Plus, Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com discusses four more youth performance principles in Wass Strength's Tip Of The Week.
In this 36-minute episode, you'll learn:
- what to do with batting mechanics with a team with high turnover
- two things for hitters to track which can help their hitting tremendously
- four swing characteristics that matter
- one general tool to help you assess how the body is creating the bat path
- whether to omit certain concepts for younger hitters
- how to help hitters who have a casting problem
- two tips to help kids who have a big leg lift and are swinging late
- five absolutes of hitting, besides proper bat path
- why sometimes bad teaching cues can be intentionally used to cure bad swing mechanics
- why hitters may think they're doing something that they're not
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Exclusive bonus!
Bobby is giving away a free copy of his Elite Swing Mechanics ebook, just for YBE listeners. This is a 150+ page beast that comes with videos. Go here to enter the drawing. It's a $50 value, and it's yours free if you win the drawing. Contest ends Monday, October 24, 2016 at 9pm CT. Good luck!
Bonus #2:
Check out Tewk's analysis of the fall of Albert Pujols since joining the Angels:
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