Ken Griffey Jr Hitting Mechanics

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  • @AntonelliBaseball
    @AntonelliBaseball  3 года назад +14

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    • @rslwannabe9475
      @rslwannabe9475 2 года назад

      I cannot stop doing the arm bar so im just gonna let it happen i guess

    • @je727
      @je727 2 года назад

      Iijjjjjjuuuuuuu

  • @mugshotmarley
    @mugshotmarley 10 месяцев назад +2

    Another guy on another vid described it perfectly. Its like he's swinging for an outside pitch, everytime. Even when its inside.

  • @curtwoelky239
    @curtwoelky239 6 лет назад +138

    I was really looking for the whole swing breakdown and not just the loading of the arms. I’d love to see the rest of the swing and the firing of the lower body along with the hand position at impact. Thanks for the first part though

    • @PiPoholic-
      @PiPoholic- 6 лет назад +2

      Curt Woelky this is the most important part that’s why.

    • @miny_kitty
      @miny_kitty 3 года назад +2

      Oh my good

    • @agioni99
      @agioni99 3 года назад +2

      Hi Curt, did the up-loader (Antonelli), in reply to your question, end up making a Pt. 2? Be well, from Canada.

    • @agioni99
      @agioni99 Год назад +1

      @Curt
      Just reading your comment again and had to say...
      Man, your comment NAILED this video i.e. you really got it!
      Too bad as per your question Re a part 2, nothing still.
      We'll keep our fingers crossed till then.
      Be well.

    • @jasonwest2064
      @jasonwest2064 Год назад +1

      Me too

  • @jonparker1194
    @jonparker1194 6 лет назад +76

    This has always been my favorite swing! Near perfection!

  • @EXPATXPLORER
    @EXPATXPLORER 4 года назад +129

    I was just wanting to see the full swing in slow motion consistently lol

  • @skullsweatz
    @skullsweatz Месяц назад +2

    In case anyone is confused, griffey isnt moving his hands he just coils and moves his body foward which creates torque and he creates as much kinetic energy as possible for a great rotational swing

    • @WARsportsWA
      @WARsportsWA 25 дней назад

      Hands go back leg goes forward

    • @skullsweatz
      @skullsweatz 24 дня назад

      @@WARsportsWA i little more like hands stay put body goes foward

  • @QuackTape21
    @QuackTape21 2 года назад +4

    I grew up watching him. Absolutely the prettiest swing I've EVER witnessed. Period.

  • @bradenolson7640
    @bradenolson7640 6 лет назад +25

    Absolutely beautiful swing

  • @Chazaq
    @Chazaq 5 лет назад +15

    Swing of beauty.

  • @devinshaffer3105
    @devinshaffer3105 3 месяца назад

    Thank you for also explaining the use of the arm lock technique. It really works and adds so much torque which leads to more power.

  • @atx0025
    @atx0025 3 года назад +10

    Single handedly the best and worst swing to mimic in baseball. With his swagger and bat movement and the natural curve up The Kid had isnt teachable. Thats just talent of the best hitter ever.

  • @aidenginn2361
    @aidenginn2361 4 года назад

    Thanks that helped me with my mechanics!

  • @robertvantine2810
    @robertvantine2810 3 года назад +1

    I just watched a Ken Griffey Jr swings video and wondered if there was a mechanics breakdown. Clicked on this one without seeing the channel name. Was surprised to see the Antonelli logo come up. Big fan of Video Game Matt...

  • @johnson8478
    @johnson8478 Год назад +1

    Prettiest swing I’ve ever seen! The kid was fun to watch for sure!

  • @willwatson7859
    @willwatson7859 5 лет назад +3

    Would have loved for you to talk about the tension not just in the upper half, but how he creates the separation by getting into the front knee, which allows him to unlock the backside.

  • @josephsorci2375
    @josephsorci2375 24 дня назад

    Tension is the key factor in the principle of centrifugal force. Similar to a ball on a string, you have to eliminate slack in the arms to accomplish it. Then, the force applied by the turn can function efficiently.

  • @tannermartin2569
    @tannermartin2569 6 лет назад

    Great analysis. I think you explain this better than most. While a simple explanation as to how tension/winding up occurs, some seem to explain it in a way that is hard to apply or explain to a young player. The thought of keeping the hands in the same position while moving forward, therefore creating tension and extension, is a much easier thought to apply. Thanks for the video.

  • @udubhuskies2537
    @udubhuskies2537 6 лет назад +17

    Ken Griffey jr. = G.O.A.T.

    • @Zack_410
      @Zack_410 5 лет назад

      Nothing but facts.

    • @Palrath1
      @Palrath1 4 года назад

      he's definitely up there. No joke on the defensive side either. He's incredible on both sides of the ball.

    • @ThekiBoran
      @ThekiBoran 2 года назад

      Babe Ruth was probably the best ever.

    • @jayrukks8039
      @jayrukks8039 Год назад

      @@ThekiBoran nahhh

  • @sebastiankiely4534
    @sebastiankiely4534 Год назад

    I enjoyed the video, but I wish it had more after the bat load, but great job on explaining the rubber band effect on his swing. He's always been one of my favorite players.. just a natural swing.

  • @InvestBetter.
    @InvestBetter. 4 года назад +2

    The swing, perfected

  • @ousamaabdu794
    @ousamaabdu794 6 лет назад +3

    Awesome tutorial my man! Your really putting out some dynamite content.

  • @joeramirez1730
    @joeramirez1730 2 года назад +6

    Ken had an amazing swing. I was hoping for a full analysis of it. You sounded a bit winded and board when describing the mechanics.

  • @Cabernet2000
    @Cabernet2000 6 месяцев назад

    I’m working on this swing. He also moves his body to prep for this position. Kind of his timing clock with his hands/body movements prior to load. That’s a little more to add that I’m working on.

  • @LifeStyleGM
    @LifeStyleGM 4 года назад

    Your analysis is so good that this could be done documentary style.

  • @tjgaffney9823
    @tjgaffney9823 4 года назад +1

    Hey Matt! I'm looking to do a side by side comparison of my swing and Griffey's. Do you know of any editing services/Softwares that would allow me to do this?

  • @tonyaquinoxx
    @tonyaquinoxx Год назад

    Good breakdown. Can you add the action of the knee to your coaching points? The sequential movement starts with the knee, then the hip then the shoulder. By doing this, the knee pulls the hip, and the hip pulls the shoulder. If this sequence is not followed you will end up the shoulder pulling the hip, and the hip pulling the knee. This will cause drag. The drag will slow down the potential bat speed. Thanks, good explanation.

  • @carlosgarcia9561
    @carlosgarcia9561 Год назад +1

    Great video but I like to watch the whole swing. Thanks

  • @joeblow1262
    @joeblow1262 6 лет назад +2

    Thank you for the video. Would like to see analysis of Albert Belle's swing.

    • @AntonelliBaseball
      @AntonelliBaseball  6 лет назад

      Thanks for watching and commenting! And I'll do my best!

  • @danrutherford7802
    @danrutherford7802 2 года назад +1

    How does KGJ's swing get his bat on the correct "bat path"? I've been enjoying watching your other videos which emphasize using the hands to get the barrel of the bat started backwards. Is KGJ doing this? something a little different? Would love to hear your comment. Thanks Dan the Dad of a two very young ballPlayers

  • @themanwaplan1403
    @themanwaplan1403 6 лет назад

    thank you

  • @mschafe
    @mschafe Год назад

    Can you FFW to contact on this video? I'd like to see what the angle of the lead elbow is at contact and assuming it is bent like all good hitters, what are your thoughts on how to go from straight(ish) arm to bent arm as the swing is happening.

  • @bennattj
    @bennattj 18 дней назад

    2:21 To me this is the motion that's missing from instruction: keep your hands still, keep them where they were, let your body come forward as you step, and keeping your arms where they were will create the stretch--_then_ fire, from a stretched position!

  • @csingh5128
    @csingh5128 3 года назад

    Hey matt, would this be possible to do in a no stride swing ?

  • @shawnmsattler2116
    @shawnmsattler2116 6 лет назад +15

    can you also breakdown Pete Rose and ted williams

    • @dadof3bb
      @dadof3bb 4 года назад +1

      Shawn Sattler Why.....that was the worst breakdown of a swing That I have ever heard. He could’ve been better prepared and had his thoughts together

  • @ThekiBoran
    @ThekiBoran 3 года назад +2

    At point of contact his right arm is totally straight and his back arm is about 90° and both arms are close to his body/very compact.

  • @rehmsmeyer
    @rehmsmeyer 2 года назад +2

    RIP everyone who just wanted to see the ball get hit.

  • @MH-Tesla
    @MH-Tesla 6 лет назад

    Glade to see you posting far more often. Have always liked your videos and comments. Very helpful. "Hey, what's up fellows, how we doing? Matt Antonellie here....." your classic open.

  • @cavassucks
    @cavassucks 5 лет назад

    Matt. I thought you were more in favor of pulling back vs an arm bar type of load. Are you saying ok to allow them on a case by case basis?

    • @adamseidel9780
      @adamseidel9780 4 года назад

      cavassucks all athletic motions should be determined on a case by case basis around a set of fundamental kinesthetic laws

  • @zenrr1
    @zenrr1 6 лет назад

    So awesome. I don't see a lot of hitters do this and I wonder why.

    • @AntonelliBaseball
      @AntonelliBaseball  6 лет назад +1

      Thanks!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!

    • @zenrr1
      @zenrr1 6 лет назад

      Larry Rush but what I'm really wondering is why hitters wouldn't emulate a great hitter's, like Griffey's mechanics. If I was a young ball player, that's what I'd do. Heck, I searched for this video because I wanted to learn more about Griffey's swing out of curiosity and I'm just a fan. He played in a time before RUclips so back then I couldn't see an analysis like this.

  • @robbyc408
    @robbyc408 5 лет назад

    What are your thoughts on starting in a a semi pulled back position?

    • @AntonelliBaseball
      @AntonelliBaseball  5 лет назад +1

      I think that is fine. If you have trouble pulling back then start close to pulled back. Thanks for watching!

  • @patrickmack6662
    @patrickmack6662 3 года назад +1

    How about showing us the swing??? OMG. Wanted a breakdown but seeing the swing would be nice.

  • @RickyBobby-yk8go
    @RickyBobby-yk8go Год назад

    The plate be right here

  • @Kopavi27
    @Kopavi27 5 лет назад

    Any analysis of his head movement, seems like he still has a significant drop of his eye level. Is it not significant because by the time the ball is traveling he has leveled out his eyes? I just have some kids I'm trying to work with that I see head and eye level drops and it makes it difficult for them to make contact. Just curious about any insight on this.

    • @AntonelliBaseball
      @AntonelliBaseball  5 лет назад

      Your head is going to drop a bit as you stride because your feet are spreading apart, so I think it's fine. Thanks for watching and commenting!

  • @jcorpuz9323
    @jcorpuz9323 12 дней назад

    Idk how but this video blue balled me....

  • @ericedmiston5040
    @ericedmiston5040 5 дней назад

    "One of the better players to play the game"

  • @willkittwk
    @willkittwk 2 года назад +1

    Good dry demo. Seen many in tennis like this. But you need more extensive demo of how he reacts to pitch location and other factors that influence swing path. Good though for starters. I'd like you to break down where he's stand in box does he ever change position. The reason I'm interested is Cody Bellinger is struggling mightily and has same body type as Jr. I think he stands to upright and too close to plate so he's getting beat every night on inside high pitches. A high school pitcher could get him out. He seems too stubborn to change his entire approach. What do you think.

  • @ericgriffin5504
    @ericgriffin5504 4 года назад

    OMG why didn't you let the video go all the way thru at like half spped at the end til the ball went over the fence!!! disappointed I didnt get to see that full beautiful swing truly poetry in motion

  • @nickp249
    @nickp249 6 лет назад +8

    He's not actually pulling his arms back, that's why his hands are still in the box. He's doing what they call keeping his arm back, while stepping towards the pitcher.

    • @lllllllllllllllII
      @lllllllllllllllII 3 года назад +1

      Yes he is have you ever heard of loading... probably not that’s why you struggle with power

  • @supsoo
    @supsoo 3 года назад

    This is the swing.

  • @donjones4334
    @donjones4334 4 года назад +1

    Yea finish the swing? Left me hanging.

  • @AbleAnderson
    @AbleAnderson 2 года назад

    Just wanted to see his swing, never got to see it

  • @rdokty
    @rdokty 4 года назад +2

    Hello Sir - would you mind please doing me a favor?
    Pretend - if you will - that you know very little about hitting a baseball but you are Hell-Bent on becoming a great hitter.
    Take a few minutes and watch this video back.
    Then - as the hungry amateur
    (and be brutally honest)
    do you feel that you now completely understand this part of the hitting process?
    Could you now go and explain this to someone else?
    Will you be a better hitter next time you practice?
    Is this video clear enough to apply immediately?
    You guys who do these videos are SO educated and SO smart about the swing that you (all of you) have a tendency to forget to remember what WE don’t know and/or understand about the swing.
    As Denzel says in the movie “Philadelphia”:
    “Explain it to me like I’m a four year old”
    Carry on!

  • @khufen8121
    @khufen8121 6 лет назад

    yee

  • @edirizarry5817
    @edirizarry5817 6 месяцев назад

    100%

  • @homiefromfl
    @homiefromfl 2 года назад +1

    Watch on 1.25 playback speed.

  • @TheMrtony7
    @TheMrtony7 3 года назад

    PROUD 2 BE LEFT-HANDED

  • @isaacthegreg1490
    @isaacthegreg1490 6 лет назад

    FIRST!!!!

  • @godspeeedcaleb1332
    @godspeeedcaleb1332 2 года назад

    I have a swing really simalar swing to that

  • @BradPluth
    @BradPluth 3 года назад +1

    Show the swing!

  • @joshmiller3927
    @joshmiller3927 5 лет назад

    Good explanation. 3 fundamentals of every major league hitter is the head never moves, the lower body walks away from the hands and the hands are in or get to the “slot” just before firing. If you’re coaching kids, don’t have them reach back with their hands for power. Have them load properly and separate their lower body from their calm hands. Griff’s hands never moved after load until his decision to swing.

  • @josephbassil4171
    @josephbassil4171 2 года назад

    The move is pretty simple. Griffey stood with a narrow base. This allowed him to get forward and gets his hands back. That’s his style.

  • @miny_kitty
    @miny_kitty 3 года назад +1

    Linneust king

    • @miny_kitty
      @miny_kitty 3 года назад

      I like that
      Is everything good 👌
      Son of a baby 😭😭😭😂😭😭💙😭😭😂 mg of this 😂 mg of a new one 😂😭 go 🙌🙌😂 check 🙌🙌 have for me during

  • @michaeldbhawker3556
    @michaeldbhawker3556 3 года назад

    John olerude hold my beer.

  • @trentalexander1143
    @trentalexander1143 4 года назад +5

    You sound a little tired, breathless 🤣
    Get some rest coach!!

  • @XxSEETH3RxX
    @XxSEETH3RxX 5 лет назад +1

    Ken Griffey jr has stated he never makes adjustments. It's just extension and elevation

    • @AntonelliBaseball
      @AntonelliBaseball  5 лет назад +1

      Easy when your a beast lol! Thanks for watching our videos!

  • @willscheib6098
    @willscheib6098 2 года назад

    Great content, but show me the end of that swing!

  • @Slippindisc
    @Slippindisc Год назад

    Great theory if muscles actually worked like rubber bands.
    Edit sorry I didn’t realize this was an old antoneli video or I would’nt have been such a dick

  • @davefreckleton7962
    @davefreckleton7962 Год назад

    Hof swing

  • @dbray1988
    @dbray1988 Год назад

    Just did a full "breakdown" of the best swing in the game... but didn't show the swing.

  • @chrisgauthier3689
    @chrisgauthier3689 2 года назад

    Uhhh why aren’t you analyzing Griffey in mid to late 90s swing when it was perfect an sweetest swing of all time

  • @MyJason69
    @MyJason69 4 месяца назад

    Shuuuuttttttt upppppp!

  • @carlossantiago2461
    @carlossantiago2461 5 лет назад

    Francisco Lindor & Javier Baez in this new era, 2020-2030

  • @NotExplicable
    @NotExplicable 3 года назад +1

    I can kinda see how he got injured not being a workout guy. Too much tension in the body and kinetic reverb to create that much power with little movement. Even though it allows you to body synchronize to what you're seeing to make pin point contact.

  • @dagruddicker22
    @dagruddicker22 4 года назад

    What happen? you stopped halfway through! Ken's hips were the quickest I have ever seen, look how fast he twists his back foot and how quick his back hip generates the power that goes through his body into his hands through the bat and into the ball. Study closly his hips and how he generates power!

  • @user-jm3gj2cd6y
    @user-jm3gj2cd6y 2 месяца назад

    스포츠중계는 마징가TV와 함께

  • @khufen8121
    @khufen8121 6 лет назад

    ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooof

  • @McGill271
    @McGill271 3 года назад

    Maybe show the swing a couple times? Or even once?

  • @theonlyoned6409
    @theonlyoned6409 3 года назад

    A kid watches this and now he will start arm barring.

  • @johnathanmolina9524
    @johnathanmolina9524 5 лет назад

    ...

  • @chriscarpenter317
    @chriscarpenter317 10 месяцев назад

    Finish his swing.

  • @jenkyyaboi
    @jenkyyaboi 2 года назад

    I don’t like the term pulling back… he’s stepping away, his hands stay put. Pulling back would imply you are moving your hands instead of them staying put and stepping away from them.

  • @victorrivera7424
    @victorrivera7424 2 года назад

    I like everything you go over in the video, but you don't even show the whole swing. I wanna see the whole swing.

  • @thebeasters
    @thebeasters 3 года назад

    Not gunna lie I got here through Griffey Hype vids, saw your last name and almost puked. Altobelli were the Kobe crash victims, not yourself or your family. Sorry for the weird and random comment. Great breakdown vid though!

  • @X.Element_115
    @X.Element_115 Месяц назад

    Show the swing...

  • @ro9216
    @ro9216 2 года назад

    How could you not take 5 or 10 seconds to finish the swing? This guy had maybe the most beautiful swing ever - lots of people will agree with me.
    We don’t visit only to hear you talk and say the same thing over and over and over. You’re right about loading - you could have covered it in like 3 minutes and then let the man swing the bat.
    So yeah, that was an OK video until at the end where it really sucked.

  • @justin1978
    @justin1978 3 года назад +4

    Frustrating. Waiting to see the full swing. Would have been nice to see it a few times before going over it in painstaking detail

  • @JoseRodriguez-xx6ws
    @JoseRodriguez-xx6ws 5 лет назад +3

    this dude never swung lol

    • @beastmodeforever8674
      @beastmodeforever8674 5 лет назад

      For real i feel like if he actually put more effort into his swing he would just destroy the baseball lol

  • @mtlhabsss
    @mtlhabsss 6 лет назад

    Him and Vladimir Guerrero = best swing ever

  • @jordannorman1314
    @jordannorman1314 2 года назад +2

    Trying to analyze his swing is pointless. Everybody's body moves differently. It's a great swing but it's more than the swing. Its just how muscle. Tendons. Reflexes come together in a superior way.

    • @andrewweaver8687
      @andrewweaver8687 2 месяца назад +1

      Kinda it’s about the technique leaving hands back rotating and creating tension to release is super basic and important

  • @mpigroup4159
    @mpigroup4159 5 лет назад +1

    Annoying you don't show the whole swing.

    • @AntonelliBaseball
      @AntonelliBaseball  5 лет назад +1

      This was just meant to focus on a few parts of the swing. There are a lot of full swings on YT if you want to check them out. Thanks for watching and commenting!

  • @kharvey00
    @kharvey00 4 года назад

    You never showed the full swing

  • @Drago2600
    @Drago2600 2 года назад

    I mean... at least go through the full swing..

  • @ryanmandell1293
    @ryanmandell1293 4 года назад +1

    But couldn't show the whole swing? Waste of time. We get it. Tension. Smh

  • @dadof3bb
    @dadof3bb 4 года назад +1

    Worst commentary for a video ever..... js. Get your thoughts together and speak eloquently man

  • @WW_ChickenDinner
    @WW_ChickenDinner Год назад +1

    Terrible analysis..left me with blue balls

  • @bmla88
    @bmla88 2 года назад

    Wow, you didn’t bother to show the full swing. What a tease. 👎

  • @METALFACEDOOM441
    @METALFACEDOOM441 5 лет назад

    You didn't show the perfect Swing 👎#Dislike

  • @isMike999
    @isMike999 Месяц назад

    C'mon man show his WHOLE swing,........FROM START to FINISH!!!!!!!!....all that diagnosis is great BUT let's see HOW Grif Jr. finishes....major let down

  • @One-lv4en
    @One-lv4en 2 года назад

    TERRIBLE.... JR is NOT pulling his hands back. Hes leaving them in the same general position as his body and slide step laterally moves forward.
    Terrible terminology and it gives hitters the complete WRONG impression.
    Youre only adding time to get to the ball by insinuating to pull your hands back...
    His hands stay where they started, u can see this as there are visual background markers proving this. His body drifts away from his hands toward the ball, his shoulders and hips start their coil to get to the power-L as fast as they can and his hands go directly to the ball and you get the 3 parallels: hips, shoulders, power-L are all parallel at contact.
    His hands do not pull back.

  • @itzkiser
    @itzkiser Год назад +1

    Horrible video lol