How to Scout Amateur Hitters

<p>This week’s episode of The Lab – Epstein Hitting Podcast, Jim and Jake outline ways to scout amateur hitters in the United States and across the globe. Plus, what are Jake’s thoughts Brewers first-rounder Brock Wilken; What does it mean to manager you misses as a hitter? The guys touch on all of this and more!</p> <p> </p> <p>TO WATCH THE SHOW, VISIT AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE LAB – EPSTEIN HITTING PODCAST YOUTUBE PAGE - <a href="https://youtu.be/TKSGcWkmg8Q" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/TKSGcWkmg8Q</a></p> <p> </p> <p>SHOW NOTES: </p> <p>1:00 – Brock Wilken analysis</p> <p>4:00 – Managing your misses</p> <p>8:00 – Ken Griffey Jr. Swing</p> <p>10:00 – Number one overall picks from previous years</p> <p>13:00 – Thoughts on Sean Casey becoming the Yankees new hitting coach</p> <p>25:00 – Scouting amateur hitters</p> <p>31:00 – Scouting amateur international hitters</p> <p>39:00 – Identifying a hitter’s misses</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