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...his ability to keep the voices in his head quiet. Seriously, this has been his biggest problem since he rose up out of the muck we know as the minor leagues. As soon as he hit the spotlight his game simply fell apart. Ya, there were some holes in his swing, but there was nothing to indicate that he would fail as epically has he had.
The rubber band trick does two things. It gives him a focal point to keep his mind quiet and it helps to correct some flaws in his swing. This trick really does work and as long as he can mentally feel those rubber bands still holding parts of his body in place then he should see more success in the games to come.
Lonnie