Posted by: Major Dan (markj89@charter.net) on Fri Sep 27 10:58:29 2002

I'm in the Portland area.I need some help.I heard Charley Lau Jr taught Alex Rodriguez and obviously Arod got his money's worth.But thats my problem I can't afford $500 an hour or whatever he charges and besides that I dont think he is anywhere close to Portland.Does someone know of a hitting instructor within a 300 mile radius of Portland and who follows Lau's principals? Thank you I looke forward to your help.
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> > > > > Hal-
> > > > > Charlie Lau Jr claims a lot of things. Doesn't mean they're all true. He spends a lot of time talking about himself and all the great hitters he's taught. Sometimes the empty wagon makes the most noise.
> > > > > Find a local dedicated guy with a lot less ego and a reasonable pricetag. There's more than enough information on the web to figure it all out. The rest is hard work. There's no magic bullet, no magic instructor. Charles probably doesn't even know how to teach top hand torque correctly.
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> > > > Who are you? All I did was inquire about an instructor who follows Lau's principals. If you don't want to help, thats ok but why the Lau bashing? His experience and reputation is well documented. How many books have YOU written? How many videos have YOU produced? How many major leaguers have YOU taught? The only thing I have heard about Dilbert is that he sits in a cubicle all day long.And your ignorant comment "Charles probably doesn't even know how to teach top hand torque correctly". Well I have news for you, from what I have seen of this site lately, none of you seem to even have the ability to explain what the heck that term means. How could you expect someone to teach something that you yourself cant even explain what it means?
> > > > Thanks for nothing, my mistake for thinking I could detect any intelligence on an internet site.
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> > > Hal are you in Portland Maine or Portland Oregon? If it's Oregon I know of a good instructor in Eugene.He doesn't get into a lot of science stuff, just teaches how to crush the ball.I do agree that putting down Lau is retarded.I get my info from all kinds of sources, Lau, Baker, Garvey, Ellis, Feroli, Williams, you name it I have it.I dont know what organization Jack Mankin is affiliated with but here & there there's some interesting point made at this site.
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> > Big Stick (without email address)-
> > You do have a good selection of sources. Do you squish the Baker bug while you hit against a firm front Lau side? Do you adhere to what each of these guru's teaches? or do you pick and choose, 1 technique from guru A, 2 from guru B?
> > How do you figure out what to keep, what to disregard?
> > Serious question
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> The first thing I do is evaluate the credibility of the source. For example, Baker played the game, Ellis taught the pros, Lau Jr teaches the pros, Williams played the game as did Garvey, and Emanski is a major league scout.

I guess that means Jack has no credibility then.