The Hitting Academy

@shegone03 A bit confused. This swing here looks nothing like this short HR swing you got on plane with in the game. In game, your bat angle matched your shoulder angle. But not today. Are you sure you’re right ? Just asking. Is he hitting down ? youtu.be/QaX1iU-fdFA?si…

Deliver the barrel! #shegone

@TylerOsik @HittersUniv Unfortunately the PVC is tilted the wrong direction. It should be matching the angle of the oncoming pitch. Then the hitter matches that plane. Collision should be equal and opposite the ball path. Use physics.

Hitters U PVC pipe drill. Each player requires a different feel & attack angle to find an elite bat path that works for them. Some need to feel down… some need to feel slightly up 💪🚀 @HittersUniv

@shegone03 @RVGDag @TheKineticArm @SalMarinello @Chapel14Billy @ChrisNowak83 @Fiveframeswing @forcefulhitting @OldBoiStudios @gringo_plakata If you really look at an MLB HR swing in slow motion IT IS ALWAYS GOING IN A CIRCLE. All of them. IT NEVER GOES UP THE LINE OF THE PITCH. Science says things that go in a circle, go fast. Wheels on the car, etc. Never straight, they’re always curving. youtube.com/shorts/9Az4Qr9…

THIS IS THE BEST EXPLANATION OF HOW THE SWING SHOULD WORK I HAVE SEEN ON THIS PLATFORM! “Barrel depth” is a newer term that the #gurus love to use and I laugh every time I hear it because people who understand hitting know that every thing you do with your barrel behind you creates a longer swing! Great job Wil Pujols! Video courtesy of @gmaloney125 #shegone @notgaetti @BobFile @twuench @billdubs @SliderDominate @slider_sinker @iamrags @CRAIG_LAPINER @hittingguru7 @artofhitting @ROXSystem @BLocsports @TheRealJHair @DMEASrecruiting @GDBJr5 @mikepiazza31 @RealCJ10

@TylerOsik Tyler, wanted to add a minor detail. For years, I have been using a string on an angle to show hitters to get/stay on plane. Only difference is the swing is a circle. Science dictates this. You don’t go UP the pvc. youtube.com/shorts/b7Ly--V…

Everybody talks about bat path but some kids don’t truly know or understand what it means. So this helps them a ton & teaches them how to create margin of error and keep going through the middle. One of my favorite drills/visuals/feels ive been able to create to help hitters.

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@TroyPSilva Get front foot down early

The worst hitting advice you can give in 5 words or less?!

There is alot of people who drink and drive, it doesn’t make it right. I hope you would agree the body is “fighting itself” if the hitter steps across. Build the swing from the ground up. Start square - stay square or you will end up making up for it someplace else in the swing.

@HittingAcademy @XenPenny You’ve never watched a swing in your life if you don’t think there are a large percentage of elite hitters who land closed

This should have over 1K likes, but people would rather see a snap hook PR that doesn't play in the actual game.

@TJHannam10 Ecxellent graphic to show what the top hitters do to adjust to the incoming pitch height.

Mookie Betts - High vs Low Posture Swings Hitting > Swinging (Read description on picture on WHY this is important)

@DrivelineBB Goal - The bat angle matches the shoulder angle. So the height of the pitch path, determines the spine angle / shoulders of the hitter. The bat wants to go around the spine in a true circle.

Pitch height has a huge impact on how your bat moves through space ⬆️⬇️ All of these swings are from the same MLB hitter, in the same session.

@CamWoodBats @helms_wes @treysikes22 @TwinTackGrips Just wondering - Because this video is different than what you’re telling that student ?

Stop dumping the barrel!! Big cue here to make sure we aren’t doing this in our swing. When we start our move, the first move should be with the back hip and knob to set our direction to the ball. If you don’t feel this and instead feel your back elbow going first—getting in front of your hands—you’re dumping the barrel and losing control of your ability to make consistent contact. #softball #softballtraining #hitting #barreldump

Oh. Now I see. That Feel vs. Real thing again. With technology in 2025, isn’t it better to just show & teach kids what Big Leaguers do & let them figure it out ? Feel vs. Real is a questionable approach to teaching such a unique skill as hitting a baseball. It can be confusing especially when you don’t say - “it’s NOT actually what you’re going to do in the game. It’s just a feeling”

@HittingAcademy Feel vs real you should’ve screen shotted when I actually swung the bat

Your boy needs some bg’s!!! Please guys work on the right stuff!!! Learn how to control your moves to get the more consistent outcomes! I’m trying to put you boys on FIO!!!!

@ChrisNowak83 @shegone03 @notgaetti @BobFile @billdubs @SliderDominate @slider_sinker @iamrags @ROXSystem @RVGDag @TheKineticArm @SalMarinello @AMBS_Kernan @Chapel14Billy @Fiveframeswing @forcefulhitting @OldBoiStudios @gringo_plakata I guess it may go “off plane” for a millisecond at contact, but his over all swing plane is going to be similar to this picture. It’s definitely going up in direction. Not down.

@HittingAcademy @shegone03 @notgaetti @BobFile @billdubs @SliderDominate @slider_sinker @iamrags @ROXSystem @RVGDag @TheKineticArm @SalMarinello @AMBS_Kernan @Chapel14Billy @Fiveframeswing @forcefulhitting @OldBoiStudios @gringo_plakata This ball absolutely has backspin. All them that over the fence do. Now watch his hands. They start above the Rays logo at contact and in the next frame it’s even with the Rays logo. Is that up or down (in relation to the spine)?

Ray Birmingham has won over 1,200 games coaching baseball. I love what he says about gadgets and how much it cost him to make the only hitting gadget he uses. I agree Coach! #shegone @notgaetti @BobFile @twuench @billdubs @SliderDominate @slider_sinker @iamrags @ROXSystem @BLocsports @artofhitting @TheRealJHair @WillClark22 @DMEASrecruiting @GDBJr5 @mikepiazza31

@ChrisNowak83 @shegone03 @notgaetti @BobFile @billdubs @SliderDominate @slider_sinker @iamrags @ROXSystem @RVGDag @TheKineticArm @SalMarinello @AMBS_Kernan @Chapel14Billy @Fiveframeswing @forcefulhitting @OldBoiStudios @gringo_plakata The bat or swing plane ALWAYS matches the shoulder angle. Perpendicular to their spine angle.

Barrels are definitely going up in these 2 pics. As well as all other HRs. Too much is made about backspin. Want alot of backspin? hit a catcher pop up. 3B, 1B, and P know what a smoked line drive has - very little to no spin. The hitter stopped the backspin of the pitchers FB. (Or his top spinning CB). PS. These guys are hitting the bottom of the ball.

@HittingAcademy @shegone03 @notgaetti @BobFile @billdubs @SliderDominate @slider_sinker @iamrags @ROXSystem @RVGDag @TheKineticArm @SalMarinello @AMBS_Kernan @Chapel14Billy @Fiveframeswing @forcefulhitting @OldBoiStudios @gringo_plakata I truly believe the side view is the worst view to see a hitters swing. You’re right, he’s through the ball in that pic. In relation to his spin, does his barrel go up or down in the next frame after contact?

I love Mike Schmidt. But I’m sure even he would admit that this may have been his worst swing ever. This does NOT look like most HRs I see. Thank you for the one swing in the history of MLB where hitting the ball like that created a HR. Also, yes B. Lowe does look like he got jammed here, but it is a HR. Here is another normal HR.

@HittingAcademy @shegone03 @notgaetti @BobFile @billdubs @SliderDominate @slider_sinker @iamrags @ROXSystem @RVGDag @TheKineticArm @SalMarinello @AMBS_Kernan @Chapel14Billy @Fiveframeswing @forcefulhitting @OldBoiStudios @gringo_plakata Mike Schmidt’s 500th home run. I gave you one. Btw, your example looks like he’s either missing the ball or fouling it off. Was it a home run?

Regardless of the incoming spin of the ball? A Back spinning fastball coming at you or a top spinning, curveball coming at you. Both are hit the same exact way and create the same back spin? So on the back, spinning fastball coming at you you have to stop the ball and reverse the spin?

@hittingguru7 Greg, as a hitter, are you looking to get max ‘back spin’ on all the balls you hit ?

Calling ALL #HLP Physicists. Calling ALLLLLL PLEASE. Repost this to them all. Calling all SPIN RATE FREAKS. Calling all. Please tell me…👇🏽. Ohhh I’ll be here all day with Dr Harp who knows nothing about ⚾️ but everything Physics. Ohh he said he’ll take questions also. 😂😂