The Lab - Epstein Hitting Podcast

This week, Jim and Jake discuss internal and external cues coaches can use as coaching points for hitters! Have hitting questions or topic ideas? Send Jim and Jake an email - jimbopodcast21@gmail.com - and your questions could be featured in a future episode! Don't forget to leave a review and share this podcast with anyone looking to boost their hitting knowledge! --- Subscribe to the show’s...

This week, Jim is joined by Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Hitting Coach Matt Young and discussed a variety of different hitting topics. Have hitting questions or topic ideas? Send Jim and Jake an email - jimbopodcast21@gmail.com - and your questions could be featured in a future episode! Don't forget to leave a review and share this podcast with anyone looking to boost their hitting knowledge...

This week, the guy’s discuss one of the most underrated aspects of hitting…swing adjustability and how learning such can be the difference in a player’s success at the next level. Have hitting questions or topic ideas? Send Jim and Jake an email - jimbopodcast21@gmail.com - and your questions could be featured in a future episode! Don't forget to leave a review and share this podcast with anyo...

The guys study and break down one of the youngest prolific hitters In all of baseball – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. To follow along and access the video, please click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZUdz5TbGg4 Have hitting questions or topic ideas? Send Jim and Jake an email - jimbopodcast21@gmail.com - and your questions could be featured in a future episode! Don't forget to leave...

The possibility of Robo-Strike Zones has been the point of a debate in the past couple of years. In this episode of The Lab, Jim and Jake discuss multiple facets of this topic. What are the guys' opinions? Will it make the game cleaner at the big-league level? Will people even notice after a while? Answers to these questions and more! Have hitting questions or topic ideas? Send Jim and Jake an...

Jim and Jake discuss different batting practice approaches in different scenarios, and how to develop a proper batting practice routine. Have hitting questions or topic ideas? Send Jim and Jake an email - jimbopodcast21@gmail.com - and your questions could be featured in a future episode! Don't forget to leave a review and share this podcast with anyone looking to boost their hitting knowledge...

Rotational and Linear hitting have been at the center of hitting debates for years. In this episode, Jim and Jake discuss both hitting philosophies and give a better understanding attributed to both mechanical variations of the swing. Have hitting questions or topic ideas? Send Jim and Jake an email - jimbopodcast21@gmail.com - and your questions could be featured in a future episode! Don't fo...

How should hitters prepare for their game on the offensive side prior to the game; how preparing for a game has changed; the best ways to prepare at the high school, college, and pro-level. Plus, was Fernando Tatis Jr. wrong in hitting a Grand Slam?...Yes Really…Jim and Jake discuss these topics and more in another volume of the Player Development Series. Have hitting questions or topic ideas? Sen...

The guys return with a brand new episode! This week, Jim and Jake discuss hitting terms throughout the offensive side of baseball; how terms have changed; leverage, weight shift, inward turn, stance all discussed in this episode. Have hitting questions or topic ideas? Send Jim and Jake an email - jimbopodcast21@gmail.com - and your questions could be featured in a future episode! Don't forget...

Jim and Jake breakdown the swing of Detroit Tigers number one pick Spencer Torkelson in the third volume of the Mechanical Breakdown Series. Plus, the guys discuss how to properly watch the game from a learning perspective. Have hitting questions or topic ideas? Send Jim and Jake an email - jimbopodcast21@gmail.com - and your questions could be featured in a future episode! Don't forget to lea...

Player development at the professional level has gone through a massive overhaul in recent years. From the data revolution, to an emphasis on nutrition; the game has had no evolution shortage in recent years. Jim and Jake discuss proper development of hitters, and how to use data to formulate individualized hitting plans, how Jake would indoctrinate hitters into his farm system. Plus, the guys dis...

In this week’s episode, Jim and Jake dive into baseball’s analytical heavy website Baseballsavant.com, and how the website applies to hitting. Have hitting questions or topic ideas? Send Jim and Jake an email - jimbopodcast21@gmail.com - and your questions could be featured in a future episode! Don't forget to leave a review and share this podcast with anyone looking to boost their hitting kno...

Attack and Launch angle metrics have become the hot button topics, and the flagship statistics for new age data. In this episode, Jim and Jake peel back the layers of both metrics to give players a better understanding of how both can be used in the proper context, how college and high school programs can adapt, and how they both can lead a hitter to future success if at all. Have hitting question...

How competition breeds success; proper mental approach to take the day of the game; what to do in the on-deck circle? Jim and Jake discuss these points and everything as it relates to the mental approach with high level hitters. Have hitting questions or topic ideas? Send Jim and Jake an email - jimbopodcast21@gmail.com - and your questions could be featured in a future episode! Don't forget t...

The Mechanical Breakdown Series returns with volume two. This week, Jim and Jake break down the swing of Philadelphia Phillies Outfielder Bryce Harper! The guys give a brief overview of Harper’s career, what Bryce does well, and break down his swing frame-by-frame with two separate video clips…To follow along with the analysis, visit the Epstein Hitting Facebook page. Have hitting questions or top...

In the premier episode of The Lab - Epstein Hitting Podcast, Jim and Jake dive into the science and skill of hitting in both baseball and softball. Whether you’re stepping up to the plate in a fast-paced softball game or facing a blazing fastball in baseball, the mechanics of a perfect swing are similar—but with a few key differences. The Guys break down the essential techniques behind a successfu...