Attack and Launch angle metrics have become the hot button topics, and the flagship statistics for new age data. In this episode, Jim and Jake peel back the layers of both metrics to give players a better understanding of how both can be used in the proper context, how college and high school programs can adapt, and how they both can lead a hitter to future success if at all.
Episode Notes:
2:00 – Shohei Ohtani’s career outlook
8:00 – Attack angle definition
10:00 – How attack angle applies to a golf swing
13:00 – The minimum attack angle for a player to be successful
16:00 – The time Jake determines attack angle
20:00 – Understanding a player’s “story” as it pertains to their swing
25:00 – How high school and college programs have adapted the metrics
34:00 – Launch angle definition
39:00 – Is launch angle valued more?
44:00 – Overtraining in certain weeks
54:00 – Can launch angle be deceiving?
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