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Sketchy_P
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just me hitting some home runs i hit the other day and i put i few clips together tell me what youu guys think


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucERH4Jd6O0
Aug 5 2011 11:44AM
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ECB
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I work at the hall of fame.
Aug 5 2011 11:45AM
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.spaghetticat.
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lol wut with embed

Aug 5 2011 11:49AM
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.Hugo.
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You have a very nice short and compact swing.
Aug 5 2011 11:49AM
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ECB
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The one at 11 seconds was nice.

The first few you moved too much after you hit. Stay poised like at 11 seconds in
Aug 5 2011 11:51AM
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.spaghetticat.
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Aug 5 2011 11:52AM
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Dylan_
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saw mostly pop outs.
Aug 5 2011 11:53AM
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Charlie_Kelly
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its looks like when you take your step you kinda step out. dont.
Aug 5 2011 11:54AM
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Tall_Paul
Posts: 958 - Karma: 57
good swing my man. im gonna hate those bbcors this year, its gonna suck.
Aug 5 2011 12:06PM
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hockeyplayer
Posts: 291 - Karma: 6
that was sick man. nice swinging and great hitting
Aug 5 2011 12:07PM
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.Hugo.
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he said baseball players not hockey players. gosh
Aug 5 2011 12:11PM
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ohmythugaim
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Not bad... but you could use some tips:



Aug 5 2011 12:13PM
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Sketchy_P
Posts: 445 - Karma: 103
the field i was at is 350 and i didnt put any pop outs in the video all are home runs or line drives... so its a short field
Aug 5 2011 12:26PM
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Sketchy_P
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thanks man

Aug 5 2011 1:04PM
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Dylan_
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lol ok. i forgot the ones that go off the top of the barrel and straight up deff were homeruns.. hahahaha
Aug 5 2011 1:07PM
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hockeyplayer
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I've like this song since 11th grade of highschool. I am now a senior in college. absolutely fantastic probably my favorite rapper although his new stuff isn't too good.
Aug 5 2011 1:08PM
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.Hugo.
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lol
Aug 5 2011 1:09PM
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.frenchy
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That was pretty sweet, haha you pulled all of them too. I wish I could hit bombs like that in a game :/
Aug 5 2011 1:10PM
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babujib
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you're too off balance when you finish your swing. if you're falling all around you're swinging too hard. doesn't matter with BP but full speed pitches you'll start falling all over the place.
Aug 5 2011 1:14PM
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SSteezle
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man, this makes me miss batting practices. nice swing for sure you're stepping into it and driving through the ball. Just make sure not to be lazy and follow through with both hands a little longer. 350's pretty deep, good work mang
Aug 5 2011 1:14PM
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broto
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great swing, just watch your footwork. keep your front foot in there, don't set it down behind where it was like i could see you were doing in the angle from behind the plate. yeah sure it's good if you want to pull pitches and bomb them in BP, but any decent hitter needs to be able to push the ball to opposite field and during a game that will be nearly impossible to put your bat on that low and out pitch if you're stepping out.

just something to be careful of. you don't want to take an outside pitch and swing around it to put it into left. it'll go much further if you wait on it, drag your hands through the zone and poke it to right.
Aug 5 2011 1:51PM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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Tee ball field home run derby or what? Cuz there were a lot of them that were most definitely not homers. Slash yeah you have nice bat speed and a decent swing but i mean you are every where, all over the fcking batters box. and you lost footing and stepped over te plate a lot. Idk man it wouldve been dope to have 2 cameras so we can see all the "home runs"
Aug 5 2011 1:58PM
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The_Big_LePowSki
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Came here to post this as well. The vast majority came off the bat as 200 foot pop ups.
Aug 5 2011 2:02PM
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yelsel
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yup. just dont drop your back shoulder
Aug 5 2011 2:09PM
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broto
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also start with a lower stance in general, bend the knees, and lean your shoulders forward. you start your stance too high, so you struggle to get in a proper stance as the ball is being delivered, resulting in unneeded movements, lowering of the head etc. which makes the ball harder to see and also results in pop ups because of dropping too much.
Aug 5 2011 2:11PM
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californiagrown
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on higher pitches you are draggin the bat through the zone. your hips come then your upper body does, but you are struggling to get he bat through.

Other than that, im not really a fan of how close your hands are, but thats all personal preference.
Aug 5 2011 2:37PM
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hockeyplayer
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wow kids like to hate. you couldn't see where they landed but i bet some of them were home runs. Solid contact on all of them. I'd like to see someone from this thread hit it further.

don't listen to these kids OP, they're all haters
Aug 5 2011 3:20PM
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broto
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he said, "tell me what you think," so we did.
Aug 5 2011 3:29PM
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californiagrown
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you know how i know you suck at baseball: youre impressed by someone hitting homeruns in BP.


OP was asking for constructive criticism on his swing...thats what most of the comments were
Aug 5 2011 4:30PM
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Piste.Off
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stop using pussy comp bats. you dip sometimes and pop up. show your feet in the video next time.
Aug 5 2011 4:35PM
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Piste.Off
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oh yea and can you go oppo? or just pull 300ft pop flys?
Aug 5 2011 4:37PM
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Sketchy_P
Posts: 445 - Karma: 103
why would i put pop ups ina video? and i had 5 home runs for high school this year and all 5 were oppo believe me or not
Aug 5 2011 5:12PM
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SassySloth
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Go hit with a real bat kid. Aluminum bats are little league. man up and play with wood.


Aug 5 2011 5:14PM
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Sketchy_P
Posts: 445 - Karma: 103
and i used it for BP comp bats are banned so i have a bbcor nike bat like you see in the last couple swings.... and for highschool they were banned to so i dont use comp bats in games
Aug 5 2011 5:15PM
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JustDidIt
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yeah agreed. plus it seems like you're opening up a little but it seemed like you had pretty good bat speed
Aug 5 2011 5:20PM
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_MNice_
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looks like a really nice swing, just dont wrap your hands back when you load. if you do, you will have a huge loop in your swing
Aug 5 2011 5:25PM
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Sketchy_P
Posts: 445 - Karma: 103
i have bat speed alot of it because im not a muscular kid and i hit many home runs over the season but in the game my swing is more compact and short i usually hit more line drives its just in BP its easier to hit the long ball
Aug 5 2011 5:40PM
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Piste.Off
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about 75% of those looked like pop ups and I didn't see one hard hit ball to right. any decent high school hitter can rip homeruns to left in bp. in that video I watched you try to pull outside pitches and pop them up. sit back a little longer and drive it to right. not trying to hate but from a scout's perspective your video is not impressive at all, honestly.
Aug 5 2011 5:41PM
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broto
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honestly if you have a different swing during batting practice and games then you're doing something wrong. batting practice is how you prepare for games, not for fun. if you swing to hit long pop ups (hard hit, but pop ups nevertheless) during batting practice often, it will be hard to change your swing back to where it needs to be to hit line drives.
Aug 5 2011 5:43PM
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