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Swing Smarter Hitting Training Podcast | ⭐Hitting Performance Lab⭐

Hosted by Joey Myers—Amazon bestselling author and founder of HittingPerformanceLab.com—the Swing Smarter Hitting Training Podcast delivers powerful, science-driven hitting insights for baseball and softball athletes, parents, and coaches who demand results. Join us for in-depth conversations with MLB veterans, expert hitting coaches, biomechanics specialists, and mental game gurus. Each episode reveals actionable tips and proven techniques that help athletes unlock peak performance and

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27:27

Kyle Harrington: “I Think Being Reliable Is...

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2021/09/02

Here's what we talk about in this episode: Stephen was accelerating his barrel early, which is what we were teaching at the time, but by the time he got to contact, it was slowing down. Talk a little bit about that... When I looked at Javy Baez, I was seeing him really turn, they say when the pitcher shows you their back pocket, then the hitter shows the pitcher their back pocket. I think that’s flawed... It’s not how much hitter loads their upper torso that’s the issue with getting to

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34:55

Bill Masullo: "I saw 6000 guys; I didn't see anybody...

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2021/09/01

Bill Masullo of Ultimate Edge at GoodSports “I saw 6000 guys; I didn't see anybody who could hit a curveball. It's like, how are we not hitting a curveball?” What we go over: Give me your sales pitch on you guys' Academy, what you guys do, where you’re located, etc. How long has it been since you started following me Bill? Do you guys do different experiments and stuff like that? Do you show those kids a part of your learning process? What's your advice on the biggest mistake you see

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33:04

Neil McConnell: "What Does It Mean To ‘Build The...

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2021/09/01

Coach Neil McConnell, the founder of MaxBP whiffle ball pitching machines, et al. products What Does It Mean To ‘Build The Database’ When It Comes To Hitting? Here are some of the topics to be discussed: You're doing a lot of really big things over the last year or two? Go ahead and let them know what you guys are up to? What are some of those tools? I know you have a bunch of them, but say like top two or so outside of the actual pitching machines? It's not just about a whiffle ball

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28:09

Joey Wolfe: Do You Have Data Showing the Difference...

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2021/06/30

Strength & Conditioning Coach Joey Wolfe, owner of Paradigm Sport of Santa Cruz, California Do You Have Data Showing the Difference of AFTER Putting Athletes Through a Movement Screen & Do Corrections? Here are some of the topics to be discussed: Where did you end up on the baseball scene? Give me the origin story of Paradigm Sport. Why Paradigm Sport? What is you guys' main mission? Is there a specific kind of screen that you guys use a movement screen? Do you have any kind of

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32:09

Geoff Rottmayer: “I Think We’d Like To Tell Guys More...

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2021/06/12

Geoff Rottmayer of StrategicHittingGuy.com “I Think We’d Like To Tell Guys More Than Seeing How They’re Pitching Him...See How They’re Adjusting To Them...” What we go over: What are your 5 Pillars to Preparation Success? Who is Geoff Rottmayer? What are some of the two-strike mindset approach type things that you guys talk about? Basing plan at the plate on pitcher observations & PBR? “Pregame data research, where you combine on and try to figure them out...” “Every pitcher is

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39:10

Shawn Wolf "Team Whisperer": Did You Separate Your...

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2021/05/25

Shawn Wolf, who I refer to as the “Team Whisperer” Did You Separate Your Kids Being A Parent, Being A Dad And Being A Coach? How Did You Do That? Here are some of the topics to be discussed: Give us a little bit about your background on the coaching side, what you did with your boys, when you started coaching, and then when you let go... Did you separate your kids being a parent, being a dad and being a coach? How did you do that? How to find the balance of not coddling your kid on the

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34:53

Mike Gillen Pitching: “Top Two Mistakes That Coaches...

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2021/05/21

Michael Gillen of PitcherPerfectPro.com “Top Two Mistakes That Coaches Are Making In Teaching Pitching?” What we go over: Give us a little look at your setup over there... Who you are, the kind of your mentors on the pitching side, who guides you and your training? Top two mistakes that either pitchers or coaches are making in teaching pitching? What do you feel with the whole Tommy John stuff? What do you feel like the top two issues that are leading to that? When reading about spinal

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34:16

Amanda Smith: “When It Comes to Guys, The Performance...

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2021/04/17

“When It Comes to Guys, The Performance Determines Their Happiness. When It Comes to Girls, The Happiness Determines the Performance” What we go over: Come to find out you are an Aerospace Engineer, Where did you get White Zone Coaching from? When it comes to guys, the performance determines their happiness. When it comes to girls, the happiness determines the performance... ... You can give them more and more and more as long as you know where their edges at, “The Surfer’s Code” and what

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34:35

Ray Camacho: I Don’t Use A Glove When I Throw BP, So...

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2021/04/16

Ray Camacho of Fat On Fat Baseball & Softball Academy I Don’t Use A Glove When I Throw BP, So I’ll hold Curveball Like This. I’ll Hold It. I Want to See If They’re Smart Enough to Look at My Hand Here are some of the topics to be discussed: Tell me a little bit about your nonprofit, where you guys are and what it's about, Who are your top one or two follows for strength and conditioning? “It's ever evolving with me because one kid teaches me how to do something for another

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36:19

Taylor Gardner Part-3: If One Of The Best, Mike...

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2021/03/26

Taylor Gardner of BackspinTee.com If One Of The Best, Mike Trout, Is Giving Up An Average 20-mph Of Ball Exit Speed, How Much Do Mere Mortals Give Up Doing The Same Thing? Here are some of the topics to be discussed: What do adjustments mean to you when it comes to talking to your hitters? True or False: Hitters MUST straighten their front leg to be effective What if hitters used a more precision approach like golfers when operating between 90-degrees? Instead of writing off the arm bar as

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32:32

Derek Mayson: “What Anxiety Disorders Do You See with...

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2021/03/22

Derek Mayson of LockedInMentalTraining.com “What Anxiety Disorders Do You See with Young Athletes Today & How to Fix?” What we go over: Give us a Little Background from where you Started – you have a Great Story... What Anxiety Disorders do you see with Young Athletes Today and How to Fix? What's your advice to a young player that is putting a lot of pressure on themselves and is almost given himself deadlines if this doesn't happen? Contrarily, what is your advice to parents who have

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32:08

Shawn Sherman: “Gain an Average of FIVE To SIX-mph...

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2021/01/21

“Gain an Average of FIVE To SIX-mph Ball Exit Speed In A Couple Sessions Using Square1System” Here’s some of what will be discussed: What is the origin of the Square1System? What is your elevator pitch for the Square1System? Where was that aha moment where you saw the rabbit hole, then you started digging? Why is the traditional model of ‘stretch what’s tight and strengthen what’s weak’ not so effective? What does the timeline look like using your system? When do you see the

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34:55

Justin Lewis: “What Are You Looking for When...

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2021/01/21

Justin Lewis, Softball Hitting Coach for the Fresno State Bulldog softball team. “What Are You Looking for When Recruiting Hitters?” What we go over: How did you get to being the hitting coach for Fresno State softball? What do you do when you come into a new program? What are you looking for when recruiting hitters? Do you guys do game planning? Do you have your girls hunt the rise ball? Do you do pitch recognition stuff with the girls? You're getting ready in a short amount of time

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35:02

Lee Comeaux: “How to Apply The ‘Precision’ Golfing...

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2020/12/23

Lee Comeaux, Professional Golf Instructor in Beaumont, Texas “How to Apply The ‘Precision’ Golfing Principles to Hitting?” Here’s some of what will be discussed: “You’re going to ruin low backs if you teach that!” “Golf is about accuracy. If you ain't accurate, you're not gonna play a good score” “All of a sudden, I realized, turn your rib cage, and then boom...” “You got to understand how the fascia and these trains all play because there's layers upon layers in the body” Hitting for

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39:30

Perry Husband Part-2: “Mike Trout reduced to a high...

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2020/12/23

Part-2 Perry Husband of HittingIsAGuess.com and father of Effective Velocity, interview titled: “Mike Trout reduced to a high school baseball player on fastballs on the inside part of the plate?” What we go over: What consequence does loading up 80-90% of your weight on back leg? Powerful forward momentum demonstration so easy a 4yo can understand Mike Trout reduced to a high school baseball player on fastballs on the inside part of the plate? The hanging fastball? Why don’t instructors

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31:39

Curtis Nelson: “Random Pitch Training: How to...

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2020/12/22

Curtis Nelson, premier hitting instructor at Atkinson Baseball Academy in Kirkland, Washington “Random Pitch Training: How to Transition Cage Swings to The Game” Here’s some of what will be discussed: Rapsodo getting used as a paper weight? What are the top two mistakes that you see coaches doing when they're teaching hitting? Random pitch training. Explain that a little bit, how you guys do that, and how that looks... How to transition grooved cage swings into the game Do you teach your

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26:37

Jedd Johnson: “Ultimate Forearm Training for Baseball...

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2020/12/22

Jedd “Napalm” Johnson of DieselCrew.com, foremost expert on grip and forearm training “Ultimate Forearm Training for Baseball & Softball Players” What we go over: Where did the nickname “Napalm” come from? Why “finger” pullups aren’t a good decision... What are eight principles you guys work on for grip strength? Why elbow issues can be solved through the shoulder or wrist, not the elbow... Why the traditional wrist roller isn’t good for ball players, and how to make it more

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32:24

Jeremy Frisch: “What Do you Think About Totally...

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2020/11/25

Jeremy Frisch founder of Achieve Performance Training, youth athletic development “What Do you Think About Totally Shutting Down Overhead Shoulder Development for Baseball or Softball Players?” Here’s some of what will be discussed: What do you feel the biggest mistake is when those kids are being trained by strength and conditioning coaches? What do you think about something like that, where you’re totally shut down any overhead shoulder development for baseball, softball players? When

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32:26

Jim Macarelli: “I’ll have kids doing fielding drills,...

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2020/11/22

Jim Macarelli, hitting instructor and founder of BoomStic “I’ll have kids doing fielding drills, and then I'll stop and I'll say, I'll have mine up and I'll go you, you and you, you can't touch your toes, can you?” What we go over: People just lockstep obeyed the order, instead of questioning it, and going into the science is that about, right? Give me an example of a cue that you wouldn't use? When teaching, it goes back to something you said in the beginning, trying to have an open mind,

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27:16

Rob Bruno (NorCal Baseball): How to Recruit Like Cal...

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2020/10/22

Rob Bruno, co-founder of NorCal Baseball development program How to Recruit Like Cal Berkley Football – ‘Our Kind of Guys’ What we go over: Very unique approach NorCal Baseball took when COVID hit If people call your program a travel ball program, why is that so offensive? Advice for players to do, evaluation wise, to get picked to play in your program? What factors do players need to pay attention to when shopping for college programs to play for? If player doesn’t have strength and

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