College Recruiting Myths

<p>This week on The Lab, Jim and Jake chat and debunk myths surrounding college baseball and softball recruiting.</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>2:00 – Jake’s father Mike featured in a Deadspin article</p> <p>5:00 – Bryce Harper’s ideas of building a team</p> <p>11:00 – Additional Bryce Harper quotes</p> <p>14:00 – Efficient Two strike hitting approach</p> <p>25:00 – Recruiting myth 1: Showcase camps</p> <p>34:00 – Recruiting myth 2: Committing early</p> <p>39:00 – Recruiting myth 3: Players reaching out</p> <p>44:00 – Recruiting myth 4: Showcase stats</p> <p>50:00 – Listener Question</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/" target="_blank"><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 individual players. For more information, log on to <a href="http://www.epsteinhitting.com/" target="_blank"><strong>www.epsteinhitting.com</strong></a>.</p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="http://www.t