at all levels. John

[@robcontreras1873]

Can you show this in slow motion?

[@ricksteen100]

TEACHERMAN HAS 1 FOOT OF HEAD DROP. IF ON A DESK TOP, CLICK START AND STOP AS FAST AS YOU CAN, NOT 1005 SLO MO BUT GOOD ENOGH TOS SHOW THAT HIS WRIST IS NOT DOING WHAT HE IS SAYING....IN ALL HIS VIDEOS, HE ALMOST FALLS OVER ON ALL HIS SWINGS.

[@markuyehara7880]

If you're almost 70 and have a stiff back and hips, you'd fall over as well.

[@EndWhiteGuilt]

Hey boomer turn it hotdog style so the picture is bigger 😆😆. Great instruction though sir.

[@jimdwyer4706]

It's easy when uou know what's coming. I agree with what you said about early setup. Timing to the fastball is necessary for timing if the off speed. Fast transition to the fb leads to poor reaction to offspeed.

[@bat__bat]

Yea I don't think he's teaching pitch-type readiness here. If that's page 15, he's just teaching on page 5 here. Knowing the pitch here is better for him demonstrating his point.

[@mbrum3230]

lol 110 mph my arse.

[@tedgrowney8981]

Yeah, nowhere near 110. Probably half that.

[@ffemt66]

Def not, but that’s still hard as hell that close. He’s 4th grade softball distance lol

[@fithrwer6286]

@@tedgrowney8981 Learn to listen first, then get money!

[@markuyehara7880]

He said it was 32 mph from 16'.

[@Johnfisher12345]

I mean, you could try watching the video first instead of speaking out of ignorance.

[@soonermagic6196]

Great coed softball swing there.

[@OffTheCouchFishing]

Finally …someone gets my point of view.

[@bencashman1017]

Isn’t this what the swingrail tries to teach your muscle memory?

[@brianmason-zu2ye]

Bro says “ball launched” by not using his own technique lol

[@lilbitabouteverythingpocast]

This dude is 67 years old, the pitching machine is like 15-20 feet away… this is insane. The sound… lord have mercy, that sound

[@salty2077]

that old man is absolutely crushing those baseballs, barreled up

[@russellpayne9106]

If he spent as much time on the treadmill as in the Cage, he'd be an athlete

[@r.jguerra5526]

​​@@russellpayne9106hey he's old, don't judge him

[@brothert-nc]

Ain’t no 110 mph

[@garysimone4977]

Wish he did it in SLOW MOTION coach using the cell lol. Can we get a little higher tech lol SLOW MOTION PLEASE

[@danielhoward4566]

You can slow it down to 1/4 speed?

[@garysimone4977]

@@danielhoward4566 wish I could , ya think he would have better technology

[@danielhoward4566]

@@garysimone4977 Using the Settings/playback speed option under the video you can slow it down to .25 speed. I agree, he should have better technology.

[@frankpalancio8471]

Challenge Judy to do this too.

[@tatoforever]

You need to add a radar for exit velocity. None of that technique is good if the exit velocity is poor.

[@Leroy-gg5qg]

❤ wow 😳 nice

[@geoffreyfaltot1006]

My brain is so confused how is this mirror'n where Mike Trout is lefty?

[@maxoblivion]

Starting the swing with the bat on the shoulder creates the "whip" action Teacherman is talking about. I see that's what he's doing when hitting in the video. The bat on shoulder start and some instruction on the mental approach to hitting is about all a 9 year old kid needs to know. If you start the swing from the correct position and you're aggressive, you're likely to have a positive result. Easy peasy. 🤡🤡

[@LeroyFitch-b6y]

❤wow

[@bigpapi85470]

how can I schedule 1 on 1 lesson with you for my HS age son?

[@sonojah]

Go to the About tab on this KZbin channel and you can see some contact info there perhaps you can reach him that way. It doesn't seem that he looks much, if at all at KZbin comments.

[@ThekiBoran]

Don't do it. Watch Ken Griffey Jr and copy him.

[@mikeockenu2383]

I know the camera is always deceptive but that doesn’t look anywhere near 110 miles an hour.

[@wogdoggy]

pretty soon brandon will have kids and you'll get to teach your grandkids...how's tom been is he still around?

[@metaphoria3]

Not even trying to hate and I agree with you for the most part but why are you swinging a paddle?

[@nachobizness1231]

that’s not easy to do… that’s impressive. i have a tennis ball machine that my boys hit off of at close distance. It’s hard to make that good of contact so consistently from that speed at that distance. seeing is believing.

[@rufioswitch2132]

He’s hitting 32 mph. It’s still travelling max 32mph. DOES NOT replicate 110mph 😂😂

[@DoggyBaseball]

When you’re that close to the plate it kinda does 😂

[@Kntrabssi]

He literally explains this in the first minute of the video

[@rufioswitch2132]

@@Kntrabssi and yet the title and still image of the video is “live swings off 110mph”. When it’s actually 32mph and isn’t equivalent. But thank you

[@markuyehara7880]

@@rufioswitch2132 Um, he says it's not the same but the reaction time is similar.

[@rufioswitch2132]

@@markuyehara7880 the video thumbnail and title literally says “live swings off 110mph”

[@BIGHEADjr51]

I watched one pitch and knew it wasn’t anywhere close to 110mph. That’s ridiculous. But at least you’re putting out other stuff that’s decent

[@johnwilson6319]

Hello you are right about what you are saying people should not criticize I will tell them why but you don't say this but you are doing it ok first look up John Schlee video on Ben Hogan and Jo e Morgan moving into power plane it is a shallower plane THAT puts you into a position to hit it is similar to golf by dropping the ELBOWS into the power plane then hands take over with a final snap hands roll over after contact old guys called it pop of course there are lower body mechanics but I am talking about what you are demonstrating now loading up that back elbow YES ok my father used that he was a minor league star in the 1950s got on the wrong side of Branch Rickey ok heard from many players.he should have been there Dick Wilson ok after playing he became a scout and worked 23 yrs for Giants was also called upon to work hitters his swing very very similar to Ralph Kiner ok at one winter meeting he was talking to others such as Hank Sauer and George Genovese ( who signed Barry Bonds) my dad was describing those moves Frank Robinson walked by and said that's right if you can't do that you can't hit also that move into hitting position you make BEFORE you pop hands through (don't roll over save that for your golf roll over release) gives you a good position for one of the most important things in swing you don't swing you are in position for damage but also position to not chase I am 77 have a pitching machine I set at 41 feet 75+ mph for fast pitch softball they are starting this senior league it throws all kinds of stuff still hitting doubled and home runs my approach is as you described

[@Skonchin]

You desperately need to learn how to use punctuation because that entire paragraph made no sense. Can you even read that back and understand what you wrote? Incredible.

[@acannizz]

A lot of haters in this comment section. I really like what @teacherman offers and it feels great to swing this way. For anyone thinking he's a joke, try doing what he's doing in the cage. 67 years old or 21 years old, it's impressive.

[@hardballprofessor]

Good comment Teacherman alias

[@acannizz]

@@hardballprofessor HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@scarlodonnell3631]

Definitely NOT 110.

[@rockyrips1168]

Whatever he did his barrel path was going slightly up when he hit the ball.

[@michaelleyba7567]

how do you deal with wrist pain from this type of swing? my wrist hurts every time I see you do that supination movement lol

[@hardballprofessor]

The secret is he teaches that wrist turn to pretend he has teaching that is unique, but then doesn't actually do it in his swing. I challenge him to show slow motion of his actual swing where he turns his wrist that way. He won't. If any student actually did that, it would injure them.

[@TheRoadLessChosen]

It takes getting use to. I know what you’re talking about but he doesn’t actually turn the wrists like that. They definitely move though. It’s an odd adjustment but once you get it it’s easier and way quicker. Regardless if he does it or not the old man is still crushing the ball. That can’t be denied.

[@Skonchin]

It’s painful because wrists aren’t designed to do that, and as a result swinging like that will actually produce less power. What this guy is actually teaching is pre-loading, launch angle, and contact point.

[@joshuamundt1731]

I also thought lefties always looked better, but Trout lefty v Soto righty...ill take Soto all day

[@randomtoaster9161]

Batting cages where you know exactly where the pitch will be is different than live pitching.

[@troyk5863]

These trolls 😂

[@tylerbradshaw7957]

spoiler: he didn't hit a 110 MPH ball

[@user-nw5xi7mu7w]

Seems like his arm is extending out still

[@pennywrong]

After contact, not before, that’s the key

[@aljon5947]

bruh thats not actually 110mph... machine equivalent only in reaction time. but everything else... tracking the ball, ball stays longer in the zone, ball slowly rolling on the machine. all makes it easier. its like saying lobbing/serving yourself a ball is like facing 200mph if youre afraid of getting hurt just use a tennis ball or a soft baseball.

[@santabarbara15]

Ok, I’m throwing a flag. I watched a ton of your stuff, and you’ve got a great approach. BUT, your lead arm needs to be completely extended at contact to generate power. The only reason you keep a bent front elbow is to adjust to an inside fastball and avoid getting jammed. You can still hit home runs like this but it’s not ideal. You can’t teach kids to swing like a T-Rex (Sadly, somebody has probably used that analogy to teach). 😅Watch the Japanese players, they’ve figured some shit out.

[@nonyab3237]

Nonsense that it's 110 when you can see the ball roll down for a full second. More like 60 mph

[@markuyehara7880]

32 mph from 16'

[@itsonlyme-x9n]

This dude is doing one swing in his demo, and a complete different one off the machine

[@TheRoadLessChosen]

Nope. Same swing. You gotta watch quite a few of them though

[@itsonlyme-x9n]

@@TheRoadLessChosen You better go slow mo, two different swings, albeit not by much.

[@danielhoward4566]

32 miles per hour is still 32 miles per hour. That is slow. It is NOT 110mph.

[@dgbc401]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣 There is no way that's simulating 110mph, maybe 80, but definitely not 110. BTW, easy on a machine that you're familiar with to time it up. Not so easy when a dude is throwing, and lastly, again, easy to barrel it up and make it look good with a flat faced barrel. Smoke and Mirrors people, smoke and mirrors.

[@tmahar77]

It's 36 mph at 16 feet. It's simple math but if you want to split hairs it's equivalent to 109.7 mph. You would probably miss them all. 😂

[@xyzza2928]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@tmahar77This is a false equivalence. Although the reaction time is technically the same, a greater fraction of the ball’s flight time is spent in the strike zone when the ball is only traveling at 36 mph like the little league pitching seen in the video, so even if you are a little bit late or early, you can still get the barrel around, since the ball is practically floating through the strike zone, which is the same size (front foot to back knee) regardless of how far away the pitcher’s mound is. In contrast, real 110 mph pitching is nearly impossible to track with your eyes and requires near-perfect timing, since it blazes through the strike zone. This guy would be lucky to get a single whiff off of real 110 mph pitching.

[@cwj9202]

@@xyzza2928 -- I was going to comment on the false equivalence principle, but I see you already did. Good post. Yeah, reaction time is the same, but swinging at a 32 mph ball is way easier than swinging at a 100 mph ball. Been there, done that.

[@user-hz4le7sq5r]

Does not looks 110 even at that distance

[@JJMcClure]

That's about 40 mph