What to See, How to See, All Things Vision in Baseball with Dr. Bill Harrison Part 2
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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:
- About how players need awareness of what they are supposed to see.
- Being in the zone for a short amount of time at the right time.
- How staring at a target is not ideal.
- You want to keep your eyes moving and relaxed at all times.
- How 20/20 vision doesn't mean you can hit 90MPH with movement.
- The number of muscle in the eye and how to train them.
- Barry Bonds and other elite player are serious about training vision.
- How Adam Dunn could have been better if he learned to pick the ball out of hand and track.
- How everyone should make seeing the ball and major and first priority.
- How getting 10% better makes a huge difference in the year you have.
- Blue light and cell phone and the harm it does to the eyes.
- How umpires and catcher have small brain damage which affects their vision.
- and many more.
