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Eugene Bleecker

3 months

Introducing the Worlds FIRST hitting and pitching waterbag programming! Train the same way that the top players in the country train!😤 Skill specific strength, game specific movement, real on field results 💪 #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

6 months

“We’re going to swing as if the baseball was was three baseballs higher coming in”🤯 Incredible insight about the Rangers gameplan in Game 7 facing Christian Javier who has a 4-Seam with the 13th highest ride in the MLB. It just shows how important a gameplan is and how you may…

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Lance Berkman talks about thing he sees in young hitters today and what a disconnected swing is🔥🤯 #the108way

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4 months

“Usually when you’re facing high velocity you want to hit high velocity off the machine, but for him it was the opposite…I learned a lot from him, now I know what I’m going to do with certain guys who have the same issue”🤯 Listen to Braves Hitting Coach Bobby Magallanes talk…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

11 days

All the Home Runs so far in 2024 on Offspeed Down and Away💣 What do you notice? What sticks out to you? Comment below ⬇️ #MLB #HomeRun

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

4 months

“If you go watch all of the first rounders, when they take BP you’ll see a little bounce back or step across because the front hip is holding on and staying closed” 🔥 from Coach Ferber’s awesome event during #ABCA24 with @RaisedNBaseball 💪 #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

5 months

“They did research on how people improve and get better and they found it was through fun and playing…so one day we did Powerball in BP and we hit 6 Home Runs that day”🔥 from Braves Hitting Coach Bobby Magallanes at #BTG23 Full event will be uploaded in the coming weeks after…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

6 years

"DONT YOU GET IT. THIS ISN'T ABOUT BASEBALL, THIS IS ABOUT LIFE!" Absolute legend and he deserves everyone in Baseball sending him some prayers.

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

18 days

How Trevor Bauer and Marcus Stroman utilize athletic throw and athletic catch in their routine 💪 Athletic throws are one of the staples of our program as a lot of pitchers get pitchified at younger and younger ages and catchers and shortstops are the most converted positions to…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

4 months

“If I could say one thing, good hitters try to stay square to the plate as long as possible…the primary cause for me is the disconnected the hips go first and the hands get left behind” 🔥 from the man Lance Berkman from #THSBCA #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

9 months

“I literally never swung at a breaking ball unless he could throw it multiple times for a strike” Listen to Eugene explain how Austin Barnes stuck to his approach up to AA and how he sat fastball unless the pitcher proved he could throw offspeed multiple times for a strike in an…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

9 months

“When’s the last time a college hitter went from getting drafted straight to the Big Leagues?” Listen to Ryan MacMillian talk about how baseball is more mental than other sports and how to separate yourself in todays baseball market💪 #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

3 months

“That little step over that’s happening at the end, when all of the best hitters hit BP you’ll see a bounce back or step across”🔥 #ohtani #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

2 months

Eyes closed throwing is just one of the tools that we use! 😑 For certain pitchers, taking away the outside environment and allowing the athlete to trust their body and rely on FEEL. Not only do we see velo jumps, but the amount of strikes thrown significantly increases as…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

5 years

They say a teacher impacts more people in a year than the average person does in a lifetime. As coaches, we have the same opportunity. It’s not about us. It’s about them. This is a job of service. We have jobs because they want to play a game we happen to be obsessed with.

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

7 months

“Is there any point in time when Mike Trout is doing soft toss that he physically can’t hold his position?” Listen to Eugene talk talk to a high school player about how you can’t develop feel and repeatability at max effort because the segments are moving so fast and focusing on…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

2 months

“The biggest difference in batting average is 1-2 vs 2-1…I love doing bullpens where it’s three pitch sets trying to get 2/3 for strikes and someone else is calling pitches” A lot of people say first pitch strikes are the most important , but what’s more important is getting to…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

6 years

At my kids game and watched this kid get yelled at for dropping his hands, told 9 million things in the box. Then hits an absolute nuke and coach tells him “SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LISTEN” , literally same exact swing just smashed the last one.

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

8 months

When watching the hardest outfield throws in the Statcast Era, one of the thing that stands out is that all of them step behind with their back foot, setting direction and allowing them to throw the punch from deep from their best position 🥊 But there are still coaches that…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

5 years

Attn Colleges: 6’5” 211 RHP w/4 years eligibility. JC football player that decided to go back to baseball instead. Started 4 months ago at 83/84. Sat 88-90 topped 92 tonight. 4 years of eligibility and available for spring. Reach out if you have interest. Gonna be really good!

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Eugene Bleecker

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3 months

“He was sitting 94mph and sat 98mph after that drill…he was a grounded guy and really liked to feel the ground”🤯 Listen to @bochtler demonstrate the Waterball drop & Rotate drill that simulates catching the weight on the back leg as you’re falling then going into rotation and…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

2 months

“Manny Ramirez says to me when I look at nothing I see everything…Edgar Martinez would put letters on a tennis ball machine going 100mph your eyes can’t get stuck where the ball is coming out it was about the space in front of the ball”🤯 Listen to @TonyAbbatine talk about open…

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Eugene Bleecker

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29 days

“By swinging a wiffle ball bat, you’re gonna figure out how to not use your muscles, get to the end of the chain and just whip that bat head out front where it’s supposed to be..Figure out how to get good at home run derby In wiffle ball. And you’ll figure out how to get your…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

4 months

“It’s not about chasing bat speed, it’s about being able to transfer energy on time and having adjustability” Listen to @nheadley14 talk about how MLB All-Stars have lower bat speed than some high school and college players but their exit velocities are higher because of their…

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Eugene Bleecker

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5 years

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

3 months

“We want to stay back not hang back” 🔥 from Lance Berkman at the THSBCA Q&A! Full Q&A out now on YouTube! Click the link below ⬇️ #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

4 years

Thread: 👇🏻🔥 The evolution of Gerrit Cole... Players always evolve & change over time. Sometimes it’s intentional, sometimes it isn’t. Some end up better, some end up worse. Tonight, let’s explore the evolution of Gerrit Cole. We won’t go back to HS and UCLA, let’s just focus on

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

4 months

“You first have to get to know the player and what they like to do, what’s gonna trigger something in their brain…for Dansby it was basketball” Listen to Braves Hitting Coach Bobby Magallanes talk about getting to know your players and one of the drills he came up in the moment…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

6 years

(Sound on) Watching these two compete is AMAZING. 2018 Zach (Dixie St) on mound was up to 87 in this pen and his brother 2019 Jared (Miami) were talking a HUGE amount of smack leading up to this.

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

3 months

“Everyone develops at their time…Sean Murphy was 5’10” going into his senior year and walked on as a bullpen catcher…before you know it now he’s 6’3” and an All-Star in the Big Leagues”🤯 Listen to Braves Hitting Coach Bobby Magallanes tell the story about Sean Murphy and…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

4 years

I’ve lost 200 followers in the last week, for sharing appalling videos of awful things happening in this country right now. Let me be clear, if you are ok w/your neighbors being treated like this then don’t follow me, I don’t want your business, nor do I want to help you. What

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

6 months

Lance Berkman gives some keys to the tee🔑 Listen to the full podcast on YouTube link in bio⬇️ #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

7 months

“You try to get them to use the top hand more, I’ve found that doesn’t work as well as teaching them how to be bottom hand dominant “ Listen to Eugene talk about hitters that throw the opposite side as they hit and are bottom hand dominant, and how a lot of the best bottom hand…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

7 months

Lance Berkman on his different “Swing Flaws” and what he had to think to combat them🤯 Full podcast on YouTube Link in Bio ⬆️ #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

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2 months

“To me there’s two hitting dysfunctions, you got the down and across slasher and then you got your classic backside collapsers” Listen to Lance Berkman from the THSBCA Q&A talk about the two hitting dysfunctions and pregame team BP🔥 Check out the full Q&A on our YouTube click…

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2 months

“I had a coach Mike Evans and every single player on our team gained velocity…we had to throw on our knees until we got to a point where we couldn’t get it to the target…and then when you stood up you felt like you had an absolute BAZOOKA” 💪 Listen to Eugene talk about time…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

10 months

Can’t lay off the high pitches? Having trouble with breaking balls? It could be that you’re too upright and don’t have enough posture 🤔 Listen to Eugene talk about Tony Gwynn, the greatest bat to ball hitter of all time, having posture and how A-Rods barrel was below his hands…

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1 month

“If you have access to a radar gun and you know the hardest you ever thrown is 86, trying to hit 90 for someone like you is a terrible idea…you want to see how easy how effortless you can hit 84… then that becomes 86 then in a game all of a sudden it’s 90”🤯 Listen to Eugene…

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Eugene Bleecker

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6 years

So many players out here looking for schools. Most don't look for the right things. Players should be looking for a best fit. A great mentor and a place they r going to become better players and better men. Every 1 talks about D1 but what if your best fit is a D2/3/NAIA program

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

5 months

“The hole in the hitting mat is in the front I’ve never seen that before…that’s how much ground force we were creating”🤯 from Braves Hitting Coach Bobby Magallanes #BTG23 #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

2 months

“The modern player has limited adjustability because they don’t free play as much…we can help develop that by giving them a directive and letting them figure it out” Listen to Lance Berkman talk about adjustability and giving them a directive and letting them figure it out…

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Eugene Bleecker

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3 months

“If you make the choice that you want to be elite, you have to do things differently than everybody else because you can’t become elite unless you do” #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

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1 year

One of our warmup and training staples long PVC Turns: It can help give us a better understanding/proprioception for how our trunk and body is moving. It can also help an athlete to help improve their sequence and pull out slack, and move smoothly through the ranges Progression:…

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Eugene Bleecker

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6 years

Juco kid..smallest on team..the guy EVERYONE tells 2 hit GB's... learned to kick & roll in less than 2 months & already has more XBH through 8 games than all last season. LEADING his team in XBH btw, the smallest guy.. stop tell em what they can't do teach them how to hit nukes.

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

6 months

Lance Berkman on what he likes about the tee and how he uses it 🔥 Full podcast on YouTube click the link in bio⬇️ #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

5 years

Attn: colleges - 6’4” 235 lb 2019 LHP uncommitted. Started last January at 82 and an arm issue. Hit 90 for the first time today with ease. Should be easy 92/93 in spring. If you have interest reach out.

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Eugene Bleecker

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7 months

“Most Good Hitters Stride Closed” -Lance Berkman 🤯 Listen to Eugene talk about pulling the ball to the middle of the field and why Lance Berkman says that most of the best hitters stride closed 🗣️😂 First podcast with the 6x All-Star and WS Champion Lance Berkman out now on…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

9 months

Falling behind in counts? Having trouble attacking hitters? Try doing sets of three in your bullpens with the focus of throwing at least 2/3 for a strike! To make it even harder, have someone else call pitches to help you test out and gain confidence for different pitches and…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

3 months

“I had a plan because I looked at video from last year…he comes in and goes I just want to have fun, I play baseball because it’s fun…he was on pace for 20 HRs and ended up with the most in his career” Listen to Braves Hitting Coach @magallanesbobby talk about how hitting is…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

14 days

Trampoline jump catch with some of our older guys 🐇Because they can’t use the ground you’ll see some amazing things start to happen. Elite throwers can throw 80% of their max in the air 💪 #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

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6 months

“I love recoil swings…Get to no stride and have them swing the bat back and forth and have someone flip you a few balls” Listen to @CoachMonteLee and Eugene talk about how recoil swings are a great ball striking drill 💪from the Jupiter #WWBA Vlog Full Vlog on YouTube click…

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Eugene Bleecker

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3 months

Using the left field foul pole as a focal point from Evan Longoria and the late and great Ken Ravizza! Giving your mind a reset and allowing yourself to be in the moment, be where your feet are 👣 Not only can it refocus you in a game, but also to practice your routine and…

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Eugene Bleecker

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7 months

“A lot of big leaguers say they want their barrel above their hands but if you look at video that’s not what’s happening…but in relation to the spine it’s above the hands”🤯 Listen to Eugene talk about why ARod and other players felt like their barrel was above their hands and…

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Eugene Bleecker

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1 year

Pullside angle toss is great for players that have tough time delivering the barrel on time. The angled toss feeds the mistake of players delaying the barrel too long. Learning how to keep the chest over the plate longer and getting the barrel to win the race is what the focus…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

3 months

Listen to Jameis Winston talk about how hitting and rotating consistently helped him as a quarterback and how some of the most prolific quarterbacks are able to throw from different slots Via: @pardonmytake #nfl #patrickmahomes #superbowl

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

2 months

“They were all 6’3”, threw 100 and we didn’t have that kind of talent…but we made up for it with our mentality and approach at the plate…just thinking you’re better than that guy going up there with nothing to lose” 🔥from @OZZY12_ on his story on upsetting Tennessee when he…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

6 years

No truer picture exists. Through ups, downs & at times feeling sideways, determination & willingness to overcome trump all. Perseverance & faith in gods plan is critical. Every situation can be viewed in multiple ways so having perspective and being able to see big picture is 🔑

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Eugene Bleecker

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3 months

How Ronald Acuña changed his routine to counteract his natural tendencies during his historic MVP season from #BTG23 🔥 “He doesn’t really go straight to the pitcher but that helped him not over dive towards the plate…all the feels and drills is to get us to do a certain move…

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Eugene Bleecker

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4 months

“10 year big leaguer and had never had his bullpens with radar guns and was 85-87…then umpire goes play ball and it’s 94…it’s gotta be all about the feel out of your hand”🤯 Listen to @wmarsh108 talk about throwing it hard easy in bullpens and focusing on the feel not chasing…

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2 months

“I want you to see how easy you can throw 82 instead of seeing how much you can put into 85…all of a sudden your easy 82s become easy 83s, easy 85s and all of a sudden in a game it’s 89”🔥 Listen to Eugene talk about how in the past they were easy in the pen and how increasing…

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Eugene Bleecker

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6 months

Lance Berkman Shares His Three Thirds of the Hitting Equation 🔥 #worldseries #postseason #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

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9 months

6x All-Star and the Highest Save Percentage in MLB History, Joe Nathan on the importance of Strike One and how knowing the percentages can give you confidence to attack the zone 🗣️💪 #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

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5 months

“If we land in a position where we can rotate oppo, middle, or pull we’re giving ourselves a chance to cover every pitch and that’s all we can ask” 🔥 Listen to @nheadley14 talk about landing countered and having adjustability on off speed 💪💣 #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

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6 months

I asked some of the top hitting coaches if they had ONE thing to give parents or coaches what would it be? The answer will surprise you 🤔 #the108way

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10 months

“When you start believing how good you are that’s going to be a huge game changer” 🗣️ Listen to Eugene talk about how belief in yourself can effect not only how you perform but how you move as well 👊 Believe that you’re the best player on that field and trust your training and…

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@108_Performance

8 months

“If you cast a fishing rod and go all the way through the lure drags…do you focus on going forward or going back?? Same thing with throwing”🎣 Listen to Eugene talk about decel patterns and how the study we did back in 2018 on cracking the whip improved velocity and decreased…

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4 months

“Your brain can’t decipher between a thought and actually doing it…he goes up there eyes closed and hits a bullet up the middle”🤯 Listen to Braves Hitting Coach Bobby Magallanes talk about deep practice and starting with the end in mind from #BTG23 #the108way

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8 months

Miguel Cabrera doing one of our favorite drills for barrel delivery, recoil swings⚡️ Hit it and get ready for the next one 💪 can be done with two and a row like it’s done here or three in a row off side toss, front toss, or machine

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Eugene Bleecker

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6 years

This was 105.7 @ 30 and went 420ft. He's 5'9" and super fast twitch. After a full overhaul on swing pattern there have been 3 huge keys for him. 1. Stick the landing 2. LOOSE STRETCH 3. Turn the barrel Last week during a round when he was capping a few he was getting stuck

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3 months

The Wes Scott Step: Wes has been doing this false leg kick to step behind since he was young and typically uses it at the beginning of catch play Can be great as a movement prep drill, to add flow, and can help someone who struggles to move sideways/drift down the mound💪…

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8 months

Are you opening up too early? Are you having trouble staying on offspeed? The Trout Step is a destination cue, which means you focus on the end to clean up the beginning. As you can see in this video, they hit the ball and then step towards first base to make sure their energy…

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10 months

There’s times to work on your swing, and there’s times to be a hitter and be a savage in the box 💪😤 Make your symphony on the field and work tirelessly to perfect it off the field 🎼 #the108way

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7 months

Lance Berkman tells the incredible story of how Roy Oswalt got shocked and it fixed his shoulder!! 🤯⚡️

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5 months

“Youre a Ferrari 🏎️not a Ford F-350🛻…the goal is to go 0-60 in 3.1 seconds, stop on a dime, and make hairpin turns” #the108way

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3 months

“Cole Hamels said the best changeup he ever threw got hit 450 feet by Manny Ramirez…he was waiting for it and committed to his approach…a big part of being elite is knowing who you are”🤯 #the108way

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7 years

No player should be scared to talk to a coach about their development. Wanting to get better and taking ownership should be ENCOURAGED!!

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6 years

It was an honor having the opportunity to talk with Tom Verducci and being mentioned with @C_Wallenbrock @EP_hitting @LattaDoug @dustinlind and @TewksHitting The Launch Angle era has transformed the baseball swing via @SINow

The Launch Angle era has transformed the baseball swing

Hit the top half of the ball? Nonsense. This is the era of launch angle, exit velocity and home runs.

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4 months

“If you believe the hips should go first I used to believe it too…in air time when you’re transitioning weight it does it on its own stop teaching it”🤯 If this interests you, check out the Ultimate Coaches Playbook in the link below with the foundations, level 1 hitting and…

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6 years

We are seeing WAY MORE SUCCESS with our hitters having them train to hit off speed and outside pitches OUT IN FRONT rather than staying back. It makes way more sense when you really think about it. Great hitters capture energy through the turn and don't fight to stay inside. If

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“I can do that for an instant moment, putting a weight down in the ground. But if you watch on the screen, you’ll see as soon as my foot hits, I can put an instantaneous amount of force down onto it it’s gonna have a peak and then see all the red lines go up and down. I have this…

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“Easy Juice that’s what you want , how easy can you throw it far… Neon Deions is such a weird drill but it works for so many guys” 🥤 Try adding this athletic throw to your throwing routine! @DeionSanders #the108way

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5 years

The fact that people on twitter can criticize one of the greatest hitters of all time is literally mind boggling. This is a classic case of feel vs real and I don’t know about you, but I don’t care what a guy needs to think or feel as long as he creates good results. Do you hear

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11 months

One of the things that stands out when you watch Chase Burns is the signature kick through at the end🦵 You see other hard throwers have this movement which is a version of “pimping the finish”. What’s happening is they’re anchoring their back foot behind them to keep tension…

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6 years

Can't teach a kickback (scissor 🙄) they said, it just happens for some people they said. Movement options can absolutely be crafted into the swing and although natural for some, it can absolutely be taught to others. Also, whose to say the individual wasn't coached out of it and

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5 years

“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment for which it grows, not the flower” - Shaun Larkin @SLarkin04 CRUSHING

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“It was an absolute GAME CHANGER for him because he had the best season of his career and not only that but broke records”🔥🤯 Listen to Braves Hitting Coach Bobby Magallanes talk about some of the changes Matt Olson made on the way to a record breaking season from #BTG23 If…

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Eugene Bleecker

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5 years

At 108 we talk a lot about deceleration & putting the brakes on, but it’s tough in 240 characters so I thought it might make sense to put a little thread together. First, let’s talk about what we can measure

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2 months

“Hit a ball 500 feet…now throw your punch from up top…now like cracking a whip get to contact then pull it back” 🌊 “It felt more explosive”🤯 Listen to Eugene go through one of the first things we’ll do when using a waterbag for the first time to get the athlete to feel…

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3 months

“There’s battles and there’s a war…you might strike out your first at bat, you might make an error…So what! next pitch we have to win the next battle”🔥😤 #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

9 months

“The grossest changeup I ever threw got hit 450 feet…He knew I was going to throw that pitch and he was committed to that approach”🤯 Listen to Eugene talk about a story he heard from Cole Hamels about Manny Ramirez sticking to his approach and about knowing who you are as a…

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@108_Performance

1 month

“We ran a study with High School, College, and Professional pitchers and told them to reach out then to Pimp the Finish…velocity increased an average of 3-5 mph and the stress decrease was 38%” 🤯 Listen to Eugene talk about the study from #BTG22 Check out the Bridge the Gap…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

5 years

🤷🏼‍♂️it’s just how we move. It’s called the spinal engine. It’s called reciprocal movement. If you want to fight it go ahead but the best get across their body better than everyone else.

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

23 days

“Arguably, I would say approach is the most important thing we can have. My brother, 85 or 90% of all of his at-bats in the big leagues, he was looking middle middle. Called him full count when he was in San Diego because he got to full count more than basically anybody in…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

4 years

Lol..... @O3jfrye words on paper weren’t going to do it justice, so attached is a thread of videos for ya my man.

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

2 months

“One of the things the Diamondbacks did to neutralize the Phillies was pitching to the shadow zones…if you’re pitching to Bryce Harper and want to throw a slider down and away you put it in their mind not to be perfect but to have an allowable miss…because I don’t care if I…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

1 month

“Treat your career like MLB Road to the Show youre building yourself in real life…every time you hit and instead of going through the motions you lock in and try to figure stuff out, that’s five more points”🔥 #mlbtheshow24 #the108way

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

3 months

“If you look at the data behind the highest velocity and most efficient throwers, the energy gets into the outside of the front foot faster than everyone else…and the other piece is pulling slack out from the other direction” 🦵 If you want to learn more, the full…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

2 months

“In my better years, I was actually loading with my body, with my middle…we’re working on getting tension later in the sequence, being able to hold that when I make my decision to swing and still brace on contact”🔥 Listen to @ABREG_1 talk about feel vs real and some of his…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

11 months

All the Home Runs this season so far on offspeed pitches down and away💣 What do you notice?🧐

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

9 months

Is your velo down? Are you opening up before landing? It could be a slight sequencing issue🦾 For some guys keeping the chest sideways as you move down the mound can be an effective cue, but if taken to literally it can take away the “reach back to throw the punch” as you move…

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Eugene Bleecker

@108_Performance

4 months

How @KEVIN20DURAN went from a PR of 93 to hitting 100 mph in 10 minutes at the @PocketRadar booth at @ABCA1945 🤯 “I feel like I’m not flying open as much…I was actually getting back and loaded” “All he needed was that little bit of you’re resetting the field and you’re…

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