Swing Smarter Hitting Training Podcast | ⭐Hitting Performance Lab⭐

By Joey MyersSports Education How To Baseball

Swing Smarter Hitting Training Podcast | ⭐Hitting Performance Lab⭐ episodes

March 26, 2021Exit Velocity Insights: Why Even Mike Trout Loses Power & How You Can Avoid It
Taylor Gardner explains how even MLB superstar Mike Trout sacrifices exit velocity—and what youth hitters can do differently to retain maximum hitting power.
Taylor Gardner of BackspinTee.com
If One Of The Best, Mike Trout, Is Giving Up An Average 20-mph Of Ball Exit Speed, How Much Do Mere Mortals Give Up Doing The Same Thing?
Here are some of the topics to be discussed:
What do adjustments mean to you when it comes to talking to your hitters?
True or False: Hitters MUST straighten their front leg to be effective
What if hitters used a more precision approach like golfers when operating between 90-degrees?
Instead of writing off the arm bar as it doesn’t work, why not ask how can it work?
Is there ever a time when ‘swing down’ or ‘barrel above the hands’ cues can work?
If one of the best, Mike Trout, is giving up 20-mph of ball exit speed, how much do mere mortals give up doing the same thing?
Where can people find more about you guys?
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: http://gohpl.com/taylorgtranscription
Click short link for YouTube video of interview: http://gohpl.com/taylorgvideo
37 min
March 22, 2021Managing Athlete Anxiety: Derek Mayson’s Strategies for Youth Sports
Derek Mayson discusses common anxiety disorders among young athletes and offers practical methods coaches and parents can use to ease pressure and enhance performance.
Derek Mayson of LockedInMentalTraining.com
“What Anxiety Disorders Do You See with Young Athletes Today & How to Fix?”
What we go over:
Give us a Little Background from where you Started – you have a Great Story...
What Anxiety Disorders do you see with Young Athletes Today and How to Fix?
What's your advice to a young player that is putting a lot of pressure on themselves and is almost given himself deadlines if this doesn't happen?
Contrarily, what is your advice to parents who have kiddos that don’t have motivation or inspiration to practice?
What was the one big thing or was it a few other factors that helped you to break out of your anxiety disorder?
Explain just a little bit about what the product is and walk us through that, where we can find your website, any kind of social media, YouTube, all that kind of stuff?
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: http://gohpl.com/derekmtranscription
Click short link for YouTube video of interview: http://gohpl.com/derekmvideo
33 min
January 21, 2021Increase Exit Speed Fast: Shawn Sherman Reveals the Square1System Advantage
Discover Shawn Sherman's Square1System, a unique training method proven to boost hitters’ exit speed by 5-6 MPH in just a few sessions.
“Gain an Average of FIVE To SIX-mph Ball Exit Speed In A Couple Sessions Using Square1System”
Here’s some of what will be discussed:
What is the origin of the Square1System?
What is your elevator pitch for the Square1System?
Where was that aha moment where you saw the rabbit hole, then you started digging?
Why is the traditional model of ‘stretch what’s tight and strengthen what’s weak’ not so effective?
What does the timeline look like using your system? When do you see the benefits?
After using your system, what are you seeing on the ball exit speed increase for hitters and the velocity increase for pitchers?
What does the fixing movement compensation look like?
What has your experience been with Tommy John, maybe athletes that are looking at that or have that?
Where can people find you? What kind of projects you got going on now?
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: http://gohpl.com/shawntranscription
Click short link for YouTube video of interview: http://gohpl.com/shawnvideo
33 min
January 21, 2021Recruiting Top Hitters: Justin Lewis Shares What Scouts Really Look For
College coach Justin Lewis breaks down exactly what recruiters seek in hitters. Get insider tips to help young players stand out and get noticed.
Justin Lewis, Softball Hitting Coach for the Fresno State Bulldog softball team.
“What Are You Looking for When Recruiting Hitters?”
What we go over:
How did you get to being the hitting coach for Fresno State softball?
What do you do when you come into a new program?
What are you looking for when recruiting hitters?
Do you guys do game planning?
Do you have your girls hunt the rise ball?
Do you do pitch recognition stuff with the girls?
You're getting ready in a short amount of time? What's high priority right now?
Anything else that you’re working on?
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: http://gohpl.com/justintranscription
Click short link for YouTube video of interview: http://gohpl.com/justinvideo
35 min
December 23, 2020Precision Golf Principles in Baseball: Lee Comeaux on Sharpening Your Hitting Skills
Lee Comeaux discusses how precision golfing principles can transform baseball hitting techniques. Discover methods to enhance accuracy and consistency at the plate.
“How to Apply The ‘Precision’ Golfing Principles to Hitting?”
Here’s some of what will be discussed:
“You’re going to ruin low backs if you teach that!”
“Golf is about accuracy. If you ain't accurate, you're not gonna play a good score”
“All of a sudden, I realized, turn your rib cage, and then boom...”
“You got to understand how the fascia and these trains all play because there's layers upon layers in the body”
Hitting for targets and areas on the barrel
How to apply the “precision” golfing principle to hitting
How to take pressure off the low back by flaring front toe out
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: http://gohpl.com/leepdf
Click short link for YouTube video of interview: http://gohpl.com/leevideo
36 min
December 23, 2020Inside Fastballs Exposed: How Effective Velocity Can Neutralize Even Mike Trout
Perry Husband discusses how strategic fastball placement can reduce elite hitters like Mike Trout to ordinary performance. Learn how Effective Velocity makes the difference.
Part-2 Perry Husband of HittingIsAGuess.com and father of Effective Velocity, interview titled:
“Mike Trout reduced to a high school baseball player on fastballs on the inside part of the plate?”
What we go over:
What consequence does loading up 80-90% of your weight on back leg?
Powerful forward momentum demonstration so easy a 4yo can understand
Mike Trout reduced to a high school baseball player on fastballs on the inside part of the plate?
The hanging fastball?
Why don’t instructors experiment and test hitting mechanics off the tee?
Twin 13yo girls with 72 and 73-mph exit speed?
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: http://gohpl.com/perrytranscription
Click short link for YouTube video of interview: http://gohpl.com/perryvideo2
40 min
December 22, 2020Random Pitch Training: Curtis Nelson on Successfully Translating Cage Swings to the Game
Curtis Nelson explains random pitch training methods to help hitters effectively transition cage skills to live game situations. Boost your adaptability and in-game performance.
Curtis Nelson, premier hitting instructor at Atkinson Baseball Academy in Kirkland, Washington
“Random Pitch Training: How to Transition Cage Swings to The Game”
Here’s some of what will be discussed:
Rapsodo getting used as a paper weight?
What are the top two mistakes that you see coaches doing when they're teaching hitting?
Random pitch training. Explain that a little bit, how you guys do that, and how that looks...
How to transition grooved cage swings into the game
Do you teach your hitters any kind of plate or pitch approach?
How do you evaluate hitters and teach them to make an adjustment?
How do you get a pull happy hitter go oppo, and how do you get an oppo happy hitter pulling the ball?
"Curtis, so and so said that timing cannot be taught?" What do you think about that?
What are some of the adjustments you have hitters make to slow pitchers?
Where can people who want more information find you?
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: http://gohpl.com/curtispdf
Click short link for YouTube video of interview: http://gohpl.com/curtisvideo
32 min
December 22, 2020Ultimate Forearm Strength: Jedd Johnson’s Secrets for Baseball & Softball Power
Strength expert Jedd Johnson reveals powerful forearm training methods designed specifically for baseball and softball players to boost swing speed and hitting power.
Jedd “Napalm” Johnson of DieselCrew.com, foremost expert on grip and forearm training
“Ultimate Forearm Training for Baseball & Softball Players”
What we go over:
Where did the nickname “Napalm” come from?
Why “finger” pullups aren’t a good decision...
What are eight principles you guys work on for grip strength?
Why elbow issues can be solved through the shoulder or wrist, not the elbow...
Why the traditional wrist roller isn’t good for ball players, and how to make it more functional...
Ultimate Forearm Training for Baseball (and Softball!)
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: http://gohpl.com/napalmpdf
Click short link for YouTube video of interview: http://gohpl.com/napalmvideo
27 min
November 25, 2020Should You Avoid Overhead Lifting? Jeremy Frisch on Shoulder Health in Baseball & Softball
Jeremy Frisch discusses the controversial approach of eliminating overhead shoulder exercises for baseball and softball athletes—learn why, and if it's right for your players.
Jeremy Frisch founder of Achieve Performance Training, youth athletic development
“What Do you Think About Totally Shutting Down Overhead Shoulder Development for Baseball or Softball Players?”
Here’s some of what will be discussed:
What do you feel the biggest mistake is when those kids are being trained by strength and conditioning coaches?
What do you think about something like that, where you’re totally shut down any overhead shoulder development for baseball, softball players?
When you do an evaluation of a hang, what do you look at? How long if a player is poor in that, versus is good in that? How long can they hang for?
When you get a kid like that a high school, junior high school on up, what do you do with that kid? Do you have to go back in time, work that out? And how long does that usually take?
“...you had them wrestling or something similar?”
Are you looking to do some franchising or something like that, to where people can have access to that around?
Is there a certain formula like maybe the four or five things that you look for that we make sure in one hour that we're getting done?
Where can people find more about you? And so that's number one. And two, are there anything new? Any kind of projects you're working on right now?
Any other parting thoughts before we go?
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: https://gohpl.com/jeremypdf
Click short link for YouTube video of interview: https://gohpl.com/jeremyvideo
33 min
November 22, 2020Why Flexibility Matters: Jim Macarelli’s Tips for Youth Baseball Fielding Success
Jim Macarelli emphasizes the critical connection between flexibility and effective fielding drills. Find out how improving flexibility enhances defensive skills.
Jim Macarelli, hitting instructor and founder of BoomStic
“I’ll have kids doing fielding drills, and then I'll stop and I'll say, I'll have mine up and I'll go you, you and you, you can't touch your toes, can you?”
What we go over:
People just lockstep obeyed the order, instead of questioning it, and going into the science is that about, right?
Give me an example of a cue that you wouldn't use?
When teaching, it goes back to something you said in the beginning, trying to have an open mind, trying to think of different ways...
How do you get the kids to take their work that they've done with you and to actually work on it at home?
To me, I think stay back is a good thing
“I’ll have kids doing fielding drills, and then I'll stop and I'll say, I'll have mine up and I'll go you, you and you, you can't touch your toes, can you?”
BombStic: Why the design and how does that benefit the hitter?
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: https://gohpl.com/jimtranscription
Click short link for YouTube video of interview: https://gohpl.com/jimvideo
33 min

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