BRYAN SCHMIDT

Bryan Schmidt grew up in El Dorado Hills and after being selected as a 2nd team all-league baseball player at Oak Ridge, he proceeded to win the Bay Valley Conference MVP and was an All-American at Mendocino Junior College. This earned him a scholarship to the University of Nebraska where he received All-Big 12 honors and was selected in the 1998 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres. He spent three seasons in their organization, advancing all the way up to AA before severely injuring his knee and effectively ending his career. 

During his time with the Padres, Bryan often would receive conflicting hitting advice from different members of the organization which left him regularly tinkering with his swing and questioning his mechanics. Making it worse, most of the information these coaches were giving was vague or unclear. This made being consistent both difficult and frustrating for Bryan. He would have some success, but when he succeeded, he really didn’t know what he was doing differently than in times in which he failed, and vice versa. As his career ended, Bryan felt that even after playing for all those years, he still could not tell you the best way to hit a baseball. He left the game frustrated but felt there had to be a better way!.

A few years went by and Bryan took his daughter to her first softball practice. There Bryan witnessed the coach give the same unclear, in descript information he heard growing up in the game. He thought to himself, after all these years, has anything changed?

This lead Bryan to go on a journey, a journey to find a better way, and what he found out was there’s an evolution going on in terms of how to hit a baseball. He discovered a few specific guys who had studied the game’s best hitters and reverse engineered the best and most efficient way to swing. They discovered that what was often taught was actually not how it was being done by baseball’s very best. They formulated clear methods and precise drills to teach players how to move their body in unison rather than piece by piece. This allowed players to generate more bat speed and hit the ball harder and farther and most importantly, helped players understand their swing and the way their body moves, making adjustments easier and consistency more obtainable.

What these gentleman discovered is what’s called the HLP, or High Level Pattern. Bryan began to diligently study the HLP, and knew this is what he’d been looking for his entire baseball career. It was too late for him, but he made it his goal to spread the word and teach the HLP to as many players as he could and help them avoid much of the frustration he had as a player, and become the best baseball player they can be. 

Bryan spent the last couple years extensively studying and practicing how to teach the HLP process. He's gained the understanding that every person learns differently and formulated auditory, visual and tactile learning techniques as well as specific language so he can teach it to players of any age. 

Soon after, he met Keith Carson who too had similar frustrations as a player. Together they further collaborated to refine and enhance their training methods and then founded Three Gear Hitting in order to provide an outlet for any player who wants to learn the HLP and succeed at the highest levels of baseball. 

Bio coming soon.