Kerry Carpenter working on controlling the back leg with... limited forward movement / being ready to go instantly when he decides to swing from a fully loaded position. Such a sick swing. Proud to see the player he has turned into these last few years. All his hard work has paid off. Some things to take into account. Kerry has always had a great swing. The loading & timing change that he made to start pretty much already loaded with the upper half and weight on his back leg has eliminated slop & extra movement in his swing & created a consistent timing mechanism he can use each time he steps into the box. Now he can just wait longer to read the baseball, decide to swing, & unleash from a fully loaded position.show more

New Liam Hicks swing mechanics for this season, from... a toe tap to a big leg kick. As Hicks told MLB Network, he toyed with a leg kick last season, but couldn't get the timing right. Made it his goal in the offseason to figure it out. Now pulling balls with way more authority 💪show more

My son has to have the best golf swing... for a 20 hcp you will ever see. 115 mph swing speed, 290 carry. But he never played enough to get good and now plays just a few times a year. I tell him if he commits to golf for a season he will be killing me no problem.show more

We’ve seen guys like Judge, Stanton, Wells and others... tinker with their stances to get into a better hitting position to attack strikes in the zone. When a guy like Volpe has struggled to hit consistently for his first 3 years, is constantly late on mid-velocity heaters in the middle of the zone and is constantly off-balance when he misses the off-speed stuff; you think to take a look at his pre-pitch habits especially what he’s doing with his hands and stride, and consider eliminating some of the unnecessary movements to simplify things and be ready to attack a pitch in the strike zone sooner. Volpe starts with his hands high above his head with some waggle to probably keep his hands moving and stay in rhythm, then as he strides he drops his hands into the slot while he loads, then wraps his hands behind him as he strides and keeps his weight back on his backside. That front foot needs to get down early as he gets his hands back to be ready to smoke something in the zone. Why hasn’t someone suggested dropping his hands pre-pitch in his stance to get them into the slot early, keep them back to prevent wrapping, and cut out one less moving part to get him better ready to attack pitches in the zone? He can even still have some waggle back there if he prefers to keep his hands moving. In theory if his hands are down and back already, all he needs to do is get his front foot down in time? It’s worth a try lolshow more

Was happy to get my first look at SS... Rock Arnold (OSU Cowboy Baseball) down in Jupiter. Went 1-for-2 in the game I saw him and hammered a backside RBI triple. Recently re-classed into the C/O 2026. Listed at 6'1" and 190-lbs, Arnold has a lean, athletic frame with some length in his lower-half and present strength. Stands fairly tall in the box, small leg lift gives way to a normal stride. Hands will drift and drop a bit in his load that includes a barrel tip. Present bat and hand speed, slightly uphill swing path that's geared towards lifting the baseball. There's a degree of adjustability in Arnold's swing, and he's shown the ability to drop his back knee to help create leverage. Some swing and miss, particularly against secondaries, but Arnold's swing decisions were sound and he stayed within the strike zone in my look. Has shown he can impact the baseball—especially to the pull side. Arnold's athleticism is evident both in the box and on the dirt. Flashed an above-average arm on the left side of the infield with solid carry across the diamond. Didn't display the quickest first step on the play I saw him attempt to make, though he showed comfortability attacking the baseball. Figures to get the chance to stick at shortstop. When bucketing these players out, Arnold fits into a handful of them: He's an athletic, lefthanded hitting SS with present power and potentially more on the way. Definite name to follow closely this spring in the Northeast.show more

Second time in as many holes that Hideki Matsuyama... has had to deal with poor fan behavior. First on the putt to win in regulation… Then had to back off mid swing on the first playoff hole tee shot. Then he found the water 💦show more

RHP/1B Trace Phillips (Middle Tennessee Baseball) is an interesting... draft-eligible sophomore on which to keep close tabs. Last spring, he hit .304/.360/.547 with 8 2B, 13 HR and 47 RBIs, but it’s his ability on the mound that's the root of his buzz. Phillips' back of the baseball card numbers last season are modest, but there is more to it than meets the eye. At 6'3" and 185-lbs, Phillips has an athletic, high-waisted frame. In the box, he has a simple setup with an ear-high handset and the bat horizontal above his back shoulder. Phillips has a slight load in which he has a noticeable barrel tip and a small stride. He moves well in the box and has some scissor action with his back leg. Phillips’ pure hit tool is fringey, but he has plus raw power and has shown the ability to drive the baseball to all fields. Max EV last spring of 109.4, if he's able to lift the ball more it will lead to a more impressive power output. Phillips’ current prospect status is largely driven by his ability on the mound. His numbers were unimpressive last season, but he took a step forward this fall. There’s some low hanging fruit to clean up in his delivery, but he has a short, whippy arm stroke and attacks from a low-three quarters slot with plenty of arm speed. Phillips’ FB has been up to 96 with ride through the zone (particular life at the top), though his best pitch is a high-70s-to-low-80s CH. He does a nice job of killing spin on it, and It averaged almost 15 MPH off his fastball this fall. It’s a plus pitch that flashes both fade to the arm side as well late tumble. Phillips completes his arsenal with a mid-80s slider that flashed above-average this fall with sharp, two-plane tilt. Both his changeup and slider profile as legitimate swing-and-miss offerings. Another positive development with Phillips this fall is that his strike-throwing took a step in the right direction. Mid-4th-6th round type this July. (📽️: Middle Tennessee Baseball)show more

I bit the bullet and set Jackson up with... a driver fitting this evening. I knew he hit it far, but didn’t know any of his numbers. Spoke to the pro after the fitting who sent me this video: Fastest swing was 118 mph. Ball speeds mid 160s into the 170s He has been playing my old clubs which were stiff shafts so he was a bit wild off the tee before. Fitter fit him into a Titleist driver head with an X-stiff shaft. Got the spin rates down to the low 2000s and he said Jackson’s control with the Titleist was remarkable. I am sooooooooo screwed. I could out drive him before because I could control my spin. I figured my older head and weaker shaft was hurting him. I could watch his semi-weird swing all day long. His back swing to me, while on plane, does not look very powerful, but his lag is sooo natural and he uses his 6 foot, 210 pound frame to send it. So awesome to see him playing the game again! #NonGolfHistoryshow more

RW posterboy #ArnabGoswami has gone bonkers with the resignation... of Dharmendra Pradhan. He uses a wrong phrase 'One step forward to take two steps back' in his monologue to describe this episode. Hope he eats his BP pills on time.show more

Cub punching off his leg kicks He throws the... kick from a narrow stance and brings his kicking leg farther back after it lands, putting him in position to spring forward right away If Landwehr covers up, Cub punts him off balance and swarms, and if he tries to counter, Cub is ready to slip and fire backshow more

9 second Ludvig pre shot routine 🙂 That's not... what I want this post to be about though... What I want you to be aware of is... He is THINKING about his swing while playing on the golf course, in a tournament You can see him make a little takeaway rehearsal just before he hits. To me, It looks as if he is working on keeping the club head more in front of the hands as he takes the club away Either that or he's making sure the face is staying square during the takeaway. Maybe both I hear golfers say that they shouldn't have swing thoughts on the course. I disagree. You can absolutely play with a swing though. You just can't play with 7 of them Ludvig proving swing thoughts are fine when playing 🙂show more

Frimpong used to do this all the time from... wing back for Leverkusen, if he can stay injury free he would fit into the Iraola style very well He has the energy to get up and down that wing from full back (he is not a right winger) Do you think he fits Iraola?show more

Here is a drill to help you learn what... it feels like to use the ground and start to sequence effectively. Notice how the club is setup in the video between my feet. Get to your back swing and jump favoring your lead foot left and laterally like I am. With that feeling step in and hit one. Not where you are pushing off from when you swing and try and get that into a feeling that makes sense to you. This is how power is created in the golf swing. This is also where physical limitations can show up.show more

A whale on Hyperliquid is holding 19,752 $ETH long... worth $39 MILLION at 20x leverage from an entry of $2,012. He put up a $1.96M account to swing that size and he's already down $556K on it. $ETH only has to slip another $37 to $1,947 and the whole thing gets wiped. His week looks flawless but his lifetime record is a coin flip and this is the toss that decides if he stays in the game. $ETH doesn't even need to crash. It just needs one red candle.show more

Rain just made it public that he will take... this matter to the POLICE now that he has all the EVIDENCE and information on the girls involved in the controversy with Temper 😳👀 "He changed his pfp to him & his son to farm sympathy, but he is in the WRONG"show more

Doesn’t get much better than texts like this. From... the guys you know have been putting in the work. — Big time recruit. Middle of the order on a big time high school team. We spent the whole offseason shortening up his swing. More ready to swing, gap to gap. He also put real focus into skinny bat, 3 plate drill, and mixed pitches. The skill of HITTING, not just the swing. Both pieces matter. The swing (mechanical advantage) and the skill of hitting. Find what you need. Train what the game is telling you to get better at. > Send this to who needs it > Save this for when you need it.show more

3 Medball Drills for Hitters: 1. Side Scoop Toss... Through Swing: Allows the athlete to get into their natural swing pattern and train rotational power closely related to the swing without hindering mechanics. 2. Step-Back Scoop Toss: Great for teaching athletes how to load and explode out of the back hip. 3. Walk-In Scoop Toss: Adds momentum to the movement which places a greater demand on the front leg deceleration while facilitating with sequencing. Important Note: Medball Weight: 2-4 LB. Preferably 2 LB. These drills and more are included in my brand new medball program for baseball players. Click the link in my bio to check it out now!show more

This is Richard Schenk aka #Teacherman and he says... that I was not a good hitter and that I had a bad swing. He loves to post videos of me getting hits in the MLB and compare me to Aaron Judge or Kerry Carpenter two guys who are completely different styles of hitters than I was. He also criticizes kids that I encourage to keep working hard and DO NOT COACH because he is a low life CON MAN! He claims he has discovered the CHEAT CODE to hitting when there isn’t one. Take a look at his swing that he claims is a High Level Pattern swing and tell me what you think. Thanks! #shegone Richard Schenck, The Heretic JFD PPP LQC TTE. 🙂 9 Zones Baseball GRiT, LLC Chris Shaw Brandon Vega Optimal Power Performance Chez Angeloni Not Gaetti Bob File Tony Wuench Bill Dubs Slider Domination ROX ARROYO 𓂀 إسرافيل Matt Stark Victor Rojas Just Craig Greg Jacobs 🇺🇸 🎾 ⚾️ 🇮🇹 Jerry Hairston, Jr. Doug Mientkiewicz Will Clark ex5oclockhitter Chipper Jonesshow more

I love the tufted titmouse so much. He has... a pattern: he comes up to the bird feeder, grabs a seed with his beak, and flies off. He wasn't able to complete his mission this time because a cardinal interrupted his plan. Take a look!show more