Mechanical Breakdown Series - Volume 12: Jonathan India

<p>This week, Jim and Jake break down the swing of one of the brightest young hitters in all of baseball – Reds Infielder Jonathan India! Plus, the duo discuss the happenings around Yermin Mercedes, and Juan Soto’s second half offensive resurgence.</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><strong>SHOW NOTES:</strong></p> <p><strong>1:00 – </strong>Jonathan India’s Swing</p> <p><strong>2:00 – </strong>Listener Comment</p> <p><strong>4:00 – </strong>Yermin Mercedes</p> <p><strong>16:00 – </strong>Ep’s Favorite Wrestler</p> <p><strong>18:00 – </strong>Juan Soto’s Second-Half Resurgence</p> <p><strong>22:00 – </strong>Most Important Offensive Stats</p> <p><strong>29:00 – </strong>How to Hit a Low Pitch</p> <p><strong>37:00 – </strong>Jonathan India Swing Breakdown</p> <p><strong>51:00 – </strong>Harder to Hit: High or Low Ball?</p> <p><strong>100:00 – </strong>Listener Comment</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 bu