REWIND --- Creating Opportunities

<p>With Jim and Jake unable to record this week, we take you back to the first full video episode from The Lab's YouTube page with episode 50 --- Creating Opportunities. In this episode, Jim and Jake discussed how players can create opportunities for themselves to push their careers forward.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>TO WATCH THE FULL VERSION OF THE SHOW, LOG ON TO THE LAB-EPSTEIN HITTING PODCAST YOUTUBE PAGE.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode Notes:</p> <p>3:00 – How young players, parents, and fans can watch a game from a strategic standpoint</p> <p>7:00 – Former players as coaches</p> <p>11:00 – Early season adjustments</p> <p>13:00 – Efficient offensive innings</p> <p>20:00 – Tapered bats</p> <p>35:00 – Pro players who have created opportunities in their careers</p> <p>45:00 – College players creating opportunities for themselves</p> <p>50:00 – A Jake story from his college playing days</p> <p>100:00 – Listener questions</p> <p><br></p> <p>Subscribe and like the show- Apple | Google | Spotify | TuneIn | Pandora | YouTube</p> <p>Subscribe to the show’s YouTube page: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/"><strong>https://www.youtube.com</strong></a></p> <p>Twitter/Instagram: @Jimtara, @epsteinhitting</p> <p><br></p> <p>Why the Epstein Hitting System?: The Epstein Hitting system was created by 10-year Major League player, Mike Epstein. In addition to leading the 1972 World Series champion A’s in home runs, Mike played for arguably the greatest hitter of all-time, Ted Williams…Using what he learned from his career and from Ted Williams, Mike built a system to identify and fix swing faults. Mike received the only letter of recommendation for hitting instruction Ted Williams ever gave out…After working closely with Mike to learn the craft of teaching hitting, Epstein Hitting is now led by Jake Epstein…Jake has perfected the use of video analysis to create a plan to maximize a player’s swing. In addition to slow-motion video analysis, Jake has built a library of drills that he uses to address the unique needs of indi