Eyes Now Open, Please help me find a coach (DFW)

Greenmonsters said:

Mental note - remember to exchange thong for manly undergarments before visiting DFP to avoid being butt hurt by the truth

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Mental Note - Greenmonsters has a unhealthy fascination for large men in thongs. I think we all suspected this and should not be surprised by it.

@ Cannonball Please don't misunderstand me. I harbor no hate for Bill or what he teaches. Anyone who contributes to the betterment of softball is OK with me. Like I said before I am not a pitching expert. I merely made a recommendation based on what I saw and my experiences and it obviously offended those that are on Bills payroll. I know several other pitching coaches in the area but unfortunately none of them have the initials B.H. so I dare not mention them here for fear of offending the masses.

I thought your original statement was totally appropriate given someone asked for suggestions on Texas PC's. I don't see anything in your post that would suggest that Dr. Sherry is the be-all end-all of PC's. Had you said that then I think you SHOULD be chastised. But that's not what you said at all, and in fact, you conceded that BH would be a good option.

I am not a pitching coach nor do I have a daughter who pitches but my daughter does catch for several girls who go to Sherry. In all my time there I have never heard her mention "Hello Elbow" or witness her teach that. I do know that she is in very high demand and travels all over the place to give lessons. She also has several girls who pitch at a high level and come to her quite often. One of the biggest complaints I hear from parents who use her as their daughters pitching coach is that she can be hard to schedule time with. If Hillhouse comes to Texas once a month and you are OK with 1 lesson a month I would say go for it.

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I actually think you're a "shill" just here to get people to talk about Bill Hillhouse.......

BoardMember said:

I actually think you're a "shill" just here to get people to talk about Bill Hillhouse.......

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You got me...busted. Did it work?

Longshot said:

Mental Note - Greenmonsters has a unhealthy fascination for large men in thongs. I think we all suspected this and should not be surprised by it.

@ Cannonball Please don't misunderstand me. I harbor no hate for Bill or what he teaches. Anyone who contributes to the betterment of softball is OK with me. Like I said before I am not a pitching expert. I merely made a recommendation based on what I saw and my experiences and it obviously offended those that are on Bills payroll. I know several other pitching coaches in the area but unfortunately none of them have the initials B.H. so I dare not mention them here for fear of offending the masses.

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How does one define unhealthy?

Longshot said:

Mental Note - Greenmonsters has a unhealthy fascination for large men in thongs. I think we all suspected this and should not be surprised by it.

@ Cannonball Please don't misunderstand me. I harbor no hate for Bill or what he teaches. Anyone who contributes to the betterment of softball is OK with me. Like I said before I am not a pitching expert. I merely made a recommendation based on what I saw and my experiences and it obviously offended those that are on Bills payroll. I know several other pitching coaches in the area but unfortunately none of them have the initials B.H. so I dare not mention them here for fear of offending the masses.

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I asked for a PC in the area a year or so ago. I got two names. Sherry and Bill. Sherry doesn't teach what I would like my DD to know, so I picked Bill, and have been very happy with it.

No, pitching lessons once a month is not the best, but it's the best I have. We work at home and I have done my best to learn what is expressed here on DFP. I believe it is the correct way due to video evidence that IR mechanics is what the best pitchers do.


I don't think anyone was "offended". They were just trying to give their opinion, even though they might be very strong of the opinion

Thank you for all of the help and for the private messages. Just a quick update. Bill responded to me and told me he would contact me when he sets up his DFW visit. In the meantime, I decided since my daughter is "on a break", I would start running through the stickied I/R drills. About 24 hours in, I think it clicked with her. I took her to a couple tryouts and held my breath. First one went OK, the second one later that day my jaw was on the floor. It was the most consistent I have ever seen her pitch, and her speed was impressive considering she was focusing more on her upper body than getting a powerful stride.

Just for giggles I taught my 12 yo that has never pitched a day in her life, and after about 15 minutes I had her at a rec level, lol. I wish I would have found out about this sooner.

If I am on Bill's payroll then he needs to buck up some. LOL

Always amazed at how good pitchers "want" to throw IR. If PIs would simply forget HE, the world would be a lot better off. This is the one pitch from Werner's drils video. I think the young lady through probably 3 or 4 pitches with pretty good IR, and the rest were HE.



It is a little aggravating to see a very athletic kid like this who needs just a little tuning to go "to the next level".

(And, one more time, thanks to Boardmember for taking the time a few years ago to explain IR.)

I have met Dr. Werner. She is funny and a very nice person. I wish she would "get with the program" about IR.

DNeeld said:

Dr. Werner. Judge for yourself:



Personally, I'll pass.

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WTH did I just watch?

Maybe I'm blinded or something. I thought the footwork was great?? Changes things up form pitching all time. My dd does jump ropes. Seems to be getting her lighter on her feet??