Jerry Weinstein Discusses Smart Coach Radar Usage for 'Inside Pitch' Magazine

In the recent Inside Pitch Magazine, "The Hot Corner"section, Adam Revelette interviews legendary baseball coach, Jerry Weinstein.  Having been an avid user of the brand's products since their inception, Jerry had a few things to say about what he sees as the value behind using the technology and why Pocket Radar's products (including the latest Smart Coach Radar with companion app) are a game-changer in providing accurate velocity in an affordable package. 

Below are a couple of soundbites from the article, starting with the questions that preceded them:

Describe the commitment that you’ve made personally to the technological advances in player development.

...Fred Corral introduced me to the Pocket Radar, and I’ve used it a lot when I’m evaluating raw arm strength with position players, and with pitchers in flat ground and bullpens for speed differentials. It’s a handy tool, I have a number of them that I’ll hand out to players. When you couple that with their new Smart Coach, you’re able to get immediate feedback, which is especially helpful during batting practice.

What are your general thoughts on developing hitters?

The goal is to hit the ball hard. You can talk about launch angle and ball flight and all that, but ultimately the balls that get hit the hardest are the ones that have the most successful results. I’ll set up the Smart Coach behind the cage so players can associate a particular ball flight with their highest exit speeds.

Sometimes hitters can’t time pitches because they’re so tied up in the mechanics of hitting, which detracts from our ability to redirect the eyes and react. So by just letting your body organize itself and then getting the immediate feedback with the Smart Coach, knowledge of results immediately is really powerful for me. With your eyes you see, but you really don’t quantify like the radar gun does, whether you use it as an exit speed tool, a hard-hit tool, a pitch differential tool or assessing the overall health and wellness of a player.

Check out the entire article here: Inside Pitch, Jerry Weinstein

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