Hitting Video Clips and
Swing Analyses

1/22/2010

In an effort to better understand what a good major league swing looks like, I have spent a significant amount of time collecting video clips and analyzing the swings and hitting mechanics of the best major league baseball and fast pitch softball players.

Flipbook Swing Analyses

For a number of reasons that I explain in more detail here, my flipbook swing analyses are only available to people who have purchased my Rotational Hitting 101 DVD. If you are unfamiliar with my hitting flipbook swing analyses, here are some examples of what they look like.

   - Joe Thurston Flipbook Swing Analysis
   - Albert Pujols Flipbook Swing Analysis (Home Run)
   - Fast Pitch Softball Flipbook Swing Analysis

High Definition Baseball & Softball Hitting
Video Clips & swing Analyses

I have in my video clip library a large number of high definition, 60 Frame Per Second (FPS) video clips like the video clip that I use to explain the anatomy of Albert Pujols' swing and the clip below of Joe Thurston.

Joe Thurston

I have made a few, generally 20FPS, versions of these high definition hitting video clips available to my non-clients for instructional and other purposes.

Baseball HD Swing Analyses

These baseball hitting clips show different swings from different angles.

   - David Wright

Baseball HD Hitting Clips

These baseball hitting clips show different swings from different angles.

   - Ryan Ludwick
   - Albert Pujols
      - 1B View of HR to LCF
   - Joe Thurston

Softball HD Hitting Clips & Swing Analyses

These baseball hitting clips show different swings from different angles.

   - Megan Bush HR to LF (1B View)
   - Lindsay Walker S to LF (C View)

Comparison HD Baseball Hitting Clips & Swing Analyses

These video clips compare different swings and different aspects of the swing.

   - Albert Pujols and Megan Bush (HR Swings)

Other Baseball Hitting Video Clips
and Swing Analyses

Below are links to analyses of some of my favorite video clips of major league baseball and other swings. In each case, I go through the swing and stop the video clip at certain key frames. In some cases I also comment on what's going on in certain frames.

Baseball Hitting Clips & Swing Analyses (Active Players)

The swing analyses below use standard definition video clips of the swings of professional baseball hitters who are still actively playing the game.

   - Rick Ankiel CF and 3B Views of Double
   - Rocco Baldelli CF View of HR to LF (Inside Pitch)
   - Jim Edmonds 3B View of HR to RF
   - Ken Griffey Jr.
      - CF View (HR Derby)
      - 3B View (SSMO)
   - Josh Hamilton 1B View of HR Derby Swing (SSMO)
   - Chipper Jones CF View of 1B to CF
   - Ryan Ludwick 1B View of HR to RCF
   - Joe Mauer (3B View)
   - David Ortiz SB View of HR
   - Evan Longoria 1B View of HR Derby Swing (SSMO)
   - Dustin Pedroia Singles to LF, CF, and RF
   - Albert Pujols
      - 1B View of HR to LF (SSMO)
      - 1B View of HR to LF
      - 1B View of HR to LCF
      - 1B View #1
      - 1B View #2
      - 1B View #3
   - Colby Rasmus CF View of HR to RF
   - Manny Ramirez
      - 1B and CF View of HR to LCF (Tilt)
      - 1B View of HR to RCF
      - 1B and CF Views of HR to LCF (SSMO)
      - 1B View of Single to CF (SSMO)

Baseball Hitting Clips & Swing Analyses (Retired Players)

The swing analyses below use video clips of the swings of professional baseball hitters who have retired from the game.

   - George Brett (High 3B View)
   - Tony Gwynn (3B View)
   - Greg Luzinski (1B View)
   - Stan Musial
      - C View
      - 3B View of HR to RF
      - 3B High View
      - 1B View
      - 1B High View
   - Pete Rose
      - Third Base View (LH)

Youth Baseball Swing Analyses

These are other analyses of the swings of youth baseball players.

   - Youth Hitter Analyses

Other RESOURCES

I have just put together an analysis of a home run swing of Albert Pujols. I have collected a number of my favorite examples of great hitters like Albert Pujols. All of my analyses are done from the perspective of Rotational Hitting.