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Best Online Hitting Coach

One of our favorite things to say about bats is that you can’t fix a $4 swing with a $500 bat. But if the bat won’t fix that $4 swing, what will? We set out to find the best online hitting instruction for every type of swing.

By Brian Duryea | @BatDigestLast Updated: August 1, 2022

We surveyed over 300 readers and users of different hitting services. We also spent 40 hours perusing the sites, their content and online reviews of dozens of different hitting instructions and outlets.

Online hitting instruction generally falls under two categories:

  1. Self Guided Programs or Courses for Skill Development
  2. Swing Analysis Services with Personal Feedback to Develop Your Hitter

After polling our readers, below is a summary of your ten most used resources for online hitting instruction. This list includes examples of both self guided and swing analysis services.

Table of Contents

Research

Best Online Hitting Coach

Best Free Online Hitting Coach

by YouGoProBaseball – (Self Driven Program)

Pros

    No cost

    Advice from a professional player

    Variety of material – drills, motivation, other positions

Cons

    Not guided

    Not personalized

    No feedback on skill implementation

Pros

    No cost

    Advice from a professional player

    Variety of material – drills, motivation, other positions

Cons

    Not guided

    Not personalized

    No feedback on skill implementation


Pricing

Free

YouGoProBaseball is a YouTube channel with 239K subscribers, run by John Madden who used to play in the MLB. He has prolific video of pitching, hitting, fielding and equipment tips drills and tips. If you are a self motivated athlete, parent or coach willing to sort through material to find what you are looking for, this channel is a wealth of information.

Product details
  • Brand: YouGoProBaseball
  • Model: (Self Driven Program)
  • Price: $0

Best Paid Swing Analysis and Library

by The Hitting Vault – (Swing Analysis Service)

Pros

    Comprehensive resource Cost effective over the course of a year, effectively less than $17 a month

    Top 2 tier programs provide personalized hitter feedback

    Offers a Coach Membership

Cons

    A lot of material to sort through

    Year-long commitment

Pros

    Comprehensive resource Cost effective over the course of a year, effectively less than $17 a month

    Top 2 tier programs provide personalized hitter feedback

    Offers a Coach Membership

Cons

    A lot of material to sort through

    Year-long commitment


Pricing

7 day trial for $1

$149/year for Starter Membership

$199/year for Pro Membership

$299/year for Coach Membership

The Hitting Vault is an online resource of various training programs, paths and drills to help your hitter develop in whatever area their swing may be lacking. Access to video swing analysis is included in the top two tier memberships.

The Starter Membership gets you 6 services including partial access to a hitting drill library and a 30 day swing program.

Pro Membership gets you 10 additional services, including access to the 200+ hitting drill library and additional programs, like SwingBuild, SwingFit, Strength training, bat speed training and access to video swing analysis.

Coach Membership gets you all of the above, plus private access to the coaching staff and a few other resources for the coach to access, including a private Facebook group.

Product details
  • Brand: The Hitting Vault
  • Model: (Swing Analysis Service)
  • Price: $199

Best Free and Paid Hitting Resource

by The Baseball Doctor – (Both Self Driven Program and Swing Analysis)

Pros

    Free YouTube instruction

    Simple pricing structure, no recurring fees

    The process is well outlined with clear explanations

    Uses smartphone and email

Cons

    Follow up on implementing advice not included

Pros

    Free YouTube instruction

    Simple pricing structure, no recurring fees

    The process is well outlined with clear explanations

    Uses smartphone and email

Cons

    Follow up on implementing advice not included


Pricing

$100 for video analysis of your hitter’s swing

$100 add-on of 2-week practice plan to help with deficiencies

Hitting Programs, $100 each: Creating Separation Dragging Back Elbow Youth Hitting Bat Speed High School

The Baseball Doctor has a YouTube channel for self guided instruction. They also offer swing analysis developed from three videos you send in. You can then purchase the 2 week practice plan to help with swing deficiencies, or various other programs to help with things like creating separation, dragging back elbow, youth hitting, bat speed and high school hitting.

Product details
  • Brand: The Baseball Doctor
  • Model: (Both Self Driven Program and Swing Analysis)
  • Price: $100

Best Quick Fix Swing Analysis

by Baseball Rebellion – (Swing Analysis Service)

Pros

    Personalized hitter feedback

    Uses the V1 app for video upload and analysis

Cons

    Requires a separate app

    Recurring fees

Pros

    Personalized hitter feedback

    Uses the V1 app for video upload and analysis

Cons

    Requires a separate app

    Recurring fees


Pricing

Baseball Rebellion offers 3 packages:

1 swing analysis for $30

4 swing analyses per month for $100

6 swing analyses per month for $140

 

Baseball Rebellion provides video analysis and coaching on your hitter's swing. Through an app, you upload video for the hitting coach to watch and return to you with voice over analysis and instruction. The service begins with a frame by frame swing analysis. This is a great in season, quick adjustment option because of the affordable price and lack of commitment required.

Product details
  • Brand: Baseball Rebellion
  • Model: (Swing Analysis Service)
  • Price: $30

Best Paid Self Driven Program

by Antonelli Baseball – (Online Course)

Pros

    Lifetime access

    Money-back guarantee

    Tools to help you identify and fix your swing flaws going forward

Cons

    No personalized swing analysis

    No feedback on implementation

     

Pros

    Lifetime access

    Money-back guarantee

    Tools to help you identify and fix your swing flaws going forward

Cons

    No personalized swing analysis

    No feedback on implementation

     


Pricing

$249 (one-time payment)

30-day money-back guarantee

 

Antonelli Baseball offers lifetime access to an online course that teaches Antonelli's step-by-step system to build your hitter's swing. The course includes in depth video instruction analyzing the four core principles of the swing to generate greater bat speed, quickness and power, more than 25 hitting drills, and the instruction on how to quickly identify, diagnose and fix your swing flaws.

Product details
  • Brand: Antonelli Baseball
  • Model: (Online Course)
  • Price: $249

Best Value Swing Analysis

by Epstein Hitting – (Swing Analysis Service)

Pros

    Direct feedback from the company expert himself

    Great explanation of services offered on the website, including visual example of the interface

    Custom plan

Cons

    Learn a new interface

Pros

    Direct feedback from the company expert himself

    Great explanation of services offered on the website, including visual example of the interface

    Custom plan

Cons

    Learn a new interface


Pricing

Every plan comes with access to drills, tutorials and a training plan and video swing analysis by the Jake Epstein, himself.

$49/month – 1 analysis with 2GB video storage

$69/month – 2 analyses with 4GB video storage

$99/month – 4 analyses with 6GB video storage

No long term contract, cancel anytime

 

With Epstein Online Hitting Academy, you receive interactive coaching, a customized training plan and in-depth video analysis of your baseball mechanics. All packages feature video annotations done personally by Jake Epstein in addition to drill library and professional player/collegiate player examples.

Product details
  • Brand: Epstein Hitting
  • Model: (Swing Analysis Service)
  • Price: $49

Best Online Hitting Trainer Access

by Driveline Baseball – (Swing Analysis Service)

Pros

    Free programs offered (strength, hitting, running)

    Specific, measurable goals with tracking

    Games/competitions against yourself

    Individual access to your trainer

Cons

    Pricey

    Specific software required

Pros

    Free programs offered (strength, hitting, running)

    Specific, measurable goals with tracking

    Games/competitions against yourself

    Individual access to your trainer

Cons

    Pricey

    Specific software required


Pricing

$199/month

Driveline provides online hitting training focused on improving bat speed, consistent contact, and strategy at the plate. The monthly access includes a full swing analysis, individualized hitting, mobility and strength workouts, and video explanation of how to improve swing mechanics.You have direct access to your trainer, TRAQ software and your plan is tailored to your schedule.

Product details
  • Brand: Driveline Baseball
  • Model: (Swing Analysis Service)
  • Price: $199

Best Device Required Hitting Instruction

by Camwood Bats – (Self Driven Program)

Pros

    Flexible schedule – train anytime

    Specific goal

    Specific time to results

Cons

    Requires personal drive with no outside motivation

    Not for young hitters – although this is marketed to players of all ages, we think it will be more useful for experienced hitters improving swings, rather than new hitters who just need to see reps in the box with a real bat

Pros

    Flexible schedule – train anytime

    Specific goal

    Specific time to results

Cons

    Requires personal drive with no outside motivation

    Not for young hitters – although this is marketed to players of all ages, we think it will be more useful for experienced hitters improving swings, rather than new hitters who just need to see reps in the box with a real bat


Pricing

$247 (one-time payment) – you get the bat and a training regimen

 

Camwood All-American 30 Day Program is a training system that uses the Camwood bat (comes with purchase) in conjunction with a daily trainer that tells you what drills to do and how many swings to take for 30 days. The objective of the bat and drills is to teach proper swing mechanics of staying inside the ball while increasing bat speed and power. As you train, you can access the private FB group to upload videos and receive feedback from Camwood coaches.

Product details
  • Brand: Camwood Bats
  • Model: (Self Driven Program)
  • Price: $249

Best Short Term Swing Analysis

by Out Front Hitting – (Swing Analysis Service)

Pros

    Uses the HUDL Technique app

    7 day turn around

    Personalized hitter feedback

Cons

    Snapshot help, not long term

Pros

    Uses the HUDL Technique app

    7 day turn around

    Personalized hitter feedback

Cons

    Snapshot help, not long term


Pricing

 

Pricing:

$200 for 4 swing analysis video reviews

$100 for 2 swing analysis video reviews (you can only purchase this once)

$150 for 2 swing analysis video reviews plus 30-minute private online consultation

 

Out Front Hitting uses a holistic coaching method to help players reach their hitting potential through online classes, video analysis, tutorials and drills.

Product details
  • Brand: Out Front Hitting
  • Model: (Swing Analysis Service)
  • Price: $100

Best Interactive Hitting Program

by Hitting Performance Lab – (Interactive Program)

Pros

    Focused objective

    Personalized hitter feedback

    Quick response

Cons

    Hard to tell exactly what you are buying

    Pricey

Pros

    Focused objective

    Personalized hitter feedback

    Quick response

Cons

    Hard to tell exactly what you are buying

    Pricey


Pricing

$450 The Feedback Lab 6 Session Online Hitting Lesson Program ($150/month for 3 months)

$780 The Feedback Lab 12 Session Online Hitting Lesson Program ($260/month for 3 months)

 

The Hitting Performance Lab is a training option that focuses on the science of human movement to give your hitter a leg up. They offer an online lesson program that aims to help your hitter "hit with more repeatable power in the next 6 months," through sending back and forth video of your hitter and receiving feedback instruction from the "coach". You get one live call after the first feedback session.

Product details
  • Brand: Hitting Performance Lab
  • Model: (Interactive Program)
  • Price: $450

Best Online Fastpitch Hitting Coach

by MegRem Softball –

Pros

    Free Online Content

    Fastpitch Specific

    All-Age/Younger Focus

Cons

    No Direct Feedback Outside Clinics

     

Pros

    Free Online Content

    Fastpitch Specific

    All-Age/Younger Focus

Cons

    No Direct Feedback Outside Clinics

     


Pricing

Online content free

Clinics: $75

Meg is a fantastic resource for all things fastpitch---including hitting. Her YouTube, TikTok, IG and Facebook pages are all worthy follows and she has a Baseball Doctor vibe about her ground-up work for getting better every day. All of her online content is free but her clinics start around $75 and held throughout the country.

Product details
  • Brand: MegRem Softball
  • Model:
  • Price: $75

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