Mike Epstein on Hitting
by Mike Epstein
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Author: Mike EpsteinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-06
ISBN: 1585187771
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Coaches Choice Books
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Book Review: Epstein Hits It Out
Summary: 4 Stars
In terms of mechanics and teaching what actually happens in a swing, no one is better than Coach Epstein.
I am the softball hitting coach at a University in Chicago and also do private fastpitch hitting lessons. I applied many of Mike's ideas with my own philosophies and we've had great immediate success. Linear hitters who couldn't understand why they were driving the ball into the dirt feel rejuvenated as they elevate balls into the gaps...and beyond.
I'll use this book to refresh and re-energize my philosophies every year, along with Ted Williams' "The Science of Hitting".
I only have these small critiques: 1.) The book is not well edited; there are some typos and the over-use of quotation marks is exhausting. 2.) Mike doesn't share much in the way of drill work, repeatedly hinting that you'll need to buy his tapes (the prices of which are jacked up).
Like the title says, this book is just a collection of Mike's articles "On Hitting"; a rotational philosophy rooted in the mechanics of the best in the business by one of the best instructors in the business.
Whether you're in the market for drill books or not, buy this book. No drill you do will have substance without this rotational foundation.
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