Swing Smarter Hitting Training Podcast | ⭐Hitting Performance Lab⭐

By Joey MyersSports Education How To Baseball

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

October 22, 2020Recruiting Winners: Rob Bruno’s Strategy Inspired by Cal Football’s 'Our Kind of Guys
Rob Bruno shares his unique recruiting strategy modeled after Cal Berkley football’s approach. Discover how choosing 'Our Kind of Guys' builds winning baseball programs.
What we go over:
Very unique approach NorCal Baseball took when COVID hit
If people call your program a travel ball program, why is that so offensive?
Advice for players to do, evaluation wise, to get picked to play in your program?
What factors do players need to pay attention to when shopping for college programs to play for?
If player doesn’t have strength and conditioning program, do you guys provide them one?
Where can they find some information on you guys?
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: https://gohpl.com/2FQhmhJ
Click short link for YouTube video of interview: https://gohpl.com/2Thp5IL
28 min
October 21, 2020Area Scouts Review: Danny Cahill on the 'Carfax Report' for Athletes’ Development
Danny Cahill discusses Area Scouts, a groundbreaking platform offering detailed athletic evaluations similar to a 'Carfax Report.' See how it can shape your athlete’s future.
Here’s some of what will be discussed:
Tell me what the difference is in what you're doing on the scouting side...
Area Scouts: The “Carfax Report” for Athletes
How long has Area Scouts been online with this program?
Program will reveal those effective hitting trainers, and most importantly, those ineffective
Do recruiting coaches get to see a player’s injury report?
Why you should not be training towards the “number”
How the best make more frequent swing adjustments...
What’s real and what’s feel are two totally different things
What are some of those costs with Area Scouts?
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: https://gohpl.com/3mjbzB7
31 min
September 24, 2020Pivot Correctly: Taylor Gardner Explains Proper Hip Rotation to Maximize Hitting Power
Taylor Gardner addresses common swing flaws, focusing on pivot mechanics. Discover how pivoting correctly through the hip rather than the back foot unlocks greater hitting potential.
Here’s some of what will be discussed:
What is the role of the hands in a swing? Removing the "arm-yness" of youth swings. I struggle getting them to not want to pull the bat forward linearly.
“Because your spinal engine is what dominates our swing, we know that the swing kind of starts inside out not so much ground up...”
“I like to take the weight of the bat completely out of the equation. And let them self-organize by swinging a wiffle ball bat...”
Most still want to pivot on foot instead of with the Hip, a key to prevent that?
“What you have to keep in mind is that there is mobility, ankle mobility issues at work here as well...”
“We like to use the coaching cue of ‘hit it first, rotate second’. And it's just a cue...”
“I fear for the coaches that there's a lot of them out there that don't understand timing or buying time...
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Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: https://gohpl.com/3kLoNFN
29 min
September 22, 2020Lower Body Rotation Mistakes: Matt Nokes on Avoiding Over-Rotation in Your Swing
Former MLB hitter Matt Nokes outlines how excessive lower-half rotation hurts hitting performance. Learn the right approach to balance rotation and power.
What we go over:
What’s the Major Benefit to “Staying Sideways”,
What is Making the Hips Turn?
Dangers to Performance of Over-Rotating the Lower Half,
What is Directional Force? And Why is it Important? And,
Around the Zone Drill for Staying Sideways.
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: https://gohpl.com/33XxDcI
30 min
August 25, 2020Swing Plane Truth: Matt Pierce Answers Why Your Swing May Cause Pop-Ups
Matt Pierce discusses the relationship between swing plane and ball flight. Learn how to correct overly steep swings to generate consistent line drives.
What we go over:
What kind of advice have you been giving players during this time of COVID?
What advice do you give Seniors in High School?
Do you see any Big Hitting Gems, like could be one or two on hitting Twitter?
Please give some Advice to a New Coach coming into Twitter, what to Watch out for...
“Being able to control your verticals or your horizontal, so your line to line approach on the field, I think is a lost art. Is that something you do with your hitters?”
“Does the ball go up because the swing goes up? Or did the ball go up because the swing was too steep?”
When you’re looking at Evaluating a player for power, what exactly are you looking for?
What are the top one or two drills that you do to help with timing?
What do you see the biggest mistake that some of these coaches are making?
For BBQ’ing, what's your favorite meat of choice? What's your favorite method of cooking it? What kind of rubs are you using? Time on the grill? Give me your best shot.
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: https://gohpl.com/3jrTz6b
33 min
August 25, 2020Make Fastballs Feel Slower: Aaron Miles Reveals Hitting Tricks for Facing High Velocity
Former Big Leaguer Aaron Miles shares mental and physical adjustments hitters can use to make 95-MPH fastballs feel slower. Gain confidence facing elite pitching.
Here’s some of what will be discussed:
“...players in dealing with this COVID layoff like to return at the top of their game? What would be your advice in that?”
How Bunting can help players learn how to hit better
How to make 95-mph pitching look like it’s 85-mph
What are the two-mission critical one or two mission critical hitting skills that you think are, that need to be really reinforced in today's game?
How the lost art of “hitting” is disappearing
How to use “tinkering” to get the dial on the right learning channel when teaching hitters
Do the best in the game make adjustments consciously or unconsciously?
Where to find Aaron Miles...
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: https://gohpl.com/3hBjGXu
31 min
July 23, 2020Why 'Rotation' is Taboo: Jeremy Johnson on Reciprocal Movement for Better Swings
Jeremy Johnson explains why focusing too much on rotation in cage work can harm swings. Explore reciprocal movement for smoother, more effective hitting.
What we go over:
Pushing the Hands versus Getting the Hands Connected
What is the Greatest of All Time Athletes Way?
How did GOATA et al. Methodology Increase Ball Exit Speeds by 7-mph?
Teaching Surfers the Skateboarders Halfpipe via Talent Code?
When it comes to Coaching Cues, How Less is More...
If you were to Choose, which would you pick?
Locomotion, Reciprocal Movement, and Mentioning ‘Rotation’ in the Cage will get you Kicked Out?
Where can we find out more about Jeremy Johnson?
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: https://gohpl.com/2WMrYUd
Click for YouTube video of the conversation: https://gohpl.com/3jwJZj1
25 min
July 22, 2020Better Movement in 5 Minutes: Dr. Joe LaCaze on Boosting Flexibility with Rotex Motion
Dr. Joe LaCaze introduces Rotex Motion techniques for enhancing flexibility and movement efficiency in just minutes a day—ideal for baseball and softball athletes.
Here’s some of what will be discussed:
What do you Find to be the Biggest Mistake Coaches, Instructors, or Strength & Conditioning Coaches make in training Athletes?
What makes Rotex Different?
The Secret ‘Cat’ ‘Cow’ Rotex Exercise
“Every Single Natural Movement in the Body is some Form of Rotation.”
How Long do the RotexMotion Benefits Stick?
Moving Better in TWO to FIVE Minutes per Day
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Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: https://gohpl.com/2WH9GUs
25 min
June 23, 2020Overcome Paralysis by Analysis: Jaime Cevallos on Simplifying Your Hitting Approach
Hitting guru Jaime Cevallos shares techniques to eliminate mental overload. Discover how simplifying your approach can dramatically improve your hitting.
Here’s some of what will be discussed:
What was the Biggest Eye Opener when you came back on the Baseball Scene with Hitting?
What Changed (for better or worse) in the Hitting Community that you Noticed when you came back from Reclusion?
What were Key Aha Moments in all your Research with Hitting Gurus
How do you know what you’re Looking at, if you don’t know what you’re Looking for?
Where can Others get more About your Work?
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: https://gohpl.com/2BzFdzO
29 min
June 23, 2020Mental Game Mastery: Dr. Tom Hanson on Unlocking Peak Hitting Performance
Heads Up Baseball’s Dr. Tom Hanson reveals mental hitting strategies to help athletes break barriers, stay confident, and excel under pressure.
What we go over:
Best Mental Approach for Hitters in Coming Back from COVID Layoff?
Do you find Young Hitters Nowadays are Visualization Challenged because of Mobile Devices?
What do you feel is the most Underutilized Mental Skill, Approach, or Practice?
How to use the Breath to Lower Game Anxiety
How Building Routines can help Hitters ‘Clean the Slate’
Anything new that you’re Working on Right Now?
Where can we find more about you?
Click short link for transcribed interview in pdf format: https://gohpl.com/3etSad5
34 min

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