Strikeout Pandemic

<p>Jim and Jake discuss the rising number of strikeouts throughout baseball over the past couple of years and how this growing problem can be eradicated.</p> <p>Episode Notes:</p> <p>2:00 – Playoff talk</p> <p>4:00 – Discussing the late great Joe Morgan</p> <p>7:00 – Quick note about Jake’s father Mike Epstein</p> <p>15:00 – The connection between the rising number of strikeouts and the introduction to launch angle</p> <p>31:00 – Lack of teaching hitters a real approach</p> <p>36:00 – Is pitching that much better</p> <p>43:00 – Will strikeouts ever shrink</p> <p>49:00 – How will hitters begin to counter the rising number of strikeouts</p> <p>55:00 – Listener question</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>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><a href="http://www.thelabbcs.com/" target="_blank"><strong>www.thelabbcs.com</strong></a>... Training with a purp