Overrated/Underrated, Part Four

<p>On this week’s episode of The Lab, Jim and Jake explore the overrated and underrated factors of hitting a baseball and softball. Plus, the guys debate leg scissoring in hitting, discuss the World Baseball Classic, and talk about the latest technology surrounding hitting.</p> <p> </p> <p>TO WATCH THE SHOW, VISIT AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE LAB – EPSTEIN HITTING PODCAST YOUTUBE PAGE </p> <p><br></p> <p>SHOW NOTES: </p> <p>2:00 – Brewers young prospects</p> <p>5:00 – Reaction to the excitement of the World Baseball Classic</p> <p>9:00 – Jim’s World Baseball Classic theory</p> <p>13:00 – Listener comments</p> <p>25:00 – The definition of a combo swing plane</p> <p>33:00 – Hitting technology – O/U</p> <p>46:00 – Batting stance – O/U</p> <p>47:00 – RBI – O/U</p> <p>48:00 – Weighted runs created plus – O/U</p> <p>50:00 – Additionally technology talk</p> <p> </p> <p>Subscribe and like the show- Apple | Google | Spotify | TuneIn | Iheart | Stitcher | Pandora | YouTube</p> <p>Subscribe to the show’s YouTube page: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com</a></p> <p>Email the Show: jimbopodcast21@gmail.com</p> <p>Twitter/Instagram: @Jimtara, @epsteinhitting</p> <p> </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 individual players. For more infor