Proper Spring Training Offensive Approach

<p>No Spring Training? No Problem! Jim and Jake break down the essentials of a proper spring training offensive approach at the plate to maximize in-season success.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>TO WATCH THE FULL VERSION OF THE SHOW, VISIT THE LAB-EPSTEIN HITTING PODCAST YOUTUBE PAGE.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode Notes:</p> <p>2:00 – More lockout talk</p> <p>3:00 – 14 team playoff?</p> <p>8:00 – Jim’s pet peeve of amateur hitters</p> <p>11:00 – Walk-out songs</p> <p>16:00 – Joey Votto working with Matt Carpenter</p> <p>18:00 – College baseball hitting statistic</p> <p>24:00 – Listener question</p> <p>32:00 – Full spring training approach</p> <p>36:00 – Approach in live ST action</p> <p>38:00 – Adjustment to make when struggling</p> <p>40:00 – How to watch video of ST at-bats</p> <p>42:00 – Spring training hitting “checkpoints”</p> <p>44:00 – Deciding a player’s live-game ST schedule</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>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