Welcome to the first episode of The Tread Podcast. I sat down with Alan Jaeger, one of the most respected authorities on long toss in the baseball world. His J-Bands and Long Toss programs have infiltrated every level of baseball over the past 15-20 years. We discussed a number of topics, including the different styles of crow hopping, how to pull down the right way, long toss, weighted balls and more.

Time Stamps:

1:00 History of Crow hopping with Alan 7:00 How to transfer long toss to the mound 11:52 Do you need cues or will guys self organize? 17:26 Shuffle vs crow hop back leg usage 21:52 Wave of energy & efficiency 32:00 Pulldowns - the right way 39:26 Importance of throwing to a partner 42:40 Pros/cons of run and guns 45:30 When should long toss be individualized 56:20 Long toss influencing spin efficiency/VB

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