Jennie Finch Camp Reviews?
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My 13yo is a big JF fan. She learned of her from watching youtube 1st.
My daughter attended the Finch camp in Allen, Tx also. With my daughter being 8, I suppose I am not as experienced in this as you guys, but I thought it was great on several levels. I'll agree that it was very commercial. And I mostly ignored her dad, as it was clearly he was selling his windmill. Still, the experience was great for my DD and I thought it was worth the money.
The best part was Bustos. My husband is a smoozer, so he got in on the demonstration for our group and later got Bustos to give my DD some one on one attention. I think her tips were very solid and helpful to nuance what we were already trying to do. We've put some of the tips into practice this week and they have already helped improve my DD's swing. And Bustos was a hoot.
The other impactful sessions were the Jennie Finch pitching session and her speaking sessions. She has some great things to say about some hard aspects of the game. My DD has some confidence issues and a lot of what Jennie talked about was like it was directly pointed to her. We watch a lot of YouTube softball videos, so my DD knew who Jennie is and we enforced that the opportunity in this camp was like getting instruction from Babe Ruth and Nolan Ryan (not that she knows who those guys are). Then in the pitching session, Jennie paid really close attention to my girl, giving her tips and encouragement almost every time it was her turn to throw.
My DD has always been in love with the game, but I've never seen her so eager and inspired as she's been this week after the camp. I can't comment on whether or not it gives better skill training than other camps, but I think it's certainly a good experience for girls from an inspiration standpoint. I know it worked for mine.
The best part was Bustos. My husband is a smoozer, so he got in on the demonstration for our group and later got Bustos to give my DD some one on one attention. I think her tips were very solid and helpful to nuance what we were already trying to do. We've put some of the tips into practice this week and they have already helped improve my DD's swing. And Bustos was a hoot.
The other impactful sessions were the Jennie Finch pitching session and her speaking sessions. She has some great things to say about some hard aspects of the game. My DD has some confidence issues and a lot of what Jennie talked about was like it was directly pointed to her. We watch a lot of YouTube softball videos, so my DD knew who Jennie is and we enforced that the opportunity in this camp was like getting instruction from Babe Ruth and Nolan Ryan (not that she knows who those guys are). Then in the pitching session, Jennie paid really close attention to my girl, giving her tips and encouragement almost every time it was her turn to throw.
My DD has always been in love with the game, but I've never seen her so eager and inspired as she's been this week after the camp. I can't comment on whether or not it gives better skill training than other camps, but I think it's certainly a good experience for girls from an inspiration standpoint. I know it worked for mine.
- Jan 25, 2011
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come on SBFAMILY, don't hate on Bill because he is beautiful.Worked a Finch Bustos camp a few years back. I enjoyed Finch but for different reasons. I think we were drolling in the back ground. I have to agree I get more out of a Hillhouse pitching camp then Finch, but Bill doesn't have great legs!
my dd gets a kick when Bill tells her that.
Went to one in Michigan a few years ago. It was pitching focused. Hello Elbow city! Great experience for dd in meeting her childhood idol but as far as the pitching instruction.... not worth the time.
