Own Your Swing: Jim Schwanke Breaks Down the BLAST Hitting System | Ep. 121

Jim Schwanke, the hitting coach behind LSU's Gorilla Ball era, joins Ross Hawley for the first live session of the BLAST Training Series. Jim built BLAST to give players and coaches a simple, progressive set of drills that help every hitter find and own their best swing. He works through each letter of the system and covers balance at foot strike, what a good take looks like, why a connected swing beats early extension, the "sequential unlocking of body parts," and why timing is the real battle.

He also explains the goal of winning one pitch per at-bat and putting your best swing on it. Ross and Jim close by talking about keeping coaching simple, trusting what works for you, and the joy of dad-and-son moments in the game.

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