Number8

Has-been hockey player and has-been natural bodybuilder...

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

Major cheat code for hitting: Before you step into the box, tell yourself you're going to win. Not maybe. Not hopefully. Tell yourself. Out loud. "I'm going to crush this baseball." Say it with conviction. Because when you hear yourself say it, something changes. Your focus changes. Your body language changes. Your intent changes.

Because theres one thing I've learned as a player who played 25 years:

The moment you tell yourself you're going to win, you start acting like someone who does.

[Trey Hannam @TJHannam10]

I always ask before posting: can this change a hitter's career or season?

If yes, send it. If no, back to the drawing board. (Noise vs value.)

This is an incredibly important reminder, and it's very simple.

Many of you are playing summer ball, grinding.

The game speeds up. Your mind speeds up with it.

Let this post help you slow down and simplify with purpose.

[Bio Life @BioLifex]

One of the most overlooked, under appreciated joints of the body is the scapulothoracic because of its rotational requirements

[Dr. Ismael Gallo DPT, MBA @flowsdoc]

My JUCO coach used to say: “See ball. Hit ball.”

Simple.

Most hitters think they have a TIMING problem.

Often, they have a Movement problem

When Movement flow is off, vision becomes unstable

When vision becomes unstable, timing suffers

Better Movement = Vision = Timing!

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

Major cheat code for hitting: Pay attention to the game because the game will give you the answers.

When there's a runner on second, watch how they pitch to the hitter before you. When there's a runner on third, watch how they pitch to the hitter before you. When there's nobody on, watch how they pitch to the hitter before you.

The game is constantly revealing itself.

Pitchers show you what they trust. They show you what they throw when they're ahead. They show you what they throw when they need an out. They show you how they attack certain hitters in certain situations.

One thing I've learned playing baseball for 25 years:

The game is an open-book test.

The problem is most hitters just refuse to study.

Jermaine Curtis

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

Major cheat code for hitting: Become difficult to rush. Pitchers are trying to get you to rush. Your load. Your stride. Your decision. Your swing. The best hitters don't speed up. They keep their tempo. There's power in staying under control when everyone else is trying to speed you up.

[Brent Pourciau, M.S. @TopVelocity]

🚨 Baseball parents need to pay attention.

A 16-year-old in the Dominican Republic can sign for millions.

An American high school player may soon have to wait years for the same opportunity.

Think about that.

MLB teams already spend millions identifying and developing international teenagers. Yet the conversation now is whether American players should even be draft eligible out of high school.

Why?

Because the world has changed.

Baseball isn’t rewarding potential anymore.

It’s rewarding development.

The countries producing the most professional players aren’t winning because their kids are more talented.

They’re winning because they treat development like a profession long before most American players do.

That’s the uncomfortable truth.

If this proposal becomes reality, arguing about fairness won’t matter.

The only thing that will matter is whether your athlete is developing fast enough to stay ahead of the competition.

Velocity.
Power.
Speed.
Strength.
Movement efficiency.

Those are the new currencies of baseball.

The players who measure them, train them, and improve them will create opportunities.

The players who don’t will watch opportunities disappear.

The wake-up call isn’t that MLB is changing the rules.

The wake-up call is that the rest of the world already changed the game.

📈 Know your numbers.
⚾ Identify your gaps.
🚀 Start developing now.

The future belongs to the most developed athlete.

Register today at https://t.co/NDh5zIyzJI

👇 Do you agree with MLB’s proposal? Comment YES or NO.

[Baseball Bros @BaseballBros]

Look at Juan Soto’s swing in slow motion 👀

[theblueprint_13 @theblueprint_13]

I FIGURED IT OUT… After my career. I was a righty who taught myself lefty to match the GOAT. I studied teacherman1986 because he was the only one who figured out WHY Barry was THAT MUCH better than the rest. Then I added my own secret sauce to MATCH MATCH the goat. It’s not

[Justin Goetz @JGoetzBaseball]

‘29 SS @EastonHouse5 15U National

Slow-Mo barrels

Slashed .429/.556/1.556 with 2 HR, 5 RBI @ PG #UBCEast

.600 AVG, 1.600 OPS, 1 HR, 5 RBI in PG #BeastOfTheEast

[theblueprint_13 @theblueprint_13]

rojasjr_3 Loading the body as a… unit and exploding‼️‼️ The split squat drill isolates the rear leg for loading and unloading rojasjr_3 X theblueprint_13 #theblueprint

[Trey Hannam @TJHannam10]

Ted Williams hit .406 and he's giving us the secrets on how.

Get your pen and paper out… Class is in session 🔥

His world famous book, The Science of Hitting, has helped millions of hitters.

Here's what gets me though..

He talks a ton about being a student. Thinking and being smart in the box.

Him and Barry Bonds are two of the best hitters who ever lived.

And they both spent most of their advice on what's happening between the ears, not just the swing.

That's the stuff I drill with my guys every day.

The mental and the physical at the same time. Both. Not either or.

#5 is the one he said mattered most, and he's spot on.

Save it for when you need it.
Send it to a hitter who does.

(And make sure you're following)

[Prep Baseball Michigan @PrepBaseballMI]

2028 OF Maksim Neshov (Brother Rice)

5-9/180

Max EV: 100.4 R / 98.0 L

@MaksimN12162 | #TPG1

[Coach Bougie- Catching Made Simple @Coach_Bougie]

The dude is just a winner

That’s it

#baseball #softball #bananaball #catchingmadesimple

[The Hitting Vault @TheHittingVault]

Don’t laugh at these stick figures 😂 but here’s a visual 2 help understand what hip hinge is. This is what the body should look like at launch position (when the front heel hits.) U have 2 have hip hinge in launch position 2 be able 2 have hip hinge during the swing.

[Prep Baseball Michigan @PrepBaseballMI]

2028 OF Koltyn Watters drills a single back up the middle in the 3rd

@FlipWatters2028 | @AdamsBaseball

[GetBetterBaseball @GetBetterBSB]

🧵Day 1:

•When players already naturally tip the barrel it can create loose & whippy hands that add extra thump & backspin to the baseball.

[Bryce Koon @bryce_koon]

Even in Omaha the best catcher in college baseball doesn’t take a day off from blocking drills

🦏

[Trey Hannam @TJHannam10]

6 Step Hitting Routine

1. Stance -> Load
2. Load -> Top hand 3/4 swing
3. Load -> Bottom hand 3/4 swing
4. Load -> Stop swing
5. Load -> 3/4 swing
6. Load -> Full swing

Following this progression will help most players sharpen up and simplify what great swings do.

> Save this for when you need it
> Send it to who needs it right now

(And make sure you’re following)

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

When I was at UCLA, my roommate was only 5'6".

But he hit the ball harder than almost everybody.

I remember watching him thinking:

How is this guy crushing baseballs?

He wasn't the biggest.

He wasn't the strongest.

But balls absolutely jumped off his bat.

One day I finally asked him:

"Eddie, what do you do to hit the ball so hard?"

He looked at me and said:

"I use my wrists."

To be honest...

I had no idea what he meant.

So he took me into the cage.

He put a donut on my bat.

Then he started flipping baseballs.

Fast.

As soon as I swung...

Another ball was coming.

There was barely enough time to get the barrel back.

We did 3 rounds of 3 swings.

That's it.

Then he took the donut off.

The difference was immediate.

The barrel felt like it was flying through the zone.

Everything felt faster.

Quicker.

More explosive.

So I did it again the next day.

And the next.

A few days later we flew to play Pacific.

That game I went 3-for-4 with 3 doubles.

Now, was it all because of the drill?

Maybe.

Maybe not.

But, it did feel like it helped me.

So if you wanted to "boost" your swing speed tonight, try this:

Put a donut on your bat.

Have someone front toss baseballs rapidly.

As soon as you swing, the next ball is coming.

3 swings.

Rest.

3 swings.

Rest.

3 swings.

Rest.

Now take the donut off.

Hit 10 regular swings.

Pay attention to how the barrel feels.

Because here's what I learned from Eddie:

A lot of players think power comes from getting bigger.

Sometimes it comes from moving the barrel faster.

Eddie wasn't bigger than everybody.

He was faster than everybody.

Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis

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