Discover how a professional hitter improved ball exit speed from 75 to 85 MPH in just one hour. The Grueling Truth breaks down methods you can use immediately.
Blog post accompanying this episode:
https://hittingperformancelab.com/improving-pro-hitter-from-75-mph-ball-exit-speed-to-85-mph-in-one-hour/
James Ernest from The Grueling Truth recently interviewed me on his sports podcast episode, âSports of All Sorts: Joey Myers Author of âThe Catapult Loading Systemâ Baseball Hitting Bookâ. Thanks again James for having me on!
(PLEASE NOTE: the audio isnât quite the best on my end, since he was interviewing me over the phone.)
Iâve included time-stamps below, so you can freely navigate through the audio interviewâŚENJOY!
- At about 0:10 second mark, James asked me to tell him about the Catapult Loading System (CLS) book, working on the second edition of the book now and new additions to it.
- At about 2:40 minute mark, what the Hitting Performance Lab is all about, applying human movement principles validated by REAL science, to hitting a ball, Anatomy Trains by Thomas Myers, The Spinal Engine by Dr. Serge Gracovetsky, Dynamic Body by Dr. Erik Dalton. Base system off higher standard: REAL science, not âbro-scienceâ, data (experiments, stats, etc.) and technology (Zepp, SwingTracker, BlastMotion, HitTrax) are great to measure, test, re-measure.
- At about 6:30 minute mark, James asked what the difference between hitting âphilosophyâ versus hitting âprinciplesâ, talk about bowling âbumperâ analogy, âTheoriesâ are okay but MUST have a REAL science to back them up, is body-weight a good indicator of batted ball distance? Are athletic âfreaksâ the only ones who can triple their body-weight in batted ball distance?
- At about 10:30 minute mark, James asked me to clarify âbody loadingâ, is the body just a rubber band system? The difference between compression and tension forces and springy fascia, what is fascia and why the secret to consistent power is found in it. How an elite hitter loads these compression and tension forces, the Springy âXâ Pattern, and the Goldilocks Golden Rule, how to match the plane of the pitch, not teaching hitters to hit âpop-fliesâ or ground-balls.
- At about 15:30 minute mark, James asked how we teach the Springy âXâ Pattern to younger hitters, âShowing Numbersâ and âback eye testâ, using back elbow for Downhill Shoulder Angle, to get the âScap Rowâ we use âhiding their hands from pitcherâ cue, âFinger Pressureâ, the âHollowâ or âHunched Positionâ, head positioning and following the âOne-Joint Ruleâ,
- At about 21:00 minute mark, James asked who taught or supported me in this information? Where learning this originated from, self taught, started from trying to fix a chronic knee tightness, reverse engineered the swing through human movement principles validated by science, Aaron Judge and Sierra Romero as great models for an effective swing.
- At about 24:00 minute mark, follow up question on the difference between first and second edition of the CLS book, the path to finding the truth to consistency in the swing, how the tens of thousands of coaches reading and applying the principles are getting the same results â if not better â with their hitters that I am with mine! How we improved free agent Professional hitter recently using a wood bat off Backspin Tee, 75-mph Ball Exit Speed to 85-mph in one hour.
- At about 28-minute mark, where can people learn more about what weâre doing here at Hitting Performance Lab? Where you can find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Linkedin, etc., BIG ask from the audience: SHARE, SHARE, SHARE
