Posted by: Scott B (batspeed@integritycorp.com) on Thu Jun 6 19:16:45 2002

Hi, all. Who's tried both Jack's bag drills and the Epstein drills? We started with Jack's drills against an old (now fairly dilapidated) sea bag, but the kids didn't seem to get the concept. We moved to Epstein's drills, which seemed to help them more than trying to "arc" their swing toward the bag on a swivel chair.

The kids’ swings are still a work in progress, though. Bat speed hasn’t picked up too much, though one (son) hasn’t put enough work into the drills yet to tell for certain. Daughter really likes Jack’s top-hand drills. Neither has cracked 50 mph consistently yet (they SMALL; i.e. 75 and 90 lbs, and just over 5’ tall).

So, I wanted to get some practical references, tips, and pros/cons from the folks posting here, before I buy yet-one-more piece of gear (heavy bag) to store in my garage. (Who uses a garage for cars any more, anyway?)

Thanks to all.. Scott