Stance Doctor

Dante talking - Loft, His approach & 2 strike hitting. Upon the hundreds of hours of these talks over the last 5+ years, this 2 mins and 30 seconds of simplicity, is probably the most difficult for a hitter to buy into. When to play out front and when not too!

@upperclasssports said his tee couldn’t hold a basketball…. Well Coach, let me send you a HandyTee 😂 🏀 Basketball🏈 Football⚾ Weighted baseballs🥎 Weighted softball🎾 1 lb plyo ball💥 2 lb ball All held. All usable. The point of HandyTee was NEVER just “hold a baseball or softball.” It’s about:👉 faster setup👉 more variation👉 more realistic training👉 more reps without stopping to move a heavy tee every swing The Tee That Doesn’t TIP. 😎 HandyTee.com $50

You can debate feels all day… But when you freeze elite hitters at heel plant: 
👉 the back side starts releasing
👉 the pelvis starts moving
👉 the swing starts launching That pattern shows up a LOT. Watch the front heel…
What starts happening the second it hits the ground?

@Hititlonger Read it again. Doesn’t say I’m an expert. It Says “Train with an expert, not an influencer”

@StanceDoctor Not to intentionally be an asshole, but what exactly are you an expert in?

In this video, I’m showing 2 different tire drills I use as warm-ups & primers for hitters. No worrying about flight.
No worrying about direction.
No worrying about misses. Just:
⚾ Deliver the barrel QUICKLY
⚾ Get to contact clean
⚾ Let the barrel release naturally THROUGH Too many hitters try to FORCE extension or “get to Power V” instead of understanding what actually creates it. Power V is real.
I teach it.
I believe in it. But Power V is AFTER contact. The focus is learning how to deliver the barrel efficiently TO contact… then letting extension happen naturally through direction and adjustability. You don’t FORCE Power V. You earn it by delivering the barrel correctly. Train with an expert, not an influencer.

@DanielGager Thanks.

@StanceDoctor This is stupid.

@Billthomas54 Hopefully nobody 👊🏻

@StanceDoctor Who preaches a snap with no adjustments?

If the swing is just “hold tension and let the barrel snap”… Then why do great hitters need visible adjustments mid-move? Why do they ever miss? Because hitting isn’t one fixed release. It’s timing, sequence, direction, and adjustability happening together at game speed.

HIGH BEFORE LOW.
FAST BEFORE SLOW. That simple mindset alone can clean up a lot of bad at-bats. If you step in with no anticipation…you’re putting yourself in reaction mode immediately. That’s basically 2-strike hitting all the time. Great hitters don’t guess randomly.
They eliminate. 👉 Be ready for the heater
👉 Be ready for the strike
👉 Adjust if needed Because reacting from “yes” is a lot easier than trying to create a swing after you finally recognize it. High before low.
Fast before slow. Hope this helps. Train with an expert, not an influencer.

@NickCamilleri20 @LegKickNationOG @Zona_Baseball @SteveTeel17 @CoachCSalt I honestly haven’t even seen him so I wouldn’t be able to give you any two cents

Anyone notice anything different about this swing!?!?! @LegKickNationOG @Zona_Baseball @StanceDoctor @SteveTeel17 @CoachCSalt

@fights_fanatic Yes.

A bus driver beat the shit of a dude for spitting on him...valid reaction or no ?

Big shoutout to Dr. Politz for the mention during the Jesuit vs. Osceola broadcast 😂🙏 Appreciate you, Doc… and hey — he ain’t lying. ⚾️🔥

You here MLB players say “MOVE THE TEE” and Most hitters get way too comfortable hitting the same pitch…same height…same location…over and over again off a regular tee. And to be clear — I still believe in regular tee work. But HandyTee takes it to another level. Instead of stopping every swing to drag a heavy tee around… 👉 I let the hitter get set👉 Move the ball instantly👉 Change height, depth, and location on the fly👉 Make the hitter react and adjust That’s what makes it feel more realistic. Different looks. Different decisions. Different reactions. The hitter doesn’t get locked into one perfect repeatable pitch every swing. For coaches doing lessons or hitters wanting more variety and flow in training… it’s a game changer. More reps. Less downtime. More realistic work. “The Tee That Doesn’t TIP.” HandyTee.com

I hear people argue about extension on inside pitches all the time… And to be fair —
you DON’T need extension on every pitch. If the ball is up-and-in and you’re late?
You probably won’t extend much at all. But what about:
👉 low-inside pitches
👉 being early
👉 or both together? That’s where great hitters naturally work THROUGH the baseball longer. Not by “pushing”…
but by releasing through direction. The problem isn’t extension. The problem is teaching one answer for every pitch. Train with an expert, not an influencer.

AROUND THE WORLD 🌎⚾️ 5 balls.5 locations. One focus: 👉 Flight + direction. Using the MAV mats, I move around the hitter tossing each ball to a different zone. The goal isn’t mechanics today… It’s learning how to:👉 Control ball flight👉 Match direction to location👉 Adjust without panicking👉 Stay athletic through contact Middle-away? Stay through it.Inside? Different flight.Deep? Different feel.Out front? Different intent. This is where hitters start learning how to actually control the barrel instead of just “working on mechanics. Some days are mechanics.Some days are movement. Today was about producing the right flight from every zone. Train with an expert, not an influencer.

Some days it’s mechanics. Some days it’s flight. Some days it’s depth and length. Today… We didn’t focus on mechanics at all. Today was about:👉 Flight👉 Direction👉 Contact depth We worked:⚾️ Out front⚾️ Middle contact⚾️ Deep contact The goal was simple:Learn to control the baseball without overthinking the swing. This is perfect to take into:✔️ Front flips✔️ Side flips✔️ Machine work✔️ Even live reps I’m using the Handy Tee here because it lets me move pitch locations instantly and keep the hitter moving without resetting a heavy tee every swing. Less downtime.More reads.More adjustability. As a coach, yes — mechanics matter. But some days hitters need less thinking…and more reacting, adjusting, and competing. Try it out. Train with an expert, not an influencer. HandyTee.com

At some point you have to ask… If every swing you see is wrong… Is it the swings? Or the lens?

10–11 years old… already learning what actually matters. I call it L.A.C.P. 👉 Launch — where the swing begins (Barrel works behind the ball, lower body starts to go) 👉 Approach — the plane to the ball (High/low, in/out… how you enter the zone) 👉 Contact — where you meet it (Control it. Repeat it.) 👉 Power V — the release through the ball (Extension through direction — not pushing, releasing) That’s the swing. Not 50 moving parts. Not overthinking mechanics. If you can tighten these 4 things on video… your swing gets consistent. At 10–11 years old… this is everything. Train what matters. Train with an expert, not an influencer.

Man I love cheese curds (and may be a little overweight) but why did the @RaysBaseball have to use me in their cheese curds commercial🤦🏼🤦🏼

You’ve probably heard me say this a time or 800… “Time your hands.” Here’s the truth: 👉 Your feet will get down when your hands are on time 👉 Your hands can be late when you’re thinking about your feet Most hitters have it backwards. This is one of the best cues for consistently delivering the barrel. Using all three strides in practice is one of the best ways to actually learn it. You don’t need them all in a game… But training with “time the hands” will: 👉 Clean up your timing 👉 Teach you to hold… then go 👉 Give you real control over when you swing Different strides. Same thought — time the hands. Give it a try. This is just one of the many things out hitting classes will cover this summer at Summers Method. Train with an expert, not an influencer

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