Learning The Cut Swing With Ryan Acker - Ques To To Be A Softball Pro EP 17

SOFTBALL EBOOK If you want my full 12 week softball workout program grab the Softball Ebook here: https://payhip.com/b/1bkIH LINKS Jochum Strength Gear: https://www.bonfire.com/store/jochum-... 1:1 Consults: https://calendly.com/jochumstrength/c... Instagram:   / austinjochum   Rival Nutrition: Use code JST20 for 20% off at https://rstr.co/rivalnutrition/jst DESCRIPTION BP session with Ryan Acker — one of the nastiest cut swings in Minnesota. We packed the bags and got after it with a full breakdown on: how a former D1 baseball guy transitioned into a softball cut swing low hands to high to low barrel path keeping the front shoulder down so you stay stacked and don’t dump early why “depth” matters more than inside/outside for actually placing the ball overlap grip details and how it helps the barrel stay above the hands and a bunch of competitive games/drills to train real placement (not just looking cool) We also ran the crossbar challenge, the net-point drill, and goalpost targeting games — basically “can you put the ball where you want it” under pressure. If you’re obsessed with the prettiest 7-foot cut and it keeps getting you in trouble… this video is your sign to chase barrels + placement first. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Crossbar first swing madness + intro 0:30 Packing bags, heading to BP with Ryan Acker 1:10 Ryan’s “first swings” focus: choppers into the ground 2:10 Crossbar challenge rules + Ryan starts with 4 points 3:05 Early BP round: creating space, not overcutting out front 4:20 Key cue: stay stacked, don’t collapse when forcing a pitch 5:20 Teaching the cut: high hands vs low hands (low to high to low) 6:25 Why the swing is “baseball barrel path” at a different angle 7:25 My cue: tilt toward the pitcher to stay up (avoid dipping) 8:30 Launch angle control: keep it flat, stop selling out 9:45 Ryan breaks down the cut approach step-by-step 11:05 Overlap grip: pinky hang + ring over knob (why it helps) 12:30 Push/middle/pull: same swing, just catch it at different depth 13:40 Low vs high pitching: depth is the whole process 15:10 “Let it get deep” push-side example + staying up on inside pitches 16:40 Stop chasing the perfect cut: hard one-hopper through the gap 18:00 Game 1: 10 pitches, scoring rules (net points + pitcher net minus) 19:20 Goalpost scoring: through = 1, post = 3 (plus net points) 20:40 Pull-side rounds + why I’m early when I think “pull” 22:00 Tiebreaker: must alternate sides (pressure placement) 23:00 Wrap: keep swinging, rust is gone, we’re rolling NOTES If you want to actually rake in games, train a repeatable barrel path + depth control first. Pretty cuts are a bonus, not the plan.