by Jon Walton | Mar 13, 2016 | Blog
Defensive Setup: The Hop Defensive Setup: The Hop As we all know, the game of baseball is a game of inches. With the evolution of MLB’s statcast, it’s becoming even more apparent. On the defensive side of things, route efficiency and reaction times are two of the...
by Jon Walton | Sep 21, 2015 | Blog, Hitting
Adjusting to Off-Speed Adjusting to Off-Speed As I mentioned in an earlier post, Warren Spahn was quoted as saying “Hitting is timing and pitching is upsetting timing.” One of the ways that pitchers try to upset a hitter’s timing is by changing speeds. So how do...
by Jon Walton | Jul 19, 2015 | Blog, Hitting, Pitching
Timing Part III: A Hitter's Response Timing Part III: A Hitter’s Response This is the final post is a series of posts about timing and adjustments between pitchers and hitters. If you’ve missed either of the first two, you can get caught up here. Timing Part I:...
by Jon Walton | Jul 14, 2015 | Blog, Pitching
Timing Part II: Pitcher's Perspective Timing Part II: Pitcher’s Perspective We’ll start this post the same way we started the other post on timing with the quote from Warren Spahn that “Hitting is timing and pitching is upsetting timing.” If you missed the...
by Jon Walton | Jul 12, 2015 | Blog, Hitting
Timing Part I: Hitter's Perspective Timing Part I: Hitter’s Perspective Timing seems to be one of those concepts that people throw around a lot but have a hard time explaining. I’m sure we’ve all heard the quote from Warren Spahn that “Hitting is timing and...
by Jon Walton | Jul 8, 2015 | Baseball Skills, Blog, Coaching, Technology
Video Rabbit Hole Video Rabbit Hole When you first start working with a player on their mechanics, you have to understand that the player is not a robot. Making mechanical changes isn’t as easy as changing out parts. Besides, there is a lot more that goes into being a...
