by Cannonball » Sat Feb 27, 2016 5:35 pm
First before I weigh in, let me affirm that I am an ex expert. Some of the descriptors that have been used for others here are kind in relationship to how dumb I am.
Having said that, INKrush, the problem I have with your OP is that it is typical of all of these various programs/facilities/experts. For example, you will teach what the best do. Isn't that the claim of every other group I listed. I once took my dd to an expert who made similar claims at a tryout. Instantly, he was critical of her swing and "saw the flaw." He said that if she didn't go to him and join his program, she would never hit. She was 12 first year and was at this event because the people putting it on thought that she was 14 second year and wanted her for this new super de duper program. He said that she was swinging like Pujols but he could make her Pujols. LOL Naturally, he busted out his credentials as if I were some ignorant dad who knew nothing about hitting. She went on an did just fine without this guy and with her dad teaching her everything she knows about hitting. (Ironically, the same stuff I use when I coached various HS All Americans, All State Players and she became a 2 time All American.)
Another problem with the 100 points in improvement is what is your "control?" These hitters are going to get older and stronger without your help. They will be playing games and getting in repetitions regardless of your methods. How do you control the level of competition they play and account for that? For example, there are many that will do better simply because they are 2nd year whatever age group.
Finally, insert previous list of experts, has their claim to that one guru that knows it all. Kind of the Yoda of hitting. I've seen them all in the long time I've coached. I've been around long enough that when I helped introduce baseball to the former Soviet Union, I coached Lau's stuff. Then, Epstein, Yeager, Englishbey, Mankin, ... I used a lot of Englishbeys stuff with my dd though I also used stuff from Donny Buster. Since it is your business, you can make whatever claim you wish. However, the dads out there and some posting in this thread will be hard to convince since they are not ignorant of the process. Good Luck to you.
Granny said sonny stick to your guns if you believe in something no matter what because it's better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for who you're not.
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