Posted by: coach joed (lesa91160@hotmail.com) on Thu Jun 5 23:08:13 2003

Hi, although I am new to the discussion group, I am not a new visitor to this site. I am a youth baseball/softball coach. I first found this site last July when looking for a way to increase a girls bat speed. She has a beautiful swing, but none of the old teaching techniques [explode with the bat, shove the bat handle at the pitcher, etc.] increased her bat speed. As soon as I started reading this web site, I bought into the concept. I read the site several times, then ordered “The Final Arc”. After viewing the tape several times, I went back to the website and went through the discussion group from the start to current. Boy was that a chore! I started copying discussions that clarified points for me [especially the ones including Jack’s replies] and made my own batspeed discussion group document which I broke down into sections about the technique, then including troubleshooting. It was interesting how I saw many questions asked which were already answered on the website or the video [although I realize some of the discussion was before Jack made the first video]. At one point I remember Jack asking if the discussion group should be continued and any suggestions for improvement. Since the discussion group is still going, I would just like to make a suggestion to reorganize the archived discussions. If nothing else, I thought it would be easier if each string was on one page so that someone can just scroll down to read relies rather than having to reload the page for each reply. And maybe have the strings organized by category [like technique breakdown, troubleshooting, breakdown of certain batters, etc.]. Lastly, may I recommend that even if you are trying to reach someone specific, you include your topic in the title. Whether any of these suggestions are implemented or not, I plan to ask questions and I hope to “bring something to the table” in this discussion group.

coach joed