LRU MBA 2016 | Director of Operations Campbell Softball | Runs Scored Enthusiast | 2023 NCCAA National Champion
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Velocity is like wading into the ocean. The longer you’re in it, the more comfortable it becomes.
When I was playing with the St. Louis Cardinals, we did a drill that made me super uncomfortable.
Pitchers started throwing 100 MPH.
One thing that helped me adjust to the increased velocity was actually training at speeds that felt faster than the game.
We would take the pitching machine out on the field and crank it up as fast as we could.
It wasn't pretty.
The ball would cut. Sink. Dive. Take off.
Sometimes it was just uncomfortable trying to hit it.
But that was the point.
We were forcing our eyes and bodies to adjust to something that felt faster and harder than what we'd see in the game.
Then when we faced normal game velocity...
The game felt slower.
If I were training a hitter struggling with velocity today, here's what I'd do:
Take 15–20 swings against a machine set faster than what you normally face.
Don't worry about crushing every ball.
Get comfortable being uncomfortable.
Then bring the machine back down to the velocity you normally see and take another 15–20 swings.
Feel the difference.
Because there's one thing I learned playing this game...
If you want the game to slow down, sometimes you have to make practice speed up, and much harder.
Thank you for reading,
- Jermaine Curtis
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Read Brown retweeted
When I was playing with the St. Louis Cardinals, we did a drill that made me super uncomfortable.
Pitchers started throwing 100 MPH.
One thing that helped me adjust to the increased velocity was actually training at speeds that felt faster than the game.
We would take the pitching machine out on the field and crank it up as fast as we could.
It wasn't pretty.
The ball would cut. Sink. Dive. Take off.
Sometimes it was just uncomfortable trying to hit it.
But that was the point.
We were forcing our eyes and bodies to adjust to something that felt faster and harder than what we'd see in the game.
Then when we faced normal game velocity...
The game felt slower.
If I were training a hitter struggling with velocity today, here's what I'd do:
Take 15–20 swings against a machine set faster than what you normally face.
Don't worry about crushing every ball.
Get comfortable being uncomfortable.
Then bring the machine back down to the velocity you normally see and take another 15–20 swings.
Feel the difference.
Because there's one thing I learned playing this game...
If you want the game to slow down, sometimes you have to make practice speed up, and much harder.
Thank you for reading,
- Jermaine Curtis
P.S. - If you enjoyed this, and thought it was helpful, please share it.
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We’ve seen that generational speed @JonahCox02! #KeepYourFork
INSANE STAT‼️
Pete Crow-Armstrong and Chandler Simpson have sprint speeds of 29.5 feet per second.
Prime Billy Hamilton and JONAH COX have sprint speeds of 30.1 feet per second
Generational Speed.
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“Don’t bounce it, they’ll boo ya”
Derek Jeter to President Bush before he delivered the perfect strike
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Sammy Sosa during the Cubs first home game after 9/11. This gives me goosebumps everytime. It’s so much more than just a game
The US flag was a great touch by Sammy.
#September11
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The focus for @WVUBaseball continues to be on player development. Getting world-class players better.
Our partnership with WVU School of Sport Sciences and @BioPrecisionLLC allows us to CREATE and LEAD in this focus.
BioPrecision grants access to these systems to athletes outside of WVU Baseball.
@WVUbiomechanics is moving baseball and player development forward.
Over the last two years, MLB stars have descended on West Virginia University, where a $5 million investment in baseball has yielded a country-leading biomechanics performance center. wapo.st/4gE81Z7
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Luis Arraez was the best trade deadline acquisition of the season #Phillies
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Just now… Cleanup Big League hitter with the beautiful push bunt to tie the game!!! This is so awesome on so many levels!!! Just the fact that a cleanup hitter has this in his “toolbox” and can pull it out when he saw the opportunity is fantastic! Technique was Spot on!
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“It's highly individual... How you get guys to their performance on the field is very, very specific.” 🗣️
@RedSox hitting coach John Soteropulos broke down his process helping to develop Boston's hitters.
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Pasquantino HR(8). Some tight hitters have to get forward enough to rotate behind the ball.
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The guys are ready for Saturdays 🔥🔊
@auburnbands stopped by to teach the fight songs and brought the energy with them! 🦅
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Alex Golesh brought the Auburn band into the team room to teach them the fight song. The marching band director said it’s the first time in 20 years he’s been asked to do that.
He also dropped an absolute bar about being a thermostat…
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