Overcoming Slow Starts

<p>Jim and Jake return for another edition of the best baseball/hitting podcast on the planet. This week, the guys touch on a variety of topics including, but not limited too, overcoming slow starts, Aaron Judge’s swing adjustments, tee vs. front toss, and if the guys believe in soulmates.</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>1:00 – MLB’s League BA + Slow Starts</p> <p>8:00 – Aaron Judge’s Swing Adjustments</p> <p>20:00 – Hitters missing good pitches to hit</p> <p>24:00 – Story from Jake’s playing career</p> <p>31:00 – Why HR numbers go up for players once they reach the majors</p> <p>36:00 – Does Jake believe in soulmates</p> <p>40:00 – Tee vs soft/front toss</p> <p>45:00 – Don’t say we when referring to teams</p> <p>47:00 – Kris Bryant’s fast start</p> <p>50:00 – Colder weather affecting hitters</p> <p>53:00 – 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 d