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Mar 28, 2013
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Well if you can pack a lifetime of practice into one hour it would seem fair to charge a few thousand dollars for a one hour lesson.:p
 
Jun 19, 2013
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Well if I knew that's all it took I might have flown my DD out there a few years back and I wouldn't have wasted so much time on this site!!
 

Ken Krause

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May 7, 2008
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I love this story. I wonder how they would've felt if their daughter didn't throw a no-hitter right out of the gate? Maybe they would be trash talking you.

I always tell students (and their parents) that it's a process. Then I say if I could just lay hands on them and turn them into a world-class player I'd be charging $1,000 a lesson and there would be a line a mile down the street to get some of that, because that's what everyone really wants.

Anyway, thanks for the laugh. Amazing the way some people think.
 
May 9, 2014
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Ok, it's official. I am the world's greatest pitching coach. Anyone reading this who see's another coach is CRAZY. After reading this small story, you will all agree. Even Rick Pauly who's name is inexplicably ahead of mine at the Indiana clinic. LOL.

3 weeks ago I got an email from a frantic parent who said their kid had plateaued, lost control, was unable to fix her issues despite the season starting very very soon, the current coach couldn't offer the right solutions to help her so they sent an S.O.S email to me.

Ok, so I took her in at my Wednesday night lessons in Ohio. Within 3 pitches, I saw the problem, asked her a few questions, had her do a few exercises to fix the problem and to self diagnose if it breaks again. At the end, I recommended they buy or make the "Windmill Trainer" and practice with it, along with a few additional homework things.

Fastforward to Yesterday. Dad emailed me that his DD threw a no hitter in the indoor league and all those issues disappeared after practicing with the homework I gave her for the week. "So, we will not be needing to continue lessons at this time, but thank you we couldn't have done it without you!!"

So, she doesn't need to improve, she got it all in a 1 hour lesson.

Needless to say, this was a first for me. I've had people email to say "We don't think this will be a good fit for my DD"... or... "We disagree with your teaching, the follow through in particular, so we are going to move on." But I have never had someone say I "fixed" a kid who was broken to throwing no hitters in 1 hour, and not want to continue.

Since I can obviously perform miracles, I might cure cancer next or work on some form of good for all of humanity. LOL

Bill

Heck ya! Bookin a flight, pencil us in on your next open lesson time!


I hate tacos- said no Juan anywhere
 
Jan 17, 2013
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Hey Bill.....you must be shorting us on our lessons! I want the 1 time miracle lesson when we see you on Saturday plus I want Pauly and the others to be there too since I won't be at the Greatest Pitching Show On Earth later this month. See you in Dallas.
 
Feb 7, 2013
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Amazing the way some people think.

BH's story reminded me of the time in rec when this crazy, over the top, father of a 8yo newbie pitcher told me his 3 lesson pitching coach said that his DD didn't have to attend lessons anymore because "she's got it down" and doesn't need instruction anymore! The father truly believed that his DD was a pitching phenom but it never occurred to him that the PC didn't want to have to deal with him at lessons anymore...I guess ignorance is bliss...
 
Jun 12, 2015
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BH's story reminded me of the time in rec when this crazy, over the top, father of a 8yo newbie pitcher told me his 3 lesson pitching coach said that his DD didn't have to attend lessons anymore because "she's got it down" and doesn't need instruction anymore! The father truly believed that his DD was a pitching phenom but it never occurred to him that the PC didn't want to have to deal with him at lessons anymore...I guess ignorance is bliss...

That is hilarious! She was willing to give up her fee to get rid of him; I guess that didn't occur to him either.
 

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