Episode 93: Stop Coaching Swings, Start Coaching HittersEye Dominance, Confidence Building & In-Game Adjustments
In this episode, Rob Crews shares an exclusive coaching session with a group of high school coaches from New York City, breaking down his philosophy on vision training, the invisible mechanics, and why swings are not hitting.
Rob talks about:
- How to identify eye dominance with a simple test—and why it matters
- The Big 3: zoning down, front foot timing, and contact space
- Why he doesn't believe in open stances
- The three timings every hitter needs to sync
- Head stability as a "camera on a tripod"—and how to train it
- Why anticipation beats reaction in less than four-tenths of a second
- Teaching in the positive: why "don't chase" is the wrong cue
- Building confidence at 8, 9, 10, 11, 12—before it's too late
- How your coaching cues become their self-talk
- Non-verbal communication and developing a language with your hitters
- Feel the game: situational hitting without overthinking
- The Swing Dynamics bat system and pregame warmup philosophy
This is real coaching talk—unfiltered, practical, and rooted in 25+ years of player development.
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