Greg Golson

@GetBetterBSB Who is this hitter?

He does an elite job consistently of getting the “pelvis (hips) forward of the torso (shoulders)” … Biggest move younger hitters w/out experience, strength, coordination — Can’t do this very often is due to the move being WHILE the ball is in flight after pitchers release.

@JMikeMLB 🫡 much appreciated Sir!

Another great read from @GoGoGolson! Makes a lot of sense! #baseball

@bannedagaiv4hz @XenPenny No joke. The recoil of the ball forces them to hit with more intention. Anthony Hewitt was the one who told me about this.

@GoGoGolson @XenPenny 🤣

One of our staples this year was hitting basketballs. Teaching ball compression. How to strike the ball properly. Adding in a load and pause as well. Band on the back arm, so the hands stay in a good launch position.

@bannedagaiv4hz @XenPenny Played with a lot of guys that did this when they were young. They credited this drill with why they hit the ball hard.

@XenPenny Anything to con people out of $100 these days I guess

@KWBaseball It can make the humble ones reluctant to contribute. I've added "hitting is a conversation" to my philosophy, thanks in large part to you. 👊🏾

I remember when this platform was a true community for discussing hitting—without judgment, without shaming. Our #KWBchat every Sunday night became a place where countless coaches and players showed up to share, learn, and grow through shared experiences and wisdom. It was a real conversation. That was before the “gurus” showed up trying to market their way, their system, or their product—essentially crashing a great party. Hitting was never meant to be sold as one way. Hitting is a conversation. Always was. Always will be.

@tommym8 Respectfully, what do we do with this information? Less tee?

Baseball is a game of tradition….Hitting off of a tee has been a staple in the game since the 50’s…. A lot of things have changed since the 50’s including the understanding of how the human body produces motion…. The fact of the matter is the human body works completely differently when hitting off of a tee…..It is physically impossible to duplicate a tee swing on the baseball field or vice versa…. This is automatic, you can’t do a thing about it as the vestibular system built into our body forces it to move differently when trying to hit a descending ball vs a stationary ball.

@SangilloJohn @forcefulhitting *Me liking everything...

@SangilloJohn @forcefulhitting Feels like there's a shift. Or maybe it's be liking everything that brings this perspective too hitting.. but I feel more people are being vocal about this. Situational hitting isn't being taught because everyone thinks homers are the goal every time.

Everybody wants to sell Barry Bonds’ home runs because home runs sell. What they don’t talk about is what Barry himself talked about constantly perfecting the DOWN. Barry understood if he could control the barrel down through the zone, stay on top of the ball, control posture, control the shoulder line, and turn the rear knee under him properly the “up” would happen naturally. The lift was a result of elite movement and elite decisions not some manufactured uppercut hand trick. The problem today is everyone studies the 30% of swings where the hitter got the perfect pitch and launched a homer. They ignore the other 70% the doubles in the gap, the tough takes, the late adjustments, the emergency swings, the pitches on unfavorable counts that required elite body control and elite decisions. That’s what made Barry Bonds terrifying. Not just bat speed. Not just mechanics. It was: •his mind •his discipline •his pitch selection •his vision •his hand-eye coordination •his understanding of the strike zone •his ability to control the barrel DOWN before turning it UP. The home runs became the byproduct. The “down” built the career. The home runs sold the highlights. Most hitting instruction today teaches the highlight instead of the foundation.

@JMikeMLB Without approach, you're just up there hoping for the best. I wish I understood earlier. Much appreciated!

Well said GG. Great read for every hitter. What you said is why most “old school” players are frustrated with today’s MLB organizations and hitters. I’ve been telling my clients this every day that we train. We work on APPROACH daily! #baseball #hitting

What good is video analysis of a swing without knowing the situation? The swing doesn't make the hitter. The hitter makes the swing. My thoughts and experience. gogogolson.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/the…

@JermaineCurtis Gotta qualify this with one note.. *unless they were fast.

I had a coach once tell me: “Hit the ball on the ground and run because it takes 2 people to get you out.” He wasn’t wrong. But years later, I started noticing the players everybody wanted… weren’t the ones hitting the most ground balls.

Quite a few things factor in.. 1. Hitters arent incentivized to hit for average, bc teams are paying for homers. 2. .300 avg requires quite a bit more successful swings than 20-25 successful homers. 500 abs -> 150 Hits or 20-25 HRs. If low average isn't considered bad, why would hitters opt for the harder thing? 3. Starters dont go deep into games and matchups are keying on the toughest matchup for hitters after the starters leave the game. 4. Pitchers are incentivized to strike more batters out bc the hitters are geared up to hit homers if contact is made. Where as contact hitters were looking to get hits so the pitcher's were incentivized to get weak contact. 5. Exit velo and rising velocities make breaking balls much more effective, leading to higher chase rates (leading to less contact/more strikeouts). 6. Scouting reports are extremely detailed, making matchups and positioning of defense specialized for the player. 7. There has always been nasty pitchers and great hitters. Now the definition of nasty is "swing and miss" and great hitters arent necessarily seen as "high average" to teams making decisions. All of these added together leads to less .300 hitters. *Just my take on the situation

Question for baseball fans: Why are batting averages so low now?!? I looked at some baseball stats today (for the first time since childhood lol) & I was SHOCKED. There used to be like 40 guys who finished the season above .300, now there's like 5?! Are pitchers just that good?

@klseaboldt @TalkinBaseball_ I thought this was a well-known fact.

@TalkinBaseball_ Well, the silhouette is that of Harmon Killebrew, who was a right-handed hitter. I don’t think we need further discussion.

Is the MLB logo a righty or lefty?

What does experience playing at the pro level represent? How does it translate to helping teams in a new era? gogogolson.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/put…

@EAPerformance_ Chicken or the egg?

Every year following the NFL draft everyone is talking about how practically every draft pick played multiple sports so you should too. THEY PLAYED MULTIPLE SPORTS BECAUSE THEY WERE ALREADY THE BEST ATHLETE IN TOWN. Multiple sports did not make them the best athlete in town.

Im not arguing with you. Im stating plainly that there are MANY ways to do things at a high level. Former players that did it at a high level can offer insight and perspective, regardless of their mindset for growth or understanding of analytics. Some of the best advice I ever got was from teammates (that aren't/weren't coaches). Your statement about being able to play not automatically making someone a good coach is incomplete at best. I've had great coaches that didnt play. But lets not act like being able to play well doesnt have impact on the players looking at them daily. Its why former greats are always welcome around their teams. I love this game and the debate surrounding it. We gotta stop discrediting being able to play and the nuance that comes with it as negligible and/or minor. Its a big deal and is felt in the dugout.

You are arguing with me over a point that I agree with. The very best coaches have a growth mindset and can incorporate newfound knowledge into their coaching and, most importantly, can communicate that knowledge in a way that their players can use to improve themselves. In my mind, the very best professional coaches have playing experience, can understand analytics, and have excellent communication skills. That's a big ask in many cases, though the number of former players with the skillset is climbing.

No way I'm hiring a guy who holds a bat like that

@jimfurtado @BasicHaole @GregABedard Ok. Does NOT playing automatically imbue guys that didnt play with the ability to make players better? This isn't to discredit people that didn't play... but let's be honest, being able to play DOES have value.

My full sentence: "Being able to play well doesn't automatically imbue former players with the ability to help other players get better." Again, I'm not saying the experience doesn't matter and isn't helpful. I'm saying that playing experience *alone* doesn't make a former player a good coach.

@BasicHaole @jimfurtado @GregABedard Prediction markets directing industries... sigh indeed!

@GoGoGolson @jimfurtado @thatghosthouse @GregABedard "human element" ... at some point, the analytics folks will monitor someone's body measurements in real time thus predicting how they come through in the 9th. And that will probably be tied to Kalshi. (sigh)

@jimfurtado @BasicHaole @thatghosthouse @GregABedard You said "being able to play doesn't automatically imbue". Im saying its up to the player to break what the best did and improve upon it. Being able to play IS experience.

I didn't say that experience doesn't matter. I said experience playing doesn't *automatically* make a player a good teacher/coach. I've interacted with former players who are excellent coaches and some who weren't. The game, and knowledge about playing it, evolves. Some former players don't have a growth mindset and are locked into "the way they learned how to play the game". The very best coaches learn, evolve with the game, and can communicate that knowledge to players with varied playing styles (both physically and mentally).