Guest Blogger from Tampa, Florida

Joradn Ramus was my student who flew in for a one day workout from Florida. Here are his thoughts on the day:

Thanks again for a great training day in Chicago! Glad you had the confidence in me to compress it all in one full day. My dad told me it would be difficult to do but coming from Florida and in town for just the day it was our only option. Thanks for making it all happen.

I told my dad your attention to detail and your temperament with instruction was outstanding and an absolute perfect fit for me. I look forward to growing in the future with you as my mentor over the years Justin.

Here is what I thought about going into my day. I have had a lot of training in the past but I know that I am getting older, bigger wiser & stronger and I need to take it to the next level. I will be in 8th grade next year and high school is not that far off.

I knew from my dad that you are the best in the country hands down so I was looking forward to learning and refining my craft of hitting. Many kids just want to show off and pretend to learn…I want to learn and get better and be the best but I also want to look good doing it. My dad says staying in the envelope is important (I hear it in my sleep) and I looked at my special day as that being part of my goal….to stay in the envelope on a more consistent basis. I have always made my own adjustments in hitting but your regiment/drills will make it even easier for me to do so. I wasn’t nervous at all as I am not that type of guy… I just wondered what would come out of it all meaning what would I need to take home and work on and I achieved that with you. I wondered what kind of facility it would be like and I was blown away by it. I was counting on meeting Alex Rios though but my dad said you had it covered next time!!!

At the end of the day, I learned about my (2) weaknesses that I need to work on and I believe that both of them are simple fixes with repetition. I learned a whole lot more about the swing plane too and getting on plane and being quick with my hands staying short inside the ball. I have had previous training with Epstein on proper rotation but they do not address hand path, they only address getting on plane with the barrel of the bat for a very long time. However, hand path is a huge part of getting on plane too and they both go hand in hand…no pun intended. Hands do come down and the bat barrel does go rearward with you swinging “naturally” to that point in motion and not artificially fading off to get there. I get it Epstein….lol…I am working on my front foot side as well and keeping it closed off as much as possible.

My dad and I when we work together are doing all the tee drills and I am working hard at this. What I am most excited about though is that I found my guy to mentor me well into the future. I just want to work as hard as I can Justin and see how far it can take me.

Thanks again Justin for a great training day!

Jordan Ramus
#16
Bullets Black Baseball Elite
Tampa, Florida