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Why have players like Mookie Betts, Dustin Pedroia, George Springer and most recently Kris Bryant switched to an Axe handle? You don't need to think it is a fad or a gimmick but we'll learn more about the swing and bats as Coach Jeff Leach joins our show this week.

Coach Jeff Leach, based in San Antonio, Texas, has coached all ages of amateur baseball, most recently with the 17U South Texas Sliders, an elite travel program that has produced more than two dozen professional draft picks.

Leach also has worked extensively in player development, both as a private hitting instructor, and as the founder and director of Upper Deck Training in San Antonio, where he administers hitting programs for teams and small groups. He has been the 2014 and 2015 DBAT Sports National Instructor of the Year nominee.

You should follow him on Twitter at @CoachJeffLeach and Axe Bat on Twitter at

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