MLB's Lowest Attack Angle: 1° No qualified MLB hitters swing down currently Hitter's will have swings where they swing down, depending on timing, pitch location and other factors but no MLB hitters swing down on average Is there a time & place to feel like you swing down? Yes,... but majority of hitters shouldn't be training their swing to be a negative attack angleshow more

Its all semantics. The bat starts above the head and the strike zone is below the chest. You have to swing down. Contact happens out in front of the plate, so the barrel can travel downwards to that spot, before matching the pitch planes.

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Is it still fair to say that for some hitters the feel of swinging “down” creates a shorter path directly to the ball? Generally that’s the thing big leaguers talk about most with that feeling Short to, long thru with lots of backspin

lol...way to miss the point of the swing down concept.

@shegone03 whoops. Not a single guy swings down. Whoops

True, no qualified MLB hitters average a negative attack angle, but let’s not confuse statistical averages with swing intent, especially across pitch locations and game contexts. Attack angle is a by-product, not a target! A hitter might swing with a steeper path (even negative) depending on: - Pitch height (especially high fastballs) - Situational hitting (ground ball intent, hit-and-run, backside control) - Mechanical compensation (like handling late timing or inside pitches) A swing with a -2° angle can still generate 100+ mph exit velo and produce a productive outcome. We shouldn't train every hitter to "swing up" just because the average attack angle is positive! We should train them to move efficiently in context, control the barrel, and adjust within their constraints.

I’d be interested to see data on A Rod, Bonds, and Griffey

We take for granted the elite hand eye coordination of MLB players. I'd be interested to see this breakdown for players like Chipper Jones and Barry Bonds.

I think even Mike Schmidt’s “swing down” swing was the way he “felt” he was swinging and not the actual physics of swinging down… #Newtons3rdLaw

You understand how an arch work correct? Like a golf swing? Swing down is the feel. Every swing has down and up. “Swing down” is a feel to get short and not barrel dup. Teaching a barrel dump and creating lift is the biggest scam in baseball.

Big if true