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Not understanding the value of exit velocity and launch angle feedback in 2020 is much more annoying and irresponsible than it is funny
With all the information at our fingertips, not training to hit the ball hard is a fascinatingly strange hill to die on
With all the information at our fingertips, not training to hit the ball hard is a fascinatingly strange hill to die on
The arguments against this are so bad if you spend more than a few seconds thinking about it
One of my favorites.. using a launch monitor means you're not training hitters to "use the whole field"
One of my favorites.. using a launch monitor means you're not training hitters to "use the whole field"
Good point! Forgot that HitTrax only reads balls hit to the pull side. If only technology existed that told you how well you were hitting the ball to the opposite field... Then we'd be in business
Another good one... using a launch monitor means you only train hitters off of BP or flips and not off of game-like pitching
I mean, ok? Let's pretend like we do only throw flippies. Seems like this problem is still easily solved by facing live pitching/machines?
I mean, ok? Let's pretend like we do only throw flippies. Seems like this problem is still easily solved by facing live pitching/machines?
If this is an argument meant to explain the lack of contact in today's game...
Sure, today's game could use more balls put in play. But the way to do that is by leveraging technology/data, not shit-talk it because you don't understand
Sure, today's game could use more balls put in play. But the way to do that is by leveraging technology/data, not shit-talk it because you don't understand
Last one... using exit velocity and launch angle feedback means you don't teach or understand movement
Quite the contrary. Exit velocity helps us understand if our coaching/human movement expertise is helping the hitter produce better outcomes
Quite the contrary. Exit velocity helps us understand if our coaching/human movement expertise is helping the hitter produce better outcomes
On the flipside, it's great to be able to tell a hitter they got better by checking to see if they more closely matched your paradigm of what a "good" swing looks like
It's a great way to never lose. But in this day and age, it's also a great way to never win
It's a great way to never lose. But in this day and age, it's also a great way to never win
Anyway... I'm clearly triggered by this nonsense because it puts the game in a worse place for a few main reasons
1.) Hitting the ball harder than the competition gives you a wayyy better chance to be better than the competition. If you're supposed to make hitters better, it seems a little irresponsible to not incorporate that into your program
2.) Gives coaches who refuse to adapt, a reason to stay relevant and create hitters that, in turn, refuse to adapt
3.) It's extremely fun to see how hard you can hit the ball. Why would you try to kill a combo of fun/technology/baseball? Especially for kids. That's insane
3.) It's extremely fun to see how hard you can hit the ball. Why would you try to kill a combo of fun/technology/baseball? Especially for kids. That's insane
We can debate the minutia of when to program the use of EV/LA feedback in a hitter's training.. but we can't say it's "bad" for the game or developing hitters
It's silly to pretend that objective feedback on the outcomes that directly lead to success, can't make hitters better
It's silly to pretend that objective feedback on the outcomes that directly lead to success, can't make hitters better
