@JLucroy20 The middle and lowering my launch angle because I was not hitting balls hard enough to get them out through the middle/backside. When he left, I struggled because I would lose that foundation and ability to use the whole field.
@C_Hetz Has been successful everywhere he has been. In A ball I was struggling as we were being trained to hunt 1 pitch and pull it over the fence. This was never my play style. We sat and talked throughout an entire game about how I viewed hitting and how I could balance
I’ve said this before, but in almost every profession in our country, except baseball apparently, we learn the most from the people that have done it before and have done it at a high level. We all have had mentors in some way that have help guide and direct us.
We must have a balance, not 100% either way, of that I agree, but, giving sole control of an organizational hitting philosophy to someone who the players WILL NOT respect is a mistake. Players respect and listen to coaches who have done it before. This is just a plain fact.
There should be a balance of powers.
@JLucroy20 I agree with you. That’s why I am highlighting that Hetz was one of the few in the organization to listen and adapt to what helps that individual player. Just because his background is Driveline doesn’t mean he is one dimensional. We found success together by getting back through
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