“I am just curious to see what are the steps the coaches are using to teach this system? There is a ton of great information but what have you done to break it down. I cant throw all this info and steps at a player and expect them to retain the info. So, what have […]
How a Dad Turned Around His Struggling 16-year-old Fast-Pitch Softball Daughter’s Swing in 1-Day? I was blown away by an email I recently received from the dad of Kelli, a struggling 16-year-old fast-pitch softball hitter… And by the way, the following email was unsolicited, much like Marty White’s testimonial in this post about his son, […]
Where PRINCIPLED Coaching Is And How To Get It (Coaching Minds Podcast Interview with Justin Lewis) You just have to have a Growth Mindset. I wanted to share an interview I recently did on the Coaching Minds Podcast with Justin Lewis. Somebody interviewed me for a change! 😀 There are a lot of things we covered […]
If You Don’t Pre-Hab or Rehab Your Ankles Now, You’ll Hate Yourself Later I sought out to do a 4-week case study – on myself – to see what the Freo Board could do for the chronic tightness on the inside of my right knee. This was caused by playing 17 years of an […]
You Don’t Have To Be A Pro To Be An Effective Hitting Coach (BEST-Of 2016 Blog Posts)… HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I know I’m a little late, But I’ve been working on getting the new book, The Catapult Loading System, published on Amazon these past 4 weeks or so. Before getting into this BEST-of 2016 post, […]
You Too Can Get Your Hitters To Sharpen Plate Discipline, Re-Calibrate Timing, & Barrel The Ball More Often In Two 5-Swing Rounds Per Week With Distraction Training (SAFETY DISCLAIMER: those that have had or are prone to epileptic seizures, SHOULD NOT use these goggles)… Ongoing studies are revealing distraction training using Strobe Goggles are giving […]
Group Swing Analysis For Coaches I wanted to try something new… And see how beneficial doing group swing analysis would be for coaches. A hitting “think tank” if you will. The rules: Video is one swing in three speeds (100%, 50%, & 25%, in that order) NO background info about hitter, Be constructive with suggestions, […]
Addison Russell Grand Slam Video: The Anatomy Of A Dinger I had quite a few people ask me what I thought of Addison Russell’s grand slam in game-6 of the 2016 World Series. I had just missed it minutes before taking my family (wife, 4yo, & 7-month old) to get pizza, where not one […]
A Simple Way To Make Adjustments, Build Swing Tempo, AND Elevate The Ball That Works For Mike Trout & Josh Donaldson I have a treat for you… A “grab-bag” of golden nuggets… The following 11 hitting tips come from my most popular social media non-HPL links of 2016. To give you an idea, I typically promote […]
Low Pitch Hacking With Homer Bush I first met Homer Bush over the Socials a year or so ago… He followed me on Twitter, so I followed him. (CLICK HERE to check him out on FanGraphs.com) What caught my attention was that he had an intriguing book out, which we’ll cover shortly. Homer Bush was not a […]
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