Hint, hint…it has to do with balance! This is a bonus to our Why Your Balance Fails series on balance. I will be discussing: The balance of pyramids, The lateral movement of dancers, and Mike Trout Slow-motion perfect balance during the stride… The Balance of Pyramids Pyramids have a capstone that is centered over […]
Pitching Instruction: 3 Simple Factors to Great Hitting (Madison Bumgarner Approved) I want to focus on Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants, and how the pitching instruction he’s received may help hitters develop repeatable power. Pitching instruction for hitters! I read somewhere that when Ted Williams was asked how a hitter could get […]
Baseball Hitting Case Study: Cole Watts – 17-years-old Cole’s dad Matt contacted me about setting up two in-person 45-minute lessons with a break between. They were coming from the Bay Area, which is about a 2.5 hours drive from me. Cole had been getting instruction from a Mike Epstein certified instructor, and they both […]
Adam Jones: TWO Actionable Tactics To Decrease Strikeouts I wanted to compare two hitters who have reversed walk and strikeout percentages. Adam Jones and Victor Martinez. Can efficient OR inefficient mechanics have an effect on a hitter’s strikeout rate? In this post we’ll: Compare & contrast key offensive statistics, Actionable tactic #1: how low […]