I have been hearing a lot lately about there being a lot of vision training techniques available for players. I don't know anything about vision training but I think it will help my son, any ideas on where I can find this stuff?
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HardHat, I highly recommend a study be done on the studies of the late-great Syd Thrift in his writings because he was the catalyst for vision training for hitters and his pupils were very successful and many have improved drastically after his techniques in vision training were applied. Syd will be missed but he shall live forever! peace, Shep
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Hey catchaprospect,
Your webpages are very impressive and I believe in the cause. Keep up the great work! peace, Shep
Your webpages are very impressive and I believe in the cause. Keep up the great work! peace, Shep
I was playin for a swingtown league around here and one of the guys who ran the league told me the detroit tigers did major training at a specialized facility. He said they got so good that on each tennis ball there was a number in a certain color. The tennis ball was thrown like a pitch out of a machine at up to 135 miles an our and the players could sit there and tell you what color and what number..INSANE. How's that for vision training.
My son works with the best vision training specialist around, Dr. Bill Harrison, who I believe was the one who taught Syd Thrift all of those vision technigues. Anyways He has an amazing website that you can do drills online, where my son has improved his hitting as well as his concentration in school. The website is sportseyesite.com He also has a website for at home drills slowthegamedown.com both highly recommended. Hope they help.
Nolan08,
You sir are absolutely correct. Syd even took him with him where-ever he worked such as Pittsburgh, Baltimore and most recently, Tampa Bay before he retired. Thank you for your interest Nolan and an honor chatting with you here sir. Shep believes that Syd deserves much credit in this field of vision awareness and training. peace
You sir are absolutely correct. Syd even took him with him where-ever he worked such as Pittsburgh, Baltimore and most recently, Tampa Bay before he retired. Thank you for your interest Nolan and an honor chatting with you here sir. Shep believes that Syd deserves much credit in this field of vision awareness and training. peace
Thanks Shep, I had never posted here, just enjoyed reading everything. I felt this subject was worth writing about.
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This is going to help a lot . Thank You
Nolan08
Welcome Nolan08. to the HSBBW.
Great place to learn and talk with some great baseball people.
EH
quote:Thanks Shep, I had never posted here, just enjoyed reading everything. I felt this subject was worth writing about.
Welcome Nolan08. to the HSBBW.
Great place to learn and talk with some great baseball people.
EH
Have any of you tried the drills at Sportseyesite.com?
We got it and so far we've seen some improvement, Thanks to everyone for responding.
Soon you'll be seeing those baseballs as big as basketballs and as well as Neo in the Matrix-lol Glad to hear the vision training is helping out HardHat.
LOL.
I definatly recommend the sportseyesite.com, it's amazing how early my son has been able to recognize off speed pitches. We keep seeing improvements every month.
quote:Originally posted by Hard Hat:
I definatly recommend the sportseyesite.com, it's amazing how early my son has been able to recognize off speed pitches. We keep seeing improvements every month.
How does this compare to vision programs offered by Frozen Ropes?
quote:Originally posted by Spartan81:quote:Originally posted by Hard Hat:
I definatly recommend the sportseyesite.com, it's amazing how early my son has been able to recognize off speed pitches. We keep seeing improvements every month.
How does this compare to vision programs offered by Frozen Ropes?
Don't know much about Frozen Ropes but can't imagine it would be any better. From my understanding Dr. Harrison is basically the Godfather of sports vision. No complaints here from myself or my son.
I know this is an old topic but I am interested in a vision training program for my son. I went out to baseballeyesite.com and I see the last copy write was in 2007. This thread is from 2006. Is the company still around? Is it still developing training exercises? Any info would be helpful.
Just got an email back from the company and they are still going just really busy.
My son and I do vision training drills in the cage. We got this from a trainer that used to work for one of the Arizona D1 college teams. My son is a RH, but we have him take swings off a tee with a patch over one eye (apprx 10 swings) then we move the patch to other eye and repeat. We then move him over to his natural side and do the same. When he starts to become proficient off the tee, we eventual move to soft toss. We always finish up with regular BP. I think the theory behind this is to help develop his weak eye. It seems to work.
quote:Originally posted by AnonymousParent:
I know this is an old topic but I am interested in a vision training program for my son. I went out to baseballeyesite.com and I see the last copy write was in 2007. This thread is from 2006. Is the company still around? Is it still developing training exercises? Any info would be helpful.
There is a company called i trac. They are awesome with developing better vision at the plate in a baseball specific way. Major League hitters use this daily. Here is the web site: www.itracvision.com
quote:Originally posted by standballdad:
My son and I do vision training drills in the cage. We got this from a trainer that used to work for one of the Arizona D1 college teams. My son is a RH, but we have him take swings off a tee with a patch over one eye (apprx 10 swings) then we move the patch to other eye and repeat. We then move him over to his natural side and do the same. When he starts to become proficient off the tee, we eventual move to soft toss. We always finish up with regular BP. I think the theory behind this is to help develop his weak eye. It seems to work.
Just a question but if the idea is to train the weaker eye why would you do the same amount on both sides. Wouldn't you be better off doing more reps on the non dominant eye? Thx
quote:Originally posted by 2bagger:quote:Originally posted by standballdad:
My son and I do vision training drills in the cage. We got this from a trainer that used to work for one of the Arizona D1 college teams. My son is a RH, but we have him take swings off a tee with a patch over one eye (apprx 10 swings) then we move the patch to other eye and repeat. We then move him over to his natural side and do the same. When he starts to become proficient off the tee, we eventual move to soft toss. We always finish up with regular BP. I think the theory behind this is to help develop his weak eye. It seems to work.
Just a question but if the idea is to train the weaker eye why would you do the same amount on both sides. Wouldn't you be better off doing more reps on the non dominant eye? Thx
Good question, don't know if I know the answer other than this is what I was told they did. I guess one can implement more or less reps from either side of the plate and either eye. I think any amount of training is beneficial, but would not know what is optimal. My guess is that it probably varies from player to player.
