Barry Bonds | Secret to Consistency and Power (Pro Speed Baseball)
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In this video we go back a few years and go over the swing of all time home run leader Barry Bonds.
We will share with you his biggest "secret" to consistent power, which enabled him to hit so many home runs on a consistent basis. This "secret" is shared by anyone and everyone who's ever hit a home run!
I look forward to helping you improve your baseball in the future!
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I know everyone gets on Barry for the steroids, but you have to admit this is maybe the best swing of all-time!
Hey i got a question so look im 15 i play travel ball im 5'9 170 pounds i aint chubby im decently muscular i model my swing after josh hamilton and so i have a hitch in my hands in my most recent tournament i batted 315 as an average and i feel comfortable with my hitch in my hands what opinion do i have over that. Ty fr your time
@The All Father of death if you feel confident with the hitch at the plate, then continue to use it. You have to do whatever makes you the most confident that you’re going to hit the ball good at the plate. I don’t like to model my swing after Mlb players, because that’s what works for them and I just want to use what works for me. But really what’s most important is confidence. Good luck
Who is everyone
Wrong! Sweetest swing ever in baseball was easily hands down Ken Griffey Jr.
@@joecook1765 well I said best...Griffey’s was the sweetest
Most feared hitter ever king Barry bonds 762
GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!
And these are not just little dingers just over the fence. They are freaking BOMBS
Bonds is the best hitter ever. He could see only two strikes the whole game and hit them both out of the park. Base open, it was an automatic walk. Even 400 hitters didn’t get that treatment.
With all the great hitters present past you're actually putting Barry bonds is the best hitter. I take Ken Griffey Jr off him any day. Barry bonds was a one-dimensional player especially in his later years. He's a struck out of his home run. If you look at the stats a lot of his home runs were useless and didn't mean anything to the game.
@@willsrestorations Barry from 86-98 was pre PED’s had more double, Triples, OBP, WRC+, Stoleen bases, almost double the walls, almost half the strikeouts, 2 more MVPs, more outfield assists, higher OPS, scored more runs, had more Post season RBI’s then JR from 89-2000. Barry clean was a more disciplined hitter with a better eye, ran better, threw better, numbers are number. Objectively
@@willsrestorations Griffey was obviously an all time great but no, he wasn't that close to being Barry Bonds...who is absolutely the greatest hitter in the history of baseball.
Most feared hitter ever: Barry Bonds #25
"perfect contact.." it's the only thing keeping my marriage alive
His swing is short and compact. He has an interview and says where the sweet spot of the bat is. It's about 2/3 to 3/5 on the way up on the bat. It explains how he can stay close to the plate and pull home runs. Just playing with metal bats I thought it was farther out.
Hi Pro Speed Baseball (and others):
In my opinion, next to Ted Williams, Barry Bonds is the best pure rotational hitter. Let’s analyze his swing. (Note: I am using what I have learned from the Mike and Jake Epstein School of Hitting to assess Bonds’ swing.)
Lower Body
1. Bonds’ front foot is open 45-90 degrees.
2. Bonds’ back foot rotates on its ball, and the heel is nearly vertical.
3. Bonds’ back leg is in an “L” shape (between 90-110 degrees). If one draws a line from Bonds’ back knee through Bonds’ back hip, that line will point back towards the catcher. Also, if one draws a line from Bonds’ back ankle through Bonds’ back knee, that line will point towards the pitcher. Since these two angles meet at a common midpoint (i.e., the knee), the result will be an “L” shape (again, between 90-110 degrees) in Bonds’ back leg.
4. Bonds’ front leg will be rigid / locked.
5. Bonds’ waist faces the pitcher.
6. Bonds’ weight is against his back thigh.
Upper Body
1. Bonds’ upper body is tilted away from the pitch.
2. Bonds’ front palm is down.
3. Bonds’ back palm is up.
4. Bonds’ head is level / up.
5. Bonds’ arms are slightly bent and have nearly reached full extension forward.
6. Bonds’ hands are positioned in such a way that the barrel is below them.
Today, Paul Goldschmidt uses mechanics quite similar to Bonds and Williams.
Take care, and keep up the great work / analyses!
Best Wishes,
QuotidianPerfection
QuotidianPerfection Will do! Thanks for the very detailed comment/breakdown of Bonds!!!
~Michael Pro Speed Baseball
Hi Mike, you're quite welcome--and thank you for your kind words! However, I deserve no credit for compiling the specific hitting elements showcased by Barry Bonds' swing at contact. Instead, all credit should be attributed to Mike and Jake Epstein. I am merely a person sharing the Epsteins' perspective of how Bonds' stroke looks at impact with others, and am glad I had the opportunity to do so. Best, QP
Hi UA20YANKEE S, Thanks for +1'ding my comment! I will+1'd your comment, too, as it is very insightful! Take care, QP
The filmer says B Bonds has no weight shift, I would, he has great weight shift! Look at where his body is when his fists hits the lowest spot in his attack and starts his launch by stepping forward 5 > 10 inches that is moving your entire body forward < so really great weight shift...Perfect and his fists stays inside the ball and upon hitting the ball the bat is moving probably 15 degrees upward.
The fewest strike outs of all the all time great hitters, period! And as so called enhancement drugs, strangely does not enhance your hand eye coordination, the whole drug bull is just a scam against Bonds! Because if let us say between 1980 and 2010 - 50% of all players used some kind of enhancement and only maybe 5 > 10 made a difference, it would not be an effective drug - in medicine. You still have to have great reaction and hand eye coordination hit the ball and succeed at this level....Like Trump says. It Is a Hoax, Writers and Haters Fraud, Fake News...!!!!!!!!!!!
No comparison nobody
Yes, we all know Barry Bonds' real secret... but I'd still take hitting lessons from him just as I would still take cycling lessons from Lance Armstrong. All major league hitters have their quirks and idiosyncrasies, but what I admire about these PSB videos is how they focus on the basics. Ted Williams said to always keep two hands on the bat, but you hardly see any big league players doing that anymore. This series does a good job at keeping it simple while allowing for individual characteristics. I think Ripken would approve.
Norman Buzz Minnick Hey Norman, thanks again for another great comment! Really appreciate your view on the PSB videos, because that is one of the overall goals, is to focus on key positions and basics and still allow for athletes to use their natural athleticism! Got a good eye for this stuff!
Definitely appreciate the seasoned view on the instruction! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball
When do we think Barry Bonds started taking steroids? He had MVP caliber seasons basically from 1990 up until 2004. Assuming he started the steroids in the late 90’s/early 2000’s, he was the best hitter in baseball well before that.
It would be interesting to have a camera angle from straight on, to really see the wall and hand position. Solid vid bro
with or without peds. Barry Bonds is the greatest baseball player who's ever fucking lived. what say you?
g Brown how
Hell yeah brother. The most feared hitter ever. Idgaf about PEDs. Dude barely got pitches to hit and when he did he deposited them into the stands.
Hell if anything fans should embrace him! He gave them souvenirs
The reason he got so much power is by tipping the barrel forward and getting lots of momentum before the actual swing. Also a good weight shift helped as well.
You know how to do it do it
@@michaelgray1803 👺
Fuck's your problem,?
@@michaelgray1803 Well he is right, the waggle means angular momentum.
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Regarding his weight shift... This pitch was high and inside and he kind of turned on it really quick and towards the first base dugout. I'm thinking his weight shift would have been much better on a pitch down the pipe.
GOAT
Had a hitting instructor say once that Barry "did everything wrong below the belt and everything right above the belt" in regards to his swing obviously.
Your hitting instructor obviously didn’t know shit
@@franciscoa1549 bahahahahahaha damn
Best hitter ever...Thanks for this post
+Gordon Beauty You are most welcome Gordon! Thanks for commenting! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball
Gordon Beauty best hitter I think not Pete rose is the best hitter by far
Best home run hitter, is that better. I'll take ricky henderson over pete.
No doubt not even close
Hello I see that Barry Bonds keeps his head back when he makes contact and I wanted to know what you think about that thank you for the video
Karie Miller Hey there again Karie! Bond's had an extremely efficient swing, meaning there was very little wasted movement. This translates into the position you mentioned with his head.
Bond's had small head movement during his swing which allowed him to see the ball better being as his eyes weren't moving around and having to work harder. He does, however, still get an adequate wight shift, maybe not ideal in this particular swing being as his back foot didn't get very light, but still really good.
Now there are some guys who do will with quite a bit of head movement as well, so it's not an absolute in the baseball swing to keep our head still. (Would also take away from some athleticism)
As far as my personal preference, little head movement and extremely efficient hand position (and quickness) leads to a very efficient swing!
Thanks again for the comment! If you have any other questions on this or anything else just let me know!
~Michael Pro Speed Baseball
Pitchers are taught to pitch inside ...Bonds crushes inside pitches with a choked up bat and outside position in batters box. The short swing he has is a killer for inside pitches .Then you decide to go outside and he can extend arms [....Your F$$cked. Best hitter ever .
His AB against Eric Gagne is legendary. If you haven't seen it GO WATCH IT RIGHT NOW. During the AB he pulls a 100mph inside fastball foul. Insane!
This will help me in baseball.
Does steroids improve viision and coordination...if so i need roids bad
One of the things that I think was left out of the conversation is this upper arm is against his chest his right arm This allows you to rotate real hard
2015 “Not Saying To Swing Down @ The Ball” Barry 2020: “Swing Down @ The Ball” lol.
Even Yelich said that Bonds thought him in Miami to swing down to bounce baseballs off a tee straight down and hit home plate, then gradually hit the ball bouncing off home plate, then bouncing off then mound, and so on with the same approach/mentality swinging down...and Yelich said it was the best BP he ever had. But good video props!👏🏼
Yes, he said that. I saw the same Yelich video. Which is weird cause every single analysis of Bonds swing shows him doing otherwise. 🤷🏻♂️ He gets on plane way before the ball gets to his front foot and it’s emphasized by his left arm ‘chicken winging ’ hard. You can see it clearly at the 3:49 ish mark. Yes I get it, all hitters come top to bottom, it’s simple physics, it’s just depends when in time that happens. So for Bonds it’s more of do as I say and not as I do type thing I guess.
@@BaseballJunkie nah
The pitchers were roided what's your point? Bottom line Barry was the best hitter ever
first, the camera position is of center, so forget that imaginary wall theory. He is keeping his shoulder in but these massive pecs prevent him from getting his hands behind his shoulder. Check Griffey's hand position. Second, the real reason of Bonds' good contact consistency, is that he is able to keep his swing as steady and direct as possible because his body doesn't move that much during his swing, almost no dive, no jump(lunge), high torque(lateral twist of the hips) and level plane of the bat through the ball, and minimal head movement. With a swing like that, you just wait for the ball as long as possible, and cut directly through the ball..
I couldn’t agree more. Hitting mechanics are much simpler than a lot of people make them out to be. As you’ve all but noted, the key IS actually to make the swing as simple and non-turbulent as possible. This is why I believe Harper is struggling so much right now. His swing is impossibly large. Huge step, huge coil with the arms, head tilts to the side, and feet come off the ground... this is fine if you’re doing a homerun derby, or trying to see how far you can hit soft toss, but this doesn’t cut it against major league pitching. The hardest part of hitting live pitching is actually hitting it - and hitting it well. If a strong guy can square up a pitch, it’s going to go out whether they swing with all their might or not. This is why guys like Barry Bonds and Daniel Murphy have had so much success while limiting strikeouts. Get a smaller bat, shorten up and stop acting like hitting a baseball is similar to hitting the weight room - bigger isn’t always better.
Griffey? Bad choice for "hand position,"
@@mcbeavis6380 if it was simple everyone would do it. Its the hardest thing in sports. To hit a round ball with a round bat at 100mph and its not in a straight line.🤨
How do you explain Jose Bautista? He wraps bis bat behind
Marsh all Thanks for the question! Jose does have pretty active hand movement in his swing, but if you look at his hands from a true face on view, you will see that his hands stay well in front of his toe line the entire time.
If you have any other questions or if there's anything I can help with don't hesitate to let me know!
~Michael Pro Speed Baseball
Why do we assume that he hits that ball so hard despite having weight on his back foot, rather than “because” of it. He is almost like those hammer throwers in the Olympics, that use centrifugal force to achieve maximum distance. He uses that to get the barrel launched into the ball. His body is the fulcrum, which is slighted tilted back on contact to create the optimal launch angle.
The front foot stops the transfer of weight forward, so that the applied force to follow can all be applied up through the body from the ground, up through the barrel. When a car comes to a stop gradually, the force is dissipated gradually, so the objects in the car don’t get propelled forward as it does when you slam on the brakes or hit a wall. The front foot is the brakes, but we don’t want the force to transfer in a straight line. We want centrifugal force, applied to the bat which has to turn before it gets into position to impact the ball.
Check out his front foot rotation. Really! Breaks all the rules.
Nah
I don't Iike Bonds because he used steroids but my goodness, he made those ballparks look small. They could have moved the fences back 50 feet, and he'd still hit it beyond them. I also like his swing, the way he would turn on a pitch so quickly...his rotational speed and consequently his bat speed was ridiculous! There's alot you can learn from studying his mechanics.
Got proof?.........didnt think so
Step one: Locate the nearest needle.
ThatWSFanboy Haha!, Speculation aside, Barry had excellent hands ;) ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball
I know he hit 762 HR.
Didn't know he hit em all at Yankee Stadium!
He doesn't have a perfect weight shift? How? His key to power and consistently hitting the ball solid is his rotation and staying back on the right foot. If he were to slide his weight towards the target instead of rotate and stay back on his right side he wouldn't of been able to hit the ball as far as he did.
+John Meany Hey John, thanks for the question!
Barry was an excellent hitter, although his weight shift was less than ideal. Barry's power came from his ability to make great contact on the ball and physical strength.
If someone who wasn't as big and strong as Barry tried to hit the same way, they would have more trouble hitting the ball out of the park if copying this particular weight shift.
Ideally, the weaker hitter will have to shift the majority of his/her weight into the front leg and as a bi-product the back foot will have very little to no weight on the ground.
There are many examples of hitters performing this weight shift. (Harper, Pujols, Stanton, Bautista etc...)
The point of the video was showing the value of great contact.
Hope this answers your question! Thanks for watching and commenting! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball
+Pro Speed Baseball Ken Griffey Jr. had a very similar action to Bonds and he definitely wasn't as strong him. Still managed to hit the ball pretty much just as far as Bonds. The key to his power and speed is because he rotated very well. A guy like Hank Aaron wasn't as strong as Barry but still managed to be one of the best if not the best power hitter of all time. He too had a similar action to Bonds. If you waste time sliding towards the target then you can't produce as much speed as you would if you rotated. It is up to your arms then to produce most of the speed and you will lose a lot of distance that way.
+Pro Speed Baseball I just found it funny that you said he has an improper weight shift especially on this swing since he hit one of the farthest balls ever hit in Yankees stadium.
Improper, probably wasn't the best word to use. We did say in the video "less than ideal weight shift" or something along those lines.
That being said, a "perfect" weight shift isn't needed to hit a ball hard/far.
Barry did so many good things in his swing, also was extremely strong and explosive. By being the physical hitter and having good mechanics everywhere else, his weight shift didn't need to be perfect.
I would say he had a good weight shift, just not ideal when looked at in a 2-dimensional perspective.
There are many good hitters without ideal weight shifts, and there are good hitters who have great weight shifts.
Again, the essence of the video is to show how powerful proper hand positioning is in the swing.
Hope this helps clear things up!
Thanks again for commenting!
~Michael Pro Speed Baseball
You know how to do it do it
Steroids dosnt improve vision or timing. Just compare total mlb hrs in any steroid era year to any non-steroid era year... the stats dont lie. 762 is 762 an incredible feat of athleticism.
But they certainly help power. This is a video about power.
even though there's no conclusive research yet, most scientists believe that steroids actually help with hand eye coordination.
If your in the pro you can hit any pitch they throw
Bonds seems to drop his back shoulder which you say is a big "no no." Interesting, isn't it?
Travis Grant Thanks for the comment Travis. The big "no no" when it comes to dropping back shoulder is when it happens too much resulting in a moderately severe to severe upper cut swing. In every good swing the back shoulder will be lower relative to the front shoulder. Guess I could have explained that a little better to start with :P Hard to get every detail in every video but I'll keep trying!! Thanks again for the comment and let me know if you have any other questions or if there's anything else I can help out with!! ~ Michael Pro Speed Baseball
I fully expected to see a hypodermic needle in this video.
Rich Zarate Zing!!
I think the mass of growing such a large head helped him keep it still.
Barry always had a big ass head. He just had hair before.
If your in the pros you should be able to hit a 95 mph fastball
Thanks for this post....I think his other secret is the movement of his hips.
You are most welcome! He did have great hip movement in his swing. This video was simply focused on how good his hand positioning was... When you hit that many home runs you tend to do a few things right!
Thank you for commenting! ~Michael Pro Speed Baseball
Yes you are right !, thanks again.
The back leg is fulcrum, around which the body turns. The centrifugal force generated is a legitimate way to create power. Stop telling people that Barry is not optimizing his power, just because he’s not doing what you teach. There is more than one way to skin a cat.
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Yup hes a star
I've seen some bad swing instruction but this is the worst
Not an argument.
All this talk about roids this roids that let me see you get a juice head from the gym and give him a bat and let's see him hit 800 homeruns I'm a Dodgers fan for crying out loud! lol I hated Bonds but you guys are too cruel and half are you aren't even talented so type on keyboard warriors cuz in my opinion the guy still had one of the best swings in the game!
I think everyone already knows his home run secret
Mickey Mantle was roided as well...
leakyjeep5.9 Nope
A 60 to 70 mph hit will leave any ballpark? Those guys are hitting balls 100mph plus dude. And then launch angles go into play. A ball hit 60 to 70 mph won't get out of a big league park
exactly what I thought. as soon as he said that I didn't take anything he said seriously
If your swing is 75 miles an hour and you hit a 95 mph fastball with great contact is what he’s saying
bat swing can be 70 mph but exit velocity could still top in the high 90s or 100+ mph. You got to keep in mind that the ball is a bit elastic and essentially bounces off the bat
At night we roid
Kid: How do you hit with power? Whats your secret Mr. Bonds?
Barry Bonds: Kid, the one thing you should know is that you should always try to hit the middle of the ball.
Kid: Yeah, but how do YOU hit homeruns?
Barry Bonds: Uhhh, what'd you think? Steroids kid. They help. Use 'em.
4 years and still no likes BWAHHHHHH HA HA HA HA HA 😅😆🤣😉👉
Do you know how tho
STEROIDS
Got proof?...... Then shut your mouth
3:09 hands a foot behind the wall. Theory BLOWN UP!
How can you possibly be taken seriously when you based your whole video on one single swing? Amateur.
I would be one of the best player's if not the best player ever too if I took Steroids.. Nobody cares
His secret is drugs,man. Drugs. Period.
6 and 1/2 minutes of rambling word salad and nonsense. Can I get ranch dressing on the side please?
I saw this video all I thought was STEROIDS
That says alot about you... 😂
Joey Ladd if that’s all u see then u never had a meaningful at bat a day in your life
Barry's secret is roids
+Builders of Utah I was jk 😂
It's called steroids
Gamer_Boy would not matter if he was on steroids or had hemmeroids
Prove it.
Bonds secret ?? that's easy !! lots and lots of steroids !! bonds in a cheater plane and simple !!!
SJC Cobra STFU
You’re a dumbass
Oh so you have the proof we all been looking for do you?.........
.i didnt think so. Idiot
his secret is roids
Adam Curiel all the steroids in the world can’t teach you to swing the bat and make perfect contact so that hit HR’s like he did! That’s pure talent my friend!
@@deernats facts
How did Barry Bonds hit for such great power?
Stereotypes.
steiroids
I mean the secret could have been steroids
Nah, dont cry. He was just that good kid.
Roids
Ill go with whats up your moms @$$ for 200 alex.
And the answer is hem -ROIDS
Terrible analysis.
His hands look like they're staying in front of the wall because the camera is at an angle from the right. If you were straight on, he would be at least hiding his top thumb.