Posted by: Alan () on Mon Aug 18 07:52:29 2003

Ordered the DVD on Tuesday, received on Friday. Watched the entire thing front-to-back twice Friday night - for the most part, a very well done presentation. Completely different than what I and my kids' coaches have been teaching (throw hands at ball, pull knob to ball, fence drill, shoulders square through contact, etc.). Ran out and bought a bag to hit on Saturday morning (IMO, mandatory equipment for this or any other program - can't believe I don't see this recommended more often).

After about a half-hour working with my two boys (6 & 8) doing the rotate around axis drill (and just whomping on the bag, which they both found great fun), we hit the backyard tee. They both IMMEDIATELY broke their all time in-the-air distance records (marked with little plastic flags) - records that had stood since the beginning of the summer! Sunday they were both CONSISTENTLY hitting 25-40' farther than their previous records - a hit that would have had us high-fiving in celebration a week ago was now just average. I was quite amazed. Hitting off live and machine pitching also looked vastly improved, although it was harder to judge power since we were in a cage.

Batting practice with my 8-year old's tourny team Sunday night showed definite improvement - he was finally driving the ball to right and right center (he bats left handed). He was previously pushing weak grounders to third.

Obviously, there is still a lot to learn, but I never dreamed a weekend's work would show such dramatic results.

I was also amazed at how easy it was for a young kid to grasp some of the key concepts, and apply even against seasons of contradictory advice. Kids evidently find the idea of pole that goes through their head and out their butt endlessly amusing.

Alan