This is the Official Web Blog of Chiropractic Intern and Former Professional Baseball Player Greg Shepard.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Chandler Blanchard class of 2013
My friend and mentor Perry Husband did a swing test on Jay Bell a 17 year big league veteran.
Jay hit the ball on average 77 mph for 30 swings. A 17 year big league vet! I started working with Chandler and his old brother Jordan four years ago. They are a testimony that there is no one way to swing. A swing is like a finger print they are all different and personal. Some kids like their hands high some low. Some kids like a wide stance and some kids like to keep it short. Oh back to Jay Bell, after a few hours with perry they retested Jay. Put him in a more balance stance so he could move faster. Changed his load a little so he could get maximum weight transfer and lastly got him to push off his back side. The result was his exit speeds jumped to 86 mph and he hit more ball near the center of the swing target. So I have a 14 year old incoming freshman that is 40lbs lighter than Jay Bell and hits the ball on average about 82 mph with a high of 86 mph. Yes, I do think this young man has potential and not because he's my student but because of the numbers. Watch the Video.
Jay hit the ball on average 77 mph for 30 swings. A 17 year big league vet! I started working with Chandler and his old brother Jordan four years ago. They are a testimony that there is no one way to swing. A swing is like a finger print they are all different and personal. Some kids like their hands high some low. Some kids like a wide stance and some kids like to keep it short. Oh back to Jay Bell, after a few hours with perry they retested Jay. Put him in a more balance stance so he could move faster. Changed his load a little so he could get maximum weight transfer and lastly got him to push off his back side. The result was his exit speeds jumped to 86 mph and he hit more ball near the center of the swing target. So I have a 14 year old incoming freshman that is 40lbs lighter than Jay Bell and hits the ball on average about 82 mph with a high of 86 mph. Yes, I do think this young man has potential and not because he's my student but because of the numbers. Watch the Video.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)