Posted by: () on Sat May 29 08:38:32 2004

First time poster, long-time reader.
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> > > > I am looking to buy some sort of hitting aid for my two sons. They're both young (7 and 5), but they always want to hit. I want to find something that they can do unsupervised and am looking at the Solo Hitter; or possibly a tee/net combo - the Instructo tee (see link) has caught my eye.
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> > > > So my questions is -- am I better off getting them something like the Solo Hitter, and just constantly working with them to fine tune their swing? Or should I try to find something like the Instructo where it forces them to develop a certain swing path?
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> > > > http://www.baseballtips.com/instructo.html
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> > > We have a Swing A Way. I like it better than the Solo Hitter. Same concept, better construction in my opinion. Combine it with Setpro's Reaction Trainer and you have a great basement/garage training system.
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> > > I would stay away from the Insructo which teaches a wrong path to the ball.
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> > I beg to differ. Ken Griffey Jr uses it and look where it got him. If you are not familar with who he is, he has over 400 homeruns and is a future hall of famer.
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> Jr's swing doesn't fit through it. He got paid to use his name.

HE (Jr) thinks his swing fits and furthermore he is on record as saying he was NOT paid.