Preventing the Lunge

<p>A discussion ensues about a common issue with young hitters – the lunge. Plus, Jim and Jake discuss a common misconception/saying in baseball, and what is happening with the Yankees.</p> <p><br></p> <p>2:00 – Young kids lunging at the ball</p> <p>4:00 – No one way to “skin the cat”</p> <p>18:00 – Mechanics preventing the lunge</p> <p>21:00 – How linear mechanics relate to lunging</p> <p>22:00 – Fixing the problem</p> <p>27:00 – Nolan Arenado off-season change</p> <p>29:00 – How the contact window relates to the lunge</p> <p>31:00 – Preventing the lunge</p> <p>34:00 – Listener question</p> <p><br></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"><strong>https://www.youtube.com</strong></a></p> <p>Email the Show: jimbopodcast21@gmail.com</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.thelabbcs.com/" target="_blank"><strong>www.thelabbcs.com</strong></a>...