What to See, How to See, All Things Vision in Baseball with Dr. Bill Harrison Part 1
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Guest Info and Bio:
Dr. Bill Harrison is the founder of Slow The Game Down. He began his work in professional baseball in 1971 with the Kansas City Royals. Hall of Famer, George Brett was among many of the players he has trained over the years, as well as many other great athletes. Since then he has worked with 12 Major League Baseball organizations and many NCAA programs. Most recently he worked with the Toronto Blue Jays and San Francisco Giants. Dr. Bill is also a frequent contributor to the collegiate baseball news as well as co-author with his son Ryan on three books, How2Focus: Like a Pro, How2Focus: The Hitters Zone, & How2Focus: The Pitchers Zone.
Twitter: Dr. Bill Harrison
Website: Slow The Game Down
Summary:
On this episode, Host Geoff Rottmayer sits down with Dr. Bill Harrion of Slow the Game Down, where we talk where to see, how to see, and all things vision in baseball.
Show Notes:
Dr. Bill Harrison talks about the following:
- What a visual performance coach is and does.
- How to see the ball and how to train to see the ball.
- How to teach visualization.
- The concept of replaying success.
- Getting rid of mindless work.
- Being patient with the process of training vision.
- How I (Geoff) could have been taught to read the spin and rate of spin.
- The difference between picking the ball out of the hand and tracking the ball.
- and much more.
