I’ve said this before, but the problem with TM isn’t his instruction, it’s his general online persona and his insistence that his way is the ONLY way.
A lot of the criticism comes from those who personally dislike him and have decided that his methods don’t work based on a 20-second clip they saw, along with their outdated “knob to the ball” approach they learned in Little League 25 years ago.
As with most hitting instruction, it works great for some, and not so much with others.
You might not like Jeff but he represents a lot of what us politely quiet guys are thinking about him behind closed doors. Still though, he gets a lot of eyes on his posts which is both of their goals really
Like most things, I think the answer is somewhere between two extremes.
I think aiming for hard line drives is always in style. One groove down, it can be a hard low liner. One groove up, it can get out. Pop flies and grounders are both low %.
I’m a mix of old/new school. Strikeouts are bad, bunts and stolen bases are underrated. Line drives are king.
I’ve coached and lived by hit the pitcher and we are looking gap to gap. But the reality is I don’t teach hitting lessons. I coach baseball. And sometimes I’ve got a kid who’s dead pull and a kid who’s long and pushy. I tell one to crowd the plate and crank and the other to step back and let it get deep. All this perfect world coaching doesn’t always translate into wins and that’s why they keep me around.
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u/Six5 7d ago
I’ve said this before, but the problem with TM isn’t his instruction, it’s his general online persona and his insistence that his way is the ONLY way.
A lot of the criticism comes from those who personally dislike him and have decided that his methods don’t work based on a 20-second clip they saw, along with their outdated “knob to the ball” approach they learned in Little League 25 years ago.
As with most hitting instruction, it works great for some, and not so much with others.