Could the Forces of Gravity be the Key to Unlock Power? In this video, we’re comparing two athletes from two different sports, rookie outfielder George Springer of the Houston Astros and world record holding Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt. We’ll look at how gravity can affect energy transfer forces in human movement, and discuss: How-to transfer […]
Thank you for “Liking” and Subscribing to my Facebook fan-page! Coaches Just Don’t Teach Timing (or don’t know how) …In this Josh Hamilton video we’re focusing on what most coaches don’t tell you (or simply don’t know) about calibrating the timing of a hitter. You can have the best hitting mechanics, but if timing is off, […]
Does Ryan Braun Hit Backwards? In the fourth installment of the Coaches DON’T Tell You This: Common Mistakes Hitters Make video series, featuring Ryan Braun, we’re analyzing why “Sitting Back” is so destructive to friction-free mechanics. The WHY boils down to a strange word… According to IdeaFit.com, “Proprioception is the body’s ability to transmit a sense of position, analyze that […]
In This Andrew McCutchen Part-3 VIDEO, …of the Coaches DON’T Tell You This series, we’re going to: Discuss when barring the front arm is okay, Explore the science of spinning fast, See how efficient Cutch is at turning, and Look at how to work on this at home. CLICK HERE to watch the – 2 min, 5 second – PBS […]
Troy Tulowitzki Stride Length Experiment Question: Does Stride Length Kill Bat Speed? Using the Zepp (Labs) Baseball app, I wanted to use the Scientific Method to analyze whether Troy Tulowitzki’s longer stride increases or decreases bat speed. Not just a longer stride, but I want to see the torso moving forward as well. Background Research […]
Carlos Gonzalez: A Killer MLB Power Strategy You Can Use Too… I’m comparing two Colorado Rockies hitters, Carlos Gonzalez (aka Car-Go) and Nolan Arenado (2014 franchise record 28-game hit streak). What repeatable power advantage does a guy like Car-Go have that Arenado may not? Is it height? Weight? Neither. Look how similar Car-Go and […]
Does Chris Davis Hit Backwards? Common Mistake #4 (of 4)… The last installment to the Hitting Backwards: 4 Common Mistakes Hitters Make video series, looks at the swing of 2013 MLB home-run leader Chris Davis. “Being short to the ball” is disastrous to repeatable power. We can be ‘compact’, but ‘swinging down on the ball’ in order to be ‘short […]
In This Softball Hitting Drills: Andrew McCutchen #1 Fix Video (4 of 4), …of the Do This For Longer Drives softball hitting drills series, we’ll talk about: #1 Fix to consistent power, Science of compressing the spring, and How Andrew McCutchen and others get springy… #1 Fix to Consistent Power According to Thomas Myers in […]
In This Andrew McCutchen Video (1 of 4), …We’re going to look at how ‘Cutch’ (5’10” 190 lbs*) used Science to beat Paul Goldschmidt (6’3″, 245 lbs*) for the 2013 NL MVP. McCutchen has to stay close to human movement science in order to compete with big guys like Goldschmidt. (*according to Baseball-Reference.com) In this […]
In This Softball Hitting Tips Video, …We’ll be talking about softball hitting tips that work well for baseball too. What happens when a hitter doesn’t optimally use the Conserving Angular Momentum to fit a softball or baseball swing outcome: Problems and compensations, and What you can do to fix it. This video compares a… […]
