Getting on Plane with the Pitch Re-Examined

<p>Jim and Jake discuss a variety of topics pertaining to hitters getting on plane with the pitch properly. Plus, the guys discuss the MLB draft, Juan Soto’s second half projections, and Jim reveals his 2022 MLB playoff teams.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>TO WATCH THE FULL VERSION OF THE SHOW, VISIT THE LAB-EPSTEIN HITTING PODCAST YOUTUBE PAGE.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode Notes:</p> <p>1:00 – The guys discuss the MLB Draft</p> <p>4:00 – Discussion about Brewers first-round choice Eric Brown</p> <p>6:00 – Jim’s playoff teams</p> <p>14:00 – Juan Soto’s potential second-half resurgence.</p> <p>18:00 – Lowest Batting Average across Major League Baseball since July 28 of last year</p> <p>26:00 – Level to the Baseball</p> <p>36:00 – Mechanics of getting on plane</p> <p>39:00 – Vertical movement of the pitch, and how to match the plane</p> <p>43:00 – Getting on plane properly</p> <p><br></p> <p>Subscribe and like the show- Apple | Google | Spotify | TuneIn | Iheart | Stitcher | Pandora | YouTube</p> <p>Subscribe to the show’s YouTube page: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.youtube.com</strong></a></p> <p>Email the Show: jimbopodcast21@gmail.com</p> <p>Twitter/Instagram: @Jimtara, @epsteinhitting</p> <p><br></p> <p>Why the Epstein Hitting System?: The Epstein Hitting system was created by 10-year Major League player, Mike Epstein. In addition to leading the 1972 World Series champion A’s in home runs, Mike played for arguably the greatest hitter of all-time, Ted Williams…Using what he learned from his career and from Ted Williams, Mike built a system to identify and fix swing faults. Mike received the only letter of recommendation for hitting instruction Ted Williams ever gave out…After working closely with Mike to learn the craft of teaching hitting, Epstein Hitting is now led by Jake Epstein…Jake has perfected the use of video analysis to create a plan to maximize a player’s swing. In addition to slow-motion video analysis, Jake has built a library of drills that he uses to ad