Mechanical Breakdown Series, Volume 40 --- Gold Edition: Derek Jeter

<p>On this week’s episode of The Lab, Jim and Jake discuss and break down the swing of one of the game’s most iconic hitters of all-time --- Derek Jeter. What made Jeter&#39;s swing so special? Join us as we delve into the mechanics of his swing, breaking down each component to understand how Jeter was able to generate consistency on a year-to-year basis. Plus, the guys discuss the evolution of Shohei Ohtani going from an international player with high potential to the best two-way player of all-time.</p> <p> </p> <p>TO WATCH THE SHOW, VISIT AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE LAB – EPSTEIN HITTING PODCAST YOUTUBE PAGE </p> <p> </p> <p>SHOW NOTES: </p> <p>2:00 – Discussing the career of Derek Jeter</p> <p>8:00 – Shohei Ohtani’s supreme talent</p> <p>23:00 – Meaning of “outscoring an opponent”</p> <p>27:00 - #cancelspringtraining</p> <p>28:00 – Listener question</p> <p>33:00 – Parts of Jeter’s game was overrated and underrated</p> <p>35:00 – Jeter’s stance change early in his career</p> <p>37:00 – Jeter’s swing attributes</p> <p>41:00 – Swing breakdown</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 t