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  1. J

    Split Grip

    That's just a feel for something though right? Not an actual tactic in the game?
  2. J

    Split Grip

    Drop ball low outside, or change up low outside, something to make them reach.. split grip killer
  3. J

    16u and a lot of work. Humble brag!

    Yep if there is some visual indicator of when the ball is being released, should be all good, many times there are not and it causes issues
  4. J

    16u and a lot of work. Humble brag!

    What’s the point in replicating speed when you can’t apply sequence? Your dd’s swing looks rushed because she don’t know when the ball is being delivered.. it just forms bad habits and lowers confidence
  5. J

    16u and a lot of work. Humble brag!

    The there must be a timing mechanism…. Light or sound
  6. J

    16u and a lot of work. Humble brag!

    Show me a pitching machine and I’ll show you a bunch hitters with bad sequence leading to rushed swings. The problem is the hitter doesn’t know when the ball is being released unless the coach has setup some kind of indicator. I hate pitching machines, especially for young hitters, it disrupts...
  7. J

    16u and a lot of work. Humble brag!

    That's because the practice swing is rushed, hitting off a machine no doubt
  8. J

    Teaching the high level pattern

    Really big leg movement, but he can control it which is why it works for him
  9. J

    Teaching the high level pattern

    He still does majority of the time.
  10. J

    Teaching the high level pattern

    I always thought the term Ferris wheel was very misleading ... if the pitch is low at the ankles the path will look more like a Ferris wheel, if up around around the shoulders, a merry-go-round... how else would the barrel get behind and stay through the ball? HRs from the strike out king...
  11. J

    Teaching the high level pattern

    I believe to be the biggest change for AJ as well
  12. J

    Teaching the high level pattern

    You may like hard hit ground balls, but Vladdy doesn’t, he’s currently trying to reduce the number of ground balls and get the ball in the air more like last year. Just a FYI. You don’t think a career BA hovering around .300 (higher than Vladdy), 30 HRs, 100 RBIs per year, top 10 in hits each...
  13. J

    Teaching the high level pattern

    You are grasping at straws here W and that’s ok, you don’t watch this team like I do. Hitting hard ground balls is not the objective IMO … hitting the ball hard is, but if you are constantly beating the ball into the ground, your swing can be improved and this is what Vladdy has been doing...
  14. J

    Teaching the high level pattern

    Yeah, Bo swings out of his shoes every AB. He’s also very aggressive, swings at everything. If he were more disciplined SOs will go down. Bo also wears down pitchers, long at bats, making a lot of contact, fouling really nasty pitches off, he’s frustrating to pitch against. Anyway this wasn’t...
  15. J

    Teaching the high level pattern

    Thanks, this is a good video... I like to look at Bo Bichette and Vladdy when thinking about HLP. Both young hitters, hit for power and avg to all fields, came up through the same org and roughly the same age. However IMO, In general I believe Bo follows the AJ template more than Vladdy. Bo...

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