But for a college coach, if that's what you are, it is disappointing to see your online personality expressed in the manner I have been reading.
Ok, fair enough. You're probably right. I've been caustic and sarcastic.
On the other hand, I have expressed what I consider to be a very major limitation in the credibility of my primary antagonist on this thread. namely, that he doesn't instruct anybody. I also think that severely limits the credibility of his material. He has refused to address the point, so rather than trying to goad it out of him with sarcasm, I will move on. It is what it is, and I think people see it for what it is.
Yes, I do coach players on the HS and travel levels. I'm still learning, but have been at this for a while. I've been down the Setpro/Nyman/Englishbey road and found it to not represent what I see happening in major league hitters. But that is me; if you like it, more power to you.
Glad to hear you are involved as a coach.
I don't use the "system" of anyone, but I am open to learning and I try a lot of things. I once spoke to Englishbey on the phone, and found him amazingly willing to help, and incrediby knowledgable. I also think the swing on his web site is better than almost anyone else's I have seen (among the purveyors of hitting systems). Not perfect, but pretty damned good. Which says SOMETHING. I've spoken to others as well, or attended their presentations and clinics. They ALL seem like nice guys, frankly, and pretty sincere. Which is good. And I think there is value to weighing the pluses and minuses of all of them. Any of them are fair game for praise AND criticsm. And obviously some will like one more than others. But I swear to God, if you asked Guerry what time it was, he'd say that it was 2:00 for everyone except Nyman and Englishbey. He'd say everyone else has the SAME watch, but theirs is f'd up. Even if he believes that, which I doubt, he should give it a rest.
By the way, Tom is a nice guy, very helpful, and has helped a lot of people with hitting over the years. Like me, he sees the swing differently than the Setpro/Englishbey/PCR crowd.
You know, I believe that. My issue is not with him as a person. Sounds like he is philanthropic in his willingness to help. Great!
But how does someone know the help is valuable, rather than just nice?