Quote Originally Posted by Cooterpoot View Post
Launch angle and exit velo are like the shiny toys with the bells and whistles. They get your eyes big and fire you up. It's a modern sales pitch because selling hard work doesn't go over much anymore. In reality, exit velo and launch angle work themselves out by getting stronger and working your ass off which brings consistency.
Nailed it! Just like spin rate and velo. Lot of guys making a lot of money now trying to teach that kind of stuff too! Can you imagine an 8 year old worrying about spin rate, fb velo, exit velo or launch angle when they don't even know how to play the game yet, but its happening out there every single day! Teach kids proper fundamentals and hard work and all of that will take care of itself. We've got a mutual friend that's coached in mlb for a long, long time and he told me once he doesn't really even project what a kid will do until he hits puberty and starts to develop their core, before that point they need to be taught fundamentals and hard work. Baseball requires many many reps and hard work. The rest will take care of itself.