REWIND --- Player Development Series - Volume Four: Contact Points

<p>In this rewind episode of The Lab, the guys circle back to the Player Development Series and discuss different contact points for successful hitters. Plus, Jim and Jake talk about a variety of baseball related topics from what skillset a General Manager in today’s game needs to have to be successful to the role of Advanced Scouting throughout Major League Baseball.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode Notes:</p> <p>5:00 – Dissecting a famous Willie Mays quote</p> <p>12:00 – What attributes Jake thinks a General Manager needs to be successful in today’s game</p> <p>15:00 – Discussing the role of Advanced Scouting</p> <p>30:00 – Which locations are tough to barrel up consistently</p> <p>33:00 – Letting the ball get deep?</p> <p>37:00 – Contact points east to west (inside + outside)</p> <p>40:00 – Getting hitters to understand contact points in swings</p> <p>45:00 – How a good bat path relates to contact points</p> <p>51:00 – Contact points for different off-speed pitches</p> <p><br></p> <p>Subscribe and like the show- Apple | Google | Spotify | TuneIn | Soundcloud | 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 us