Types of Hitters - Part One: Gap-to-Gap

<p>Jim and Jake are back for Episode 40 of The Lab. On this episode, the guys dive into the ins and outs of the makings of successful gap-to-gap hitters.</p> <p>Episode Notes:</p> <p>1:30 – Assessing the Nolan Arenado trade</p> <p>7:00 – Hall of Fame discussion</p> <p>27:00 – Establishing a gap-to-gap hitter</p> <p>36:00 – Hitters having more power based off genetics</p> <p>44:00 – Gap-to-gap hitters and their bat-to-ball skills</p> <p>53:00 – Barrel control in gap-to-gap hitters</p> <p>59:00 – How the shift affects gap-to-gap hitters</p> <p>105:00 – 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>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 purpose.</p>