I worked out at strikes tonite with steve tonite.. it was awesome! they guy is a genuis and told me to change one minor thing and i felt so much more comfortable after i did it.. i would recomend it to any player that wants to succeed

KennySmalls....

Who recommended Stikes, and Steve to you? Why did you feel you needed some additional training? Did you have any training before?

I don't mean to quiz you, just curious.

"You observe a lot by watching."

Boomer,

Talent4thegame recomended strikes to me cuz he said Steve was a good guy and worked with some other ss's like antesberger(sp).. i didnt feel that i needed some additional training but i just went there and steve saw a flaw and fixed it..

Dont know that much about baseball,but i see your name on here all the time and you seem to know what your talking about,what makes strikes that good? And are you now hitting better ?really?one time lesson?

kennysmalls-what was your flaw?

baseball mom,

yea i have only gone there once so far but by the one thing he changed it is making me feel so much more comfortable up at the plate and i am hitting everything hard now

shaun, steve told me that i was spinning too much on my back foot and he told me to concentrate landing on the inside toe of my front foot.. i feel a lot more balanced now

it also feels like i am hitting the ball harder

kenny-if you remember i told you you were overpivoting which will make you fall though have not seen you in long while.landing the first two toes will help you keep your weight back for those of you that cant learn to hit agaist your leg but be careful because i find kids now then leaving their weight on their backside(it is a fine line,too much of 1 thing or not enough of 1 thing can be bad).if leaving wght. on backside then can lead to dropping shoulder,etc.,etc.also,can leads to making it difficult to pivot thus not allowing you to open your hips thus slowing your hands down(making hard to clear your hands).kids should hit against their leg unless you run like a deer.also by landing 1st two toes,can lead to a kid not utilizing his full weight shift to max his hitting abilities.eventually,you will learn to hit against your leg and the back foot(pivot)will actually come off the groung to max hitting.if teach that to kids the next thing you may see is kids lunging or hitting over their leg.if you want i can go on and on in more depth.also,could have saved you $!

thanks shaun

I just wanted to stick up for steve,when that one coach(lol)said it wasnt worth the money,to work out with him,i would never be playing if it wernt for him ,and i have worked out with,Gerald Clark tulane,Bo flowers tigers,Joe landi,StFrancis,Kevin Morris Cod,Matt Martino Mesa,Bob Dilerberta Lsu,Jeff Maitland Iowa,Sun times PLayer of the year,Kyle Obrien,Todd Schultz,Paul Pedi,Ryan Anetsberger,Ask them if it was worth the money!

dear mr. college player-who ever said it was not worth the money? if you read the post correctly and were aware that kenny smalls plays for top tier then you would know i do not charge my ball players therefore that results in kenny saving dollars but kenny lives so far away it is hard to get together.scott and steve are good guys and do a good job.please do not read in between the lines because anybody that knows me know i am not afraid to say what is on my mind.if i thought they sucked i would tell them i thought they sucked.i also, like many other instructors have long ,long list of players that we also have helped put in college and pros.about 10 years ago when you were anywhere between 8,9,10,11,12 years old i , like many other instructors,were giving lessons to many kids that have now moved on.good luck to you in baseball. p.s. youy should give yourself more credit for making your dream come true,it up to the instructor to give you the knowledge and help motivate the players but it is the player that ultimately puts in all the hard work.again good luck to you!

shaun is a great guy and he has told me various times that he doesnt care bout his players going to see other instructors, he believes in steeve and that his players should learn as much as possible.. dont take his post the wrong way

playhard, Strikes3100, talentforthegame, Malee

Take your pick!!!! All are talented instructors. Anyone of them might focus on a particular area of the swing, or might approach the 'swing' concept in a different manner.

Anyway you look at it, they all can, and have, contributed to some players success. There is nothing wrong with going to another instructor to get another viewpoint of this most controversial aspect of the game, the baseball swing.

It's your decision who you feel most comfortable with. Just don't go to the instructors who approach training like drill sargents, and make you do push-ups when you don't grasp a concept quickly enough for their likeing.

It's your future, you make the decision!!!

"You observe a lot by watching."

boomer-it is funny you say that.i tell some kids if they do not finish eyes contact,after a million attempts to do so,i say they will do10 push ups each time they look.when you put something on the table the results are great.actually though i never made a kid do a push up.i keep doubling ujp til they get it right.i continue to back peddle out of my bet.it works!

Shaun
You have a PM

playhard....

I was really referring to someone who literally makes them workout on the floor. This instructor is brutal!!!

"You observe a lot by watching."

boomer-your kidding!right?

playhard.....

Not kidding!! This happened 2 years ago. Now maybe this was just an isolated incidence with my son, I don't know. But I have talked to other parents who said this instructor does things a little bit differently.

My son took a combination hitting/fielding lesson for 1 hour. During the fielding part, my son wasn't doing the drill either correctly or fast enough. He made him do 10 push-ups "to get his attention", and 10 more evey time he didn't do it the way he wanted. He got my attention!!.

It'll be interesting to see how his travel team does this summer.

"You observe a lot by watching."

Dear Mr Boomer,Please tell me that this person is no longer giving lessons to our kids?

pony mom....

Don't worry, he's not in our area.

"You observe a lot by watching."