I think he has a program now. Have you looked at that?
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I think he has a program now. Have you looked at that?
I started my search for the Holy Grail when my kids were 10 years old , now I’m working with their (my grandkids) 10 yr olds. Yes, that long. For the last 6 years I’ve been studying and learning the HLP. Now that I’ve made almost ever mistake and taken every dead end possible, I feel I know it and do a fair job of teaching it. As a parent trying to teach you son or daughter, I probably wouldn’t recommend it. You will do lots of things wrong before you get it right, get frustrated and move on before you fully understand what the heck your doing. Your athlete will get worse before they get better and it’s going to be ugly.
Show your work ... You must swing a bat to discuss HLP with Richard
This is what got my attention, he was the only one (still is) that will put himself or any of his students as examples. A lot of the now internet experts we’re getting taught by Richard on hitting illustrated but found a way to market themselves and hitting methods we now buy.
Heres why I teach it.
1. In HS softball the fence is only 200ft. With HLP most can hit it over. I want my little girls to hit like big girls
2. The swing is preformed on the unconscious Level. Huge advantage timing and mastering the swing.
3. Simple principles (not easy) made sense. For example, the swing puts the front foot down.
4. Plate coverage, this swing is at its best hitting OPPO.
5. More and more college coaches are using similar hitting patterns.
I have more but this is enough to get the dumpster fire started. DM me if you want more or go to Haley’s post In the practical hitting section. Good luck.
Show your work ... You must swing a bat to discuss HLP with Richard
This is what got my attention, he was the only one (still is) that will put himself or any of his students as examples. A lot of the now internet experts we’re getting taught by Richard on hitting illustrated but found a way to market themselves and hitting methods we now buy.
Heres why I teach it.
1. In HS softball the fence is only 200ft. With HLP most can hit it over. I want my little girls to hit like big girls
2. The swing is preformed on the unconscious Level. Huge advantage timing and mastering the swing.
3. Simple principles (not easy) made sense. For example, the swing puts the front foot down.
4. Plate coverage, this swing is at its best hitting OPPO.
5. More and more college coaches are using similar hitting patterns.
I have more but this is enough to get the dumpster fire started. DM me if you want more or go to Haley’s post In the practical hitting section. Good luck.
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Any poster who was on this board when it began knows that many found out the hard way.
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I don’t know how much most know about the HLP other than how terrible Twitter Dick is and he is terrible. I’m interested in what can the pattern do for my kids. Haley (my student) has reached a level of
unconscious competence with the swing. It’s taken 2 and a half years to get here. I don’t know who’s more stubborn or stupid me or her.
unconscious competence with the swing. It’s taken 2 and a half years to get here. I don’t know who’s more stubborn or stupid me or her.
Richard was absolutely the worst at teaching his own stuff. He knew he had to get better. In 2016 when I took Chloe to him for a lesson he told me then he was trying to get better at teaching this pattern. Now, that he’s teaching young kids he’s improved greatly.... old dog new tricks..... maybe
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I found Joey Meyers (Hitting Performance Lab) to be pretty helpful and while not a "program" per se, you can get his online course very cheap. He does a good job of explaining himself and seems like a genuine guy. Lots of youtube vids also.
Yeah, that's the one thing I disagree with. I am in the camp that says the rear foot gets peeled off the ground by the body.
Why don't we all just swing like JD Martinez.
J.D. Martinez's game-tying HR | 05/05/2021
J.D. Martinez crushes a game-tying home run to right-center field that scores Enrique Hernández in the bottom of the 7th inning
www.mlb.com
This sent me down a 4 hour rabbit hole.
